Guyana vs Jamaica: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Guyana
68,499 units per person
in 2008
Jamaica
80,306 units per person
in 2008
Guyana rank
23rd
Jamaica rank
21st

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 80,306 units per person against 68,499 units per person in Guyana, a difference of 11,807 units per person.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 21st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 19.13 units per person 8.64 units per person 10.49 units per person Guyana
1970s 374.35 units per person 213.01 units per person 161.34 units per person Guyana
1980s 8,436 units per person 1,565 units per person 6,871 units per person Guyana
1990s 110,169 units per person 9,000 units per person 101,169 units per person Guyana
2000s 66,501 units per person 62,390 units per person 4,110 units per person Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Guyana or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 80,306 units per person against 68,499 units per person in Guyana as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Guyana and Jamaica?
11,807 units per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Guyana ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 6,835 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.