Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)
Jamaica
0.3609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica rank
31st
Saint Lucia rank
28th
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3609 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 31st and Saint Lucia ranks 28th of 122 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8826 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.6353 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4947 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2838 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2287 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3463 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.4789 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1028 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 Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.3994 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 Saint Lucia?
- 0.0385 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Jamaica ranks 31st and Saint Lucia ranks 28th 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.