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

Jamaica
0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica rank
21st
Zambia rank
20th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Jamaica ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 20th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0106 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.0681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.299 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2309 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0766 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.229 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1524 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0902 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.1066 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.1262 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0863 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0399 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$), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1104 DOD, current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Zambia?
0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 20th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.