Belize vs Jamaica: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Belize
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 45.7% against 42.9% in Belize, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Jamaica ahead.
Belize ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 84th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.2% | 22.5% | 0.6% | Belize |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 28.5% | 8.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 23.1% | 5.1% | Belize |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 22.2% | 18.5% | Belize |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 32.3% | 13.5% | Belize |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 47.2% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Belize or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 45.7% against 42.9% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Belize and Jamaica?
- 2.8%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Belize ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 84th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.