El Salvador vs Jamaica: Foreign assets

El Salvador
11.12 billion current US$
in 2020
Jamaica
11.71 billion current US$
in 2020
El Salvador rank
102nd
Jamaica rank
99th

Foreign assets over time

  • El Salvador
  • Jamaica
2.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B199520072020

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 11.71 billion current US$ against 11.12 billion current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 594.00 million current US$.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Jamaica ahead.

El Salvador ranks 102nd and Jamaica ranks 99th of 150 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 1.99 billion current US$ 2.36 billion current US$ 371.40 million current US$ Jamaica
2000s 5.08 billion current US$ 4.99 billion current US$ 90.40 million current US$ El Salvador
2010s 8.59 billion current US$ 8.34 billion current US$ 256.90 million current US$ El Salvador
2020s 11.12 billion current US$ 11.71 billion current US$ 594.00 million current US$ Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, El Salvador or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 11.71 billion current US$ against 11.12 billion current US$ in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in foreign assets between El Salvador and Jamaica?
594.00 million current US$, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for foreign assets?
El Salvador ranks 102nd and Jamaica ranks 99th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed