El Salvador vs Jamaica: External debt stocks, short-term
El Salvador
2.65 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Jamaica
2.40 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
El Salvador rank
44th
Jamaica rank
46th
External debt stocks, short-term over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.65 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.40 billion DOD, current US$ in Jamaica, a difference of 249.64 million DOD, current US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 46th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 274.33 million DOD, current US$ | 96.33 million DOD, current US$ | 178.00 million DOD, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 172.62 million DOD, current US$ | 213.44 million DOD, current US$ | 40.82 million DOD, current US$ | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 456.95 million DOD, current US$ | 486.75 million DOD, current US$ | 29.80 million DOD, current US$ | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.50 billion DOD, current US$ | 983.98 million DOD, current US$ | 511.91 million DOD, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 217.63 million DOD, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 91.14 million DOD, current US$ | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 2.65 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.40 billion DOD, current US$ in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 249.64 million DOD, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 46th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.