Jamaica vs Lower middle income: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Jamaica
5.2%
in 2024
Lower middle income
1.9%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
16th
Lower middle income rank
18th

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

  • Jamaica
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 5.2% against 1.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Jamaica ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 18th of 123 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 3.8% 1.5% 2.3% Jamaica
1980s 12.2% 2.3% 9.9% Jamaica
1990s 9.4% 3.3% 6.2% Jamaica
2000s 8.2% 2.1% 6.1% Jamaica
2010s 8.1% 1.1% 7.0% Jamaica
2020s 6.3% 1.5% 4.8% 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 5.2% against 1.9% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Jamaica and Lower middle income?
3.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lower middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Lower middle income rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Jamaica ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 18th 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

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.