Jamaica vs Upper middle income: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Jamaica
243,418 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
4th
Upper middle income rank
3rd

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

  • Jamaica
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 243,418 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 199,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 5.5 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Jamaica ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 2,678 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 440.67 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 19,709 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,659 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,049 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 44,945 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,427 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 40,518 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 90,857 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,940 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 82,917 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 149,365 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 32,621 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 116,744 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 212,459 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 42,216 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 170,243 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Jamaica or Upper middle income?
Jamaica, at 243,418 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 44,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Jamaica and Upper middle income?
199,387 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Upper middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Upper middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Jamaica ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,001 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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