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Workers' Remittances, Received (As % of GDP) rose 13.9% to 0.253% in Jamaica in 2021

Workers' Remittances, Received (As % of GDP) (%), 2021
Economy | Jamaica | April 1, 2023
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Workers' remittances received as a share of GDP rose 13.9% to 0.253% in Jamaica in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, workers' remittances received as a share of GDP in Jamaica reached an all time high of 0.253% in 2021 and an all time low of 0.023% in 1983.

Jamaica has been ranked 5th within the group of 112 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances received as a share of GDP, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Workers' Remittances, Received (As % of GDP) Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Bahamas % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Cayman Islands % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.003% 0.003% 0.003% 0.002% ...
Cuba % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Dominican Republic % 0.073% 0.073% 0.077% 0.080% 0.083%
Haiti % 0.148% 0.169% 0.174% 0.180% 0.205%
Jamaica % 0.166% 0.173% 0.166% 0.159% 0.162%
Mexico % 0.022% 0.027% 0.028% 0.029% 0.031%
Puerto Rico % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
USA % < 0.001% < 0.001% < 0.001% < 0.001% < 0.001%