Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.2% against 4.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 16th of 123 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 12.6% | 10.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 9.4% | 7.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 8.2% | 5.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 8.1% | 5.9% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 6.3% | 2.4% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 5.2% against 4.8% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 0.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Cape Verde ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 16th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). 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 gross national 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.