Country comparison Jamaica vs Laos

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€20,239Mchart€14,702M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,900Mchart$15,908M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,361chart€1,9132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,965chart$2,0702024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,968chart14,7722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202414,032chart15,9842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202469.18%chart100.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,568chart€1,9012024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,942chart$2,0572024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202448chart3442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202452chart3722024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.26%chart2.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,219.3chart2,300.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,729.6chart2,489.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,116.0chart171.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,071.0chart185.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.87%chart8.24%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023879.0chart72.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023950.5chart83.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.86%chart3.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024257.8chart17.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024279.0chart22.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.07%chart0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.18%chart15.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,191chart€2962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,370chart$3202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€406chart€232023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$439chart$242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€310chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$335chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€94chart€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$101chart$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/18/2023B1
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020B+CCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202344chart282023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201980ºchart113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3chart73.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202463º
Innovation Ranking [+]202479ºchart111º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q181K
NMW [+]2023$365.1chart$77.82024NMW [+]
€70.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201783ºchart84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
25,148.000001/16/2026Euro / Kip [+]
21,611.000001/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.21%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.8%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
8.50%11/24/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202071ºchart154º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20195,232chart4,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.62chart1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201569.88
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202229.3%chart10.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201916.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,478,400chart811,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,948.7Mchart€7,741.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,107.2Mchart$8,370.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20239.90%chart55.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,267.0Mchart€7,074.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,857.8Mchart$7,649.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.90%chart50.97%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.3Mchart€667.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,750.6Mchart$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.01%chart4.81%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024258chart332024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202491ºchart49º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,521.8chart124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.86%chart0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.88%chart17.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.62‰chart21.27‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201742.4chart68.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.08‰chart6.22‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.2%chart18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20242,839,175chart7,769,8192024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202023,629chart48,7312020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,118,931chart1,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.706chart0.6202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202437ºchart89º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart68.962023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201540chart8372015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.48chart12.332015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20231,404
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202349.44
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.34chart3.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,301chart12,8032023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,482chart52,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20253,634chart67112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025157,664chart219,06012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023760,800chart5,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,279.95chart86.3612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,529,113chart11,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]
Jamaica
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