Jamaica vs Tanzania: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Jamaica
2.92 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Tanzania
2.94 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Jamaica rank
45th
Tanzania rank
43rd
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Jamaica
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.94 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ in Jamaica, a difference of 18.04 million DOD, current US$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.
Jamaica ranks 45th and Tanzania ranks 43rd of 123 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.00 million DOD, current US$ | 490.79 million DOD, current US$ | 461.79 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 213.44 million DOD, current US$ | 1.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.61 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 486.75 million DOD, current US$ | 810.86 million DOD, current US$ | 324.11 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 983.98 million DOD, current US$ | 990.51 million DOD, current US$ | 6.53 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.21 billion DOD, current US$ | 587.43 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Jamaica or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.94 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Jamaica and Tanzania?
- 18.04 million DOD, current US$, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tanzania?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Tanzania rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Jamaica ranks 45th and Tanzania ranks 43rd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.