Guatemala vs Jamaica: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth

Guatemala
-9.85 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica
-8.98 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guatemala rank
85th
Jamaica rank
82nd

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth over time

  • Guatemala
  • Jamaica
-1000100200197119972024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports -8.98 % change on previous year against -9.85 % change on previous year in Guatemala, a difference of 0.87 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 14.53 % change on previous year -31.46 % change on previous year 46 % change on previous year Guatemala
1980s 6.52 % change on previous year 22.12 % change on previous year 15.6 % change on previous year Jamaica
1990s 13.54 % change on previous year 9.49 % change on previous year 4.05 % change on previous year Guatemala
2000s 3.49 % change on previous year 5.58 % change on previous year 2.08 % change on previous year Jamaica
2010s 6.39 % change on previous year 14.47 % change on previous year 8.09 % change on previous year Jamaica
2020s -24.61 % change on previous year 1.76 % change on previous year 26.38 % change on previous year Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth, Guatemala or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at -8.98 % change on previous year against -9.85 % change on previous year in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between Guatemala and Jamaica?
0.87 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jamaica?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Jamaica rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
Guatemala ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 5,849 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.