Guyana vs Jamaica: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets
Guyana
89.35 billion
in 2008
Jamaica
96.97 billion
in 2008
Guyana rank
96th
Jamaica rank
94th
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time
- Guyana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 96.97 billion against 89.35 billion in Guyana, a difference of 7.62 billion.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Jamaica ahead.
Guyana ranks 96th and Jamaica ranks 94th of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.16 million | 52.12 million | 22.96 million | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 41.94 million | 40.53 million | 1.41 million | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.43 million | -191.46 million | 192.89 million | Guyana |
| 1980s | -4.11 billion | -4.34 billion | 231.92 million | Guyana |
| 1990s | -56.01 billion | 11.47 billion | 67.48 billion | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 41.06 billion | 108.19 billion | 67.14 billion | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Guyana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 96.97 billion against 89.35 billion in Guyana as of 2008.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Guyana and Jamaica?
- 7.62 billion, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2008.
- How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Guyana ranks 96th 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.