Jamaica vs Lebanon: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 99.8% against 46.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 52.9%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 4th and Lebanon ranks 1st of 116 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 13.4% | 9.2% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 69.8% | 48.8% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 68.3% | 36.7% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 99.8% | 52.9% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Jamaica or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 99.8% against 46.9% in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 52.9%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Lebanon rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 4th and Lebanon ranks 1st of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding international public 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 public 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 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 international public 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.