Ghana vs Jamaica: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors
Ghana
21.2%
in 2021
Jamaica
22.5%
in 2021
Ghana rank
93rd
Jamaica rank
91st
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors over time
- Ghana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 22.5% against 21.2% in Ghana, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 93rd and Jamaica ranks 91st of 181 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.8% | 40.1% | 49.7% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 48.7% | 15.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 31.9% | 5.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 28.9% | 6.9% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors, Ghana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 22.5% against 21.2% in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Ghana and Jamaica?
- 1.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Jamaica rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Ghana ranks 93rd and Jamaica ranks 91st of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.