Guyana vs Jamaica: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Guyana
48.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica
48.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guyana rank
51st
Jamaica rank
50th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Guyana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 48.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 48.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Guyana, a difference of 0.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jamaica ahead.
Guyana ranks 51st and Jamaica ranks 50th of 195 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 19.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2000s | 76.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 20.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 56.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2010s | 48.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 31.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 17.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2020s | 50.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 44.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Guyana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 48.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 48.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Guyana and Jamaica?
- 0.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Guyana ranks 51st and Jamaica ranks 50th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.