Cape Verde vs Jamaica: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Cape Verde
739.39 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Jamaica
845.13 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
21st
Jamaica rank
20th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 845.13 DOD, current US$ per person against 739.39 DOD, current US$ per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 105.74 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Jamaica ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 21st and Jamaica ranks 20th of 121 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 7.86 DOD, current US$ per person 98.52 DOD, current US$ per person 90.66 DOD, current US$ per person Jamaica
1990s 23.65 DOD, current US$ per person 194.17 DOD, current US$ per person 170.52 DOD, current US$ per person Jamaica
2000s 4.08 DOD, current US$ per person 367.13 DOD, current US$ per person 363.04 DOD, current US$ per person Jamaica
2010s 523.72 DOD, current US$ per person 578.17 DOD, current US$ per person 54.45 DOD, current US$ per person Jamaica
2020s 742.91 DOD, current US$ per person 817.85 DOD, current US$ per person 74.94 DOD, current US$ per person Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 845.13 DOD, current US$ per person against 739.39 DOD, current US$ per person in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
105.74 DOD, current US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Cape Verde ranks 21st and Jamaica ranks 20th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.