El Salvador vs Jamaica: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -1.7% against -2.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 138th and Jamaica ranks 141st of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 6.1% | 3.7% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 15.0% | 12.5% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 9.5% | 8.9% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 5.6% | 3.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 8.5% | 7.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.9% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at -1.7% against -2.0% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for claims on central government?
- El Salvador ranks 138th and Jamaica ranks 141st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.