Jamaica vs Kenya: Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG)

Jamaica
-799.31 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Kenya
-500.00 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Jamaica rank
68th
Kenya rank
67th

Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) over time

  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
-1.0B01.0B2.0B3.0B197019972024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -500.00 million NFL, current US$ against -799.31 million NFL, current US$ in Jamaica, a difference of 299.31 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 68th and Kenya ranks 67th of 78 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s -4.75 million NFL, current US$ -7.58 million NFL, current US$ 2.83 million NFL, current US$ Jamaica
1980s -7.40 million NFL, current US$ -7.40 million NFL, current US$ 8,000 NFL, current US$ Kenya
2010s 267.38 million NFL, current US$ 2.03 billion NFL, current US$ 1.77 billion NFL, current US$ Kenya
2020s -515.45 million NFL, current US$ 100.00 million NFL, current US$ 615.45 million NFL, current US$ Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png), Jamaica or Kenya?
Kenya, at -500.00 million NFL, current US$ against -799.31 million NFL, current US$ in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) between Jamaica and Kenya?
299.31 million NFL, current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png)?
Jamaica ranks 68th and Kenya ranks 67th of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 2,314 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Bonds are securities issued with a fixed rate of interest for a period of more than one year. They include net flows through cross-border public and publicly guaranteed and private nonguaranteed bond issues. Data are in current U.S. dollars.