Jamaica vs Lesotho: Remittance inflows to GDP
Remittance inflows to GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 22.2% against 20.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Lesotho ahead.
Jamaica ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 79.7% | 76.7% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 182.7% | 178.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 112.0% | 104.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 41.4% | 27.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 21.7% | 5.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.9% | 1.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher remittance inflows to gdp, Jamaica or Lesotho?
- Jamaica, at 22.2% against 20.9% in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in remittance inflows to gdp between Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 1.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for remittance inflows to gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.