Country comparison Jamaica vs Ghana

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart5.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€20,239Mchart€76,042M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,900Mchart$82,308M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,361chart€2,2092024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,965chart$2,3912024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,968chart58,9012023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202414,032chart63,7062023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202469.18%chart79.09%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,568chart€1,7432023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,942chart$1,8852023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202448chart-2,5072023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202452chart-2,7112023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.26%chart-3.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,219.3chart13,804.32023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,729.6chart14,930.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,116.0chart2,040.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,071.0chart2,150.82022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.87%chart12.04%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023879.0chart1,022.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023950.5chart1,106.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.86%chart7.41%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024257.8chart292.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024279.0chart316.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.07%chart1.76%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.18%chart18.54%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,191chart€4092023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,370chart$4422023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€406chart€622022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$439chart$652022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€310chart€302023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$335chart$332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€94chart€82024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$101chart$92024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/18/2023B1
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2025BBB-11/07/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020B+RD02/21/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202344chart432023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201980ºchart111º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3chart60.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202463ºchart46º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202479ºchart101º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q181K
NMW [+]2023$365.1chart$39.72024NMW [+]
€35.92024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201783ºchart72º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
12.528401/14/2026Euro / Ghana cedi [+]
10.750001/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0.72%01/14/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
21.5%September 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
46.0%August 2022PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
18.00%11/26/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202071ºchart118º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20195,232chart3,394December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.62chart0.18December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201569.88chart31.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202229.3%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201916.50%chart18.13%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,478,400chart915,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,948.7Mchart€15,405.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,107.2Mchart$16,657.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20239.90%chart20.69%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,267.0Mchart€12,957.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,857.8Mchart$14,010.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.90%chart17.40%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.3Mchart€2,448.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,750.6Mchart$2,153.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.01%chart3.29%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
81º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024258chart1442024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202491ºchart55º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,521.8chart2,190.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.86%chart1.49%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.88%chart3.15%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.62‰chart26.31‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201742.4chart1,282.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.08‰chart7.04‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart3.402023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.2%chart23.4%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20242,839,175chart34,427,4142024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202023,629chart476,4122020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,118,931chart1,004,3242020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.706chart0.6022022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202437ºchart88º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart65.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201540chart1,8962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.48chart6.612015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20231,404chart6072022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202349.44chart1.832022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.34chart0.742023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1882024Annual crude oil production [+]
660.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,301chart19,5342023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,482chart24,2822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20253,634chart1,46312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025157,664chart172,77912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023760,800chart10,780,00307/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,279.95chart42.5012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,529,113chart25,624,82807/02/2023Doses administered [+]
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