Jamaica vs Samoa: Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Jamaica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 37.0% against 35.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 63rd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 6.0% | 2.3% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 33.0% | 8.9% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 80.4% | 40.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 93.2% | 69.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 61.4% | 41.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 53.5% | 26.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Jamaica or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 37.0% against 35.6% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Jamaica and Samoa?
- 1.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Jamaica ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 63rd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.