Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Jamaica
Jamaica: Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Jamaica is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Jamaica peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 116th out of 224 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +58.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +58.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More infrastructure data for Jamaica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1599 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 453,882 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Jamaica?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Jamaica was 0.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Jamaica ranks 116th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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