Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Jamaica: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.2% against 2.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 15th and Jamaica ranks 16th of 32 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 3.8% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 12.2% | 9.3% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 9.4% | 6.3% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 8.2% | 6.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 8.1% | 7.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 6.3% | 4.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 5.2% against 2.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Jamaica?
- 3.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Jamaica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Jamaica rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 15th and Jamaica ranks 16th of 32 groups.
- 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.