Country comparison Jamaica vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€20,239Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,900Mchart$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,361chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,965chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,968chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202414,032chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202469.18%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,567chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,941chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202448chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202452chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.26%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,219.3chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,729.6chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,116.0chart92,353.62022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,071.0chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.87%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023879.0chart86,606.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023950.5chart91,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.86%chart15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024257.8chart44,404.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024279.0chart48,048.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.07%chart11.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.18%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,190chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,370chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€406chart€1,7872022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$439chart$1,7532022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€310chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$335chart$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€94chart€8582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$101chart$9282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/19/2025Ba3Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2025BBAA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020B+AA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202344chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201980ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202463ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202479ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.8%chart2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q181Kchart814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$365.1chart$1,418.52025NMW [+]
€1,368.22025NMW [+]
$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201783ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1,711.370003/10/2026Euro / South Korean won [+]
1,493.100003/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
35.84%03/11/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202071ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20195,232chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.62chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201569.88chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.0%chart25.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201916.50%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,478,400chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,948.7Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,107.2Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20239.90%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,267.0Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,857.8Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.90%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.3Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,750.6Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.01%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023258chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202491ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,521.8chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.86%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.88%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.62‰chart5.00‰2025Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201742.4chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.08‰chart7.10‰2025Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart0.802025Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.2%
Population [+]20232,839,786chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202023,629chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,118,931chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.706chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202437ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart83.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201540chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.48chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20231,404chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202349.44chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.34chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20243,624chart557,8402024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20244,922chart577,8072024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20263,634chart35,93402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026157,664chart34,571,87302/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023760,800chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,279.67chart694.3602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,529,113chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
Jamaica
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