Botswana vs Jamaica: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets
Botswana
72.78 billion
in 2008
Jamaica
96.97 billion
in 2008
Botswana rank
97th
Jamaica rank
94th
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time
- Botswana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 96.97 billion against 72.78 billion in Botswana, a difference of 24.19 billion.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 97th and Jamaica ranks 94th of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 121.24 million | -545.86 million | 667.10 million | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.86 billion | -4.34 billion | 6.20 billion | Botswana |
| 1990s | 15.50 billion | 11.47 billion | 4.03 billion | Botswana |
| 2000s | 41.92 billion | 108.19 billion | 66.27 billion | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Botswana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 96.97 billion against 72.78 billion in Botswana as of 2008.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Botswana and Jamaica?
- 24.19 billion, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2008.
- How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Botswana ranks 97th and Jamaica ranks 94th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.