Jamaica vs Spain: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Jamaica
- Spain
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Spain ahead.
Jamaica ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 55th of 200 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3.6% | -1.2% | 2.5% | Spain |
| 1980s | -7.2% | -0.9% | 6.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | -2.7% | -1.8% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | -10.2% | -6.0% | 4.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | -5.7% | 1.0% | 6.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Jamaica or Spain?
- Jamaica, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Jamaica and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Spain?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Spain rank globally for current account balance?
- Jamaica ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 55th 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.