Haiti vs Jamaica: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Haiti
16.9%
in 2024
Jamaica
16.2%
in 2024
Haiti rank
18th
Jamaica rank
19th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Haiti
- Jamaica
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 16.9% against 16.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 3.0% | 5.1% | Haiti |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 1.8% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 0.9% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 14.4% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 15.4% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 0.1% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp, Haiti or Jamaica?
- Haiti, at 16.9% against 16.2% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Haiti and Jamaica?
- 0.7%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Jamaica?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Jamaica rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 19th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.