Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Cape Verde
120.54
in 2015
Jamaica
122.06
in 2015
Cape Verde rank
8th
Jamaica rank
7th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 122.06 against 120.54 in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.52.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 8th and Jamaica ranks 7th of 188 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.23 | 138.48 | 81.26 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 64.54 | 82.27 | 17.72 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 76.68 | 121.45 | 44.77 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 95.53 | 139.85 | 44.32 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 122.06 against 120.54 in Cape Verde as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 1.52, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 8th and Jamaica ranks 7th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.