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

China
926.83 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Jamaica
845.13 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
China rank
19th
Jamaica rank
20th

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

  • China
  • Jamaica
02004006008001.0k197019972024

How they compare

China currently reports 926.83 DOD, current US$ per person against 845.13 DOD, current US$ per person in Jamaica, a difference of 81.7 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Jamaica ahead.

China ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 20th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 5.64 DOD, current US$ per person 105.46 DOD, current US$ per person 99.82 DOD, current US$ per person Jamaica
1990s 14.81 DOD, current US$ per person 194.17 DOD, current US$ per person 179.36 DOD, current US$ per person Jamaica
2000s 98.61 DOD, current US$ per person 367.13 DOD, current US$ per person 268.52 DOD, current US$ per person Jamaica
2010s 687.16 DOD, current US$ per person 578.17 DOD, current US$ per person 108.99 DOD, current US$ per person China
2020s 915.87 DOD, current US$ per person 817.85 DOD, current US$ per person 98.02 DOD, current US$ per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, China or Jamaica?
China, at 926.83 DOD, current US$ per person against 845.13 DOD, current US$ per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between China and Jamaica?
81.7 DOD, current US$ per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do China and Jamaica rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
China ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 20th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China vs Jamaica: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/external-debt-stocks-short-term-dod-current-us-per-capita/china/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/external-debt-stocks-short-term-dod-current-us-per-capita/china/jamaica/">China vs Jamaica: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.