Jamaica vs Low income: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Jamaica
- Low income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 14.6% against 5.4% in Low income, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.7 times Low income's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 18th and Low income ranks 21st of 120 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 3.8% | 8.3% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 4.2% | 15.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 4.7% | 19.2% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 6.7% | 13.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Jamaica or Low income?
- Jamaica, at 14.6% against 5.4% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Jamaica and Low income?
- 9.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Low income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Low income rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Jamaica ranks 18th and Low income ranks 21st 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.