Jamaica vs Lower middle income: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Jamaica
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 14.6% against 7.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 8.9% | 7.8% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 22.3% | 18.1% | 4.2% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 19.7% | 2.5% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 9.6% | 10.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 5.0% | 18.9% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 7.2% | 12.6% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Jamaica or Lower middle income?
- Jamaica, at 14.6% against 7.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Jamaica and Lower middle income?
- 6.8%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lower middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Lower middle income rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Jamaica ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 16th 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.