Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Claims on central government, etc.
Cape Verde
8.5%
in 2025
Jamaica
7.9%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
104th
Jamaica rank
107th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 8.5% against 7.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 104th and Jamaica ranks 107th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 34.9% | 31.6% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 8.9% | 10.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 26.7% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 29.0% | 13.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 27.2% | 13.6% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Cape Verde, at 8.5% against 7.9% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 0.6%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Cape Verde ranks 104th and Jamaica ranks 107th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.