Jamaica vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Jamaica
5.2%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
5.3%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
16th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
14th

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

  • Jamaica
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 5.3% against 5.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 16th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th of 123 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 14.9% 0.8% 14.1% Jamaica
1990s 9.4% 1.4% 8.0% Jamaica
2000s 8.2% 1.8% 6.4% Jamaica
2010s 8.1% 2.4% 5.8% Jamaica
2020s 6.3% 4.2% 2.1% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Jamaica or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 5.3% against 5.2% in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Jamaica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Jamaica ranks 16th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th 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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Indicator
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 7,081 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.