Guatemala vs Jamaica: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Guatemala
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jamaica ahead.
Guatemala ranks 56th and Jamaica ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.7% | -1.9% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | -3.8% | -7.2% | 3.3% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | -4.4% | -2.7% | 1.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | -4.7% | -10.2% | 5.5% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -5.7% | 4.5% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.0% | 1.9% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Guatemala or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Guatemala and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jamaica?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Jamaica rank globally for current account balance?
- Guatemala ranks 56th and Jamaica ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.