Jamaica vs Samoa: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Jamaica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 20.8% against 19.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 35th and Samoa ranks 27th of 123 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 0.5% | 5.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 0.0% | 11.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 0.0% | 13.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 3.9% | 7.3% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.4% | 1.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Jamaica or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 20.8% against 19.1% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Jamaica and Samoa?
- 1.7%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for short-term debt?
- Jamaica ranks 35th and Samoa ranks 27th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.