Benin vs Jamaica: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Benin
- Jamaica
How they compare
Benin currently reports 15.7% against 14.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 16th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 120 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 15.5% | 12.4% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 22.3% | 13.9% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 17.2% | 10.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 19.6% | 14.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 23.9% | 20.8% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 21.2% | 9.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Benin or Jamaica?
- Benin, at 15.7% against 14.6% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Benin and Jamaica?
- 1.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jamaica?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Jamaica rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Benin ranks 16th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.