Jamaica vs Lower middle income: Total debt service
Jamaica
11.3%
in 2024
Lower middle income
3.8%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
12th
Lower middle income rank
15th
Total debt service over time
- Jamaica
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 11.3% against 3.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 3.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 15th of 122 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 1.8% | 14.1% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 3.5% | 15.2% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 4.2% | 7.7% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 3.1% | 6.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 2.6% | 12.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 3.2% | 7.9% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Jamaica or Lower middle income?
- Jamaica, at 11.3% against 3.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Jamaica and Lower middle income?
- 7.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lower middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Lower middle income rank globally for total debt service?
- Jamaica ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 15th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.