Jamaica vs Laos: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Jamaica |  Laos |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $15.7B | $18B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 1.4% | 6.5% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 1% | 7% |
| Population | 2.9M | 6.9M |
| GDP per capita | $5.4k | $2.5k |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.45% | 4.62% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 73.98 | 2901.2 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.57 | 0.34 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $9.4k | $7.9k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $14.6B | $17.3B |
| GNI per capita | $5k | $2.5k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $26.1B | $50.1B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $8.9k | $7.1k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Jamaica | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 25% | 24% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 25% | 24% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.7% | 2% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 4.8% | 1.9% |
| Unemployment | 9.5% | 0.6% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 68.5 | 55.5 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 7.29 | 5.8 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.16 | 6.2 |
| Property Rights Index | 62.1 | 42.5 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 50.5 | 37.3 |
| Business Freedom Index | 77.7 | 54.3 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 80.2 | 53.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 74 | 58.6 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 80 | 35 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 50 | 20 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 68.4 | 82 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 77.7 | 76.8 |
| Government Spending Index | 74.8 | 86.6 |
| Tax Burden Index | 80 | 87 |
| Government Integrity Index | 46.8 | 32 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 44 | 29 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 74.3 | 67.3 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 2.2 | 8.6 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 13.6 | 16.6 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 57 | 7 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 2.5M | 3.8M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Jamaica | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 99.4% | 63% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 108% | 90.2% |
| External debt stocks | $16.3B | $15.6B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 56.4% | 41.2% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 20.4% | 14.6% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 15.9% | -1.2% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 21.3% | 17.6% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 23.3% | 29% |
| Total reserves including gold | $3.5B | $980.4M |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $774.6M | $1.3B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Jamaica | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 38% | 33.2% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 51.1% | 41.9% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$287.6M | -$1.4B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 29.3% | N/A |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $96.8M | $337.3M |
| Personal remittances received | $2.5B | $238.7M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 20.3% | 31.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 6.6% | 15.7% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $50.8M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $5.3M | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 26.7% | N/A |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 29% | 21.1% |
