Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.59 billion DOD, current US$ in Dominican Republic, a difference of 328.35 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Jamaica ranks 45th of 123 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.03 million DOD, current US$ | 29.00 million DOD, current US$ | 46.04 million DOD, current US$ | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 414.07 million DOD, current US$ | 213.44 million DOD, current US$ | 200.62 million DOD, current US$ | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 727.86 million DOD, current US$ | 486.75 million DOD, current US$ | 241.10 million DOD, current US$ | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1.48 billion DOD, current US$ | 983.98 million DOD, current US$ | 492.72 million DOD, current US$ | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 630.65 million DOD, current US$ | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 3.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 645.28 million DOD, current US$ | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.59 billion DOD, current US$ in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 328.35 million DOD, current US$, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Jamaica ranks 45th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.