Jamaica vs Nigeria: Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations)

Jamaica
21.97 units per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Nigeria
24.52 units per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Jamaica rank
67th
Nigeria rank
64th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations) over time

  • Jamaica
  • Nigeria
0510152025196019842008

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 24.52 units per US$ of GDP against 21.97 units per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 2.55 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 64th of 174 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1292 units per US$ of GDP 0.0443 units per US$ of GDP 0.0849 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1970s 0.2575 units per US$ of GDP 0.0643 units per US$ of GDP 0.1933 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1980s 1.13 units per US$ of GDP 0.2055 units per US$ of GDP 0.9217 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1990s 6.2 units per US$ of GDP 1.93 units per US$ of GDP 4.27 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 12.92 units per US$ of GDP 13.01 units per US$ of GDP 0.0905 units per US$ of GDP Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations), Jamaica or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 24.52 units per US$ of GDP against 21.97 units per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations) between Jamaica and Nigeria?
2.55 units per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations)?
Jamaica ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 64th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 6,704 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.