Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)
Jamaica
0.3609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.3969 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
29th
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3969 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.036 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Jamaica ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 122 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.936 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.6353 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0784 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0789 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2435 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.4789 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.3969 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 Sri Lanka?
- 0.036 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Jamaica ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 29th 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.