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

Jordan
0.3053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jordan rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

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

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

Jordan currently reports 0.3053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2433 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Jordan's figure about 4.9 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 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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 0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jordan
1980s 0.1324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0436 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0888 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jordan
1990s 0.1583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jordan
2000s 0.4538 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3966 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jordan
2010s 0.2647 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0505 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jordan
2020s 0.2971 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.243 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Jordan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Jordan, at 0.3053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Jordan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.2433 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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$), per unit of gdp?
Jordan ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.