Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Cape Verde
38.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica
49.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
42nd
Jamaica rank
39th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 49.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 38.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cape Verde, a difference of 10.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 39th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 22.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 13.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 16.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 22.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 14.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 33.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 34.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 49.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 38.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 10.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 39th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.