Jamaica vs Vanuatu: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Jamaica
16.2%
in 2024
Vanuatu
17.2%
in 2022
Jamaica rank
19th
Vanuatu rank
17th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 17.2% against 16.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Jamaica ranks 19th and Vanuatu ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 6.1% | 2.1% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 1.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 2.3% | 12.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 5.9% | 9.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 16.0% | 5.1% | Jamaica |
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, Jamaica or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 17.2% against 16.2% in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Jamaica and Vanuatu?
- 1.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Vanuatu?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Vanuatu rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 19th and Vanuatu ranks 17th 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.