How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?

41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.

Belize vs Jamaica: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP

Belize

12.4%

in 2020

Jamaica

12.7%

in 2020

Belize rank

84th

Jamaica rank

82nd

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time

Belize
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 12.7% against 12.4% in Belize, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jamaica ahead.

Belize ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.1%	13.8%	5.6%	Jamaica
1990s	5.2%	10.1%	4.8%	Jamaica
2000s	4.2%	21.3%	17.0%	Jamaica
2010s	7.0%	13.1%	6.1%	Jamaica
2020s	12.4%	12.7%	0.3%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, Belize or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 12.7% against 12.4% in Belize as of 2020.
What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Belize and Jamaica?: 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?: Belize ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit: %
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).