Jamaica vs South Africa: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Jamaica
0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica rank
21st
South Africa rank
18th

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

  • Jamaica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 121 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0803 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0163 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.0902 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0189 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.1066 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.1262 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and South Africa?
0.0077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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