Haiti vs Jamaica: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp
Haiti
16.95
in 2024
Jamaica
16.19
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 16.95 against 16.19 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.76.
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 | 8.02 | 2.95 | 5.06 | Haiti |
| 1980s | 5.74 | 3.94 | 1.8 | Haiti |
| 1990s | 9.47 | 8.58 | 0.8955 | Haiti |
| 2000s | 12.67 | 14.4 | 1.73 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 14.24 | 15.37 | 1.13 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 19.34 | 19.25 | 0.0872 | 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 16.95 against 16.19 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?
- 0.76, 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?
- 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.