Belize vs Jamaica: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Belize
0.4648 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica
0.4858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Belize rank
36th
Jamaica rank
33rd

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Belize
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.4858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4648 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belize, a difference of 0.021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.

Belize ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 33rd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0978 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4638 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1980s 0.2685 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9557 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1990s 0.2732 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6492 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.376 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.6442 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0723 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Belize
2010s 0.6038 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.5462 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0789 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Belize or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 0.4858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4648 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Belize and Jamaica?
0.021 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Belize ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 33rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.