IDA total vs Jamaica: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- IDA total
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.2% against 2.1% in IDA total, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.4 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 16th 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 | IDA total | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 3.8% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 12.2% | 9.4% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 9.4% | 6.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 8.2% | 6.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 8.1% | 7.2% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 6.3% | 4.6% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, IDA total or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 5.2% against 2.1% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between IDA total and Jamaica?
- 3.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Jamaica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Jamaica rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- IDA total ranks 16th 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.