Jamaica vs Laos: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … unit

Jamaica
0.1113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos
0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica rank
12th
Laos rank
10th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … unit over time

  • Jamaica
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0183 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 12th and Laos ranks 10th of 121 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Laos Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0105 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.197 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1990s 0.1105 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0156 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0948 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.0888 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0437 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0452 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.1423 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0364 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1059 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.1086 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0935 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0151 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of, Jamaica or Laos?
Laos, at 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between Jamaica and Laos?
0.0183 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Laos?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Laos rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
Jamaica ranks 12th and Laos ranks 10th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,252 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.