Jordan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Jordan
1,549 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
95.57 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Jordan rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

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

  • Jordan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person against 95.57 DOD, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1,453 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Jordan's figure about 16.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Jordan ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 33.15 DOD, current US$ per person 10.98 DOD, current US$ per person 22.17 DOD, current US$ per person Jordan
1980s 246.5 DOD, current US$ per person 30.8 DOD, current US$ per person 215.7 DOD, current US$ per person Jordan
1990s 201.69 DOD, current US$ per person 56.61 DOD, current US$ per person 145.08 DOD, current US$ per person Jordan
2000s 990.03 DOD, current US$ per person 55.66 DOD, current US$ per person 934.37 DOD, current US$ per person Jordan
2010s 1,185 DOD, current US$ per person 86.15 DOD, current US$ per person 1,099 DOD, current US$ per person Jordan
2020s 1,410 DOD, current US$ per person 91.47 DOD, current US$ per person 1,318 DOD, current US$ per person Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Jordan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Jordan, at 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person against 95.57 DOD, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Jordan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1,453 DOD, current US$ per person, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Jordan ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.