Jamaica vs Samoa: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP
Jamaica
-27.5%
in 2020
Samoa
-26.7%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
85th
Samoa rank
83rd
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -26.7% against -27.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 85th and Samoa ranks 83rd of 162 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -25.1% | -27.8% | 2.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | -27.5% | -29.8% | 2.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp, Jamaica or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -26.7% against -27.5% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp between Jamaica and Samoa?
- 0.8%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 85th and Samoa ranks 83rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.