Jamaica vs Nicaragua: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)
Jamaica
0.3609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.3659 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica rank
31st
Nicaragua rank
30th
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.3659 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Jamaica ranks 31st and Nicaragua ranks 30th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3972 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.936 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.13 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.19 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.6353 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.45 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.82 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.4981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6883 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1902 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3287 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2463 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.4789 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0572 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, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Jamaica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.3659 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 0.005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Jamaica ranks 31st and Nicaragua ranks 30th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.