Guyana vs Jamaica: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
Guyana
415,451 current LCU per person
in 2025
Jamaica
392,270 current LCU per person
in 2025
Guyana rank
30th
Jamaica rank
31st
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita over time
- Guyana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 415,451 current LCU per person against 392,270 current LCU per person in Jamaica, a difference of 23,181 current LCU per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 30th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.52 current LCU per person | 22.76 current LCU per person | 43.76 current LCU per person | Guyana |
| 1970s | 4.45 current LCU per person | -89.93 current LCU per person | 94.38 current LCU per person | Guyana |
| 1980s | -5,409 current LCU per person | -1,893 current LCU per person | 3,516 current LCU per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | -74,258 current LCU per person | 4,465 current LCU per person | 78,723 current LCU per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 63,648 current LCU per person | 35,370 current LCU per person | 28,278 current LCU per person | Guyana |
| 2010s | 202,861 current LCU per person | 80,581 current LCU per person | 122,280 current LCU per person | Guyana |
| 2020s | 278,446 current LCU per person | 240,848 current LCU per person | 37,598 current LCU per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita, Guyana or Jamaica?
- Guyana, at 415,451 current LCU per person against 392,270 current LCU per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita between Guyana and Jamaica?
- 23,181 current LCU per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Guyana ranks 30th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.