Jamaica vs United States: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%)
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) over time
- Jamaica
- United States
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 31.6% against 21.4% in United States, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United States ahead.
Jamaica ranks 27th and United States ranks 30th of 90 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 5.7% | 4.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 21.9% | 5.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 18.6% | 22.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 21.4% | 10.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Jamaica or United States?
- Jamaica, at 31.6% against 21.4% in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Jamaica and United States?
- 10.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and United States rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 27th and United States ranks 30th of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.