Jamaica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita

Jamaica
140.2 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
8.27 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th

Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

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

Jamaica currently reports 140.2 TDS, current US$ per person against 8.27 TDS, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 131.93 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 17.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 122 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.14 TDS, current US$ per person 0.5194 TDS, current US$ per person 3.62 TDS, current US$ per person Jamaica
1980s 37.99 TDS, current US$ per person 2.52 TDS, current US$ per person 35.47 TDS, current US$ per person Jamaica
1990s 79.88 TDS, current US$ per person 5.07 TDS, current US$ per person 74.81 TDS, current US$ per person Jamaica
2000s 72.8 TDS, current US$ per person 3.09 TDS, current US$ per person 69.71 TDS, current US$ per person Jamaica
2010s 79.71 TDS, current US$ per person 2.92 TDS, current US$ per person 76.79 TDS, current US$ per person Jamaica
2020s 110.14 TDS, current US$ per person 6.63 TDS, current US$ per person 103.5 TDS, current US$ per person Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita, Jamaica or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Jamaica, at 140.2 TDS, current US$ per person against 8.27 TDS, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita between Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
131.93 TDS, current US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita?
Jamaica ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,335 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.