Country comparison Jamaica vs Kenya

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart4.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€20,239Mchart€110,260M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,900Mchart$119,307M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,361chart€2,1022024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,965chart$2,2752024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,968chart74,2472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202414,032chart80,3392024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202469.18%chart67.34%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,568chart€1,3162024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,942chart$1,4242024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202448chart-6,3612024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202452chart-6,8832024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.26%chart-5.77%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,219.3chart25,649.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,729.6chart27,754.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,116.0chart4,435.12024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,071.0chart4,799.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.87%chart28.54%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023879.0chart1,953.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023950.5chart2,111.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.86%chart8.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024257.8chart1,102.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024279.0chart1,192.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.07%chart4.43%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.18%chart23.26%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,191chart€4552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,370chart$4922024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€406chart€852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$439chart$922024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€310chart€352023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$335chart$382023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€94chart€212024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$101chart$232024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/18/2023B1
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2025BBB08/22/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020B+B12/14/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202344chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201980ºchart95º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3chart86.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202463ºchart21º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202479ºchart96º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q181K
NMW [+]2023$365.1chart$102.52024NMW [+]
€92.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201783ºchart78º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
172.216801/04/2024Euro / Kenyan shilling [+]
157.391201/04/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
5.7%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
9.00%12/09/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202071ºchart56º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20195,232chart2,307December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.62chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201569.88chart31.902015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202229.3%chart16.8%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201916.50%chart16.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,478,400chart1,930,6482018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,948.7Mchart€6,650.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,107.2Mchart$7,190.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20239.90%chart6.65%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,267.0Mchart€17,187.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,857.8Mchart$18,585.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.90%chart17.18%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.3Mchart€-10,537.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,750.6Mchart$-11,398.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.01%chart-10.53%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024258chart952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202491ºchart122º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,521.8chart1,969.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.86%chart2.01%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.88%chart1.03%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.62‰chart27.11‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201742.4chart356.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.08‰chart7.21‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart3.212023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.2%chart39.8%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20242,839,175chart56,432,9442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202023,629chart1,050,1472020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,118,931chart535,3482020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.706chart0.6012022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202437ºchart75º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart63.652023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201540chart3,0042015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.48chart6.942015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20231,404chart2,6432022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202349.44chart4.872022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.34chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,301chart10,0022023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,482chart12,7892023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20253,634chart5,68912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025157,664chart344,14012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023760,800chart11,090,44004/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,279.95chart100.8112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,529,113chart23,750,43204/02/2023Doses administered [+]
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