External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Jordan
Jordan: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Jordan peaked at 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4094 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1973.
Jordan ranks 6th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7318 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 1.05 DOD, current US$ per person | +42.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4094 DOD, current US$ per person | -60.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7809 DOD, current US$ per person | +90.8% |
| 1975 | 1.1 DOD, current US$ per person | +41.2% |
| 1976 | 1.79 DOD, current US$ per person | +62.3% |
| 1977 | 57.64 DOD, current US$ per person | +3121.0% |
| 1978 | 100.55 DOD, current US$ per person | +74.5% |
| 1979 | 134.29 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.6% |
| 1980 | 217.24 DOD, current US$ per person | +61.8% |
| 1981 | 227.17 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 250.58 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 227.41 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 254.59 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 248.86 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 262.41 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 433.46 DOD, current US$ per person | +65.2% |
| 1988 | 103.61 DOD, current US$ per person | -76.1% |
| 1989 | 239.64 DOD, current US$ per person | +131.3% |
| 1990 | 286.27 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 1991 | 508.8 DOD, current US$ per person | +77.7% |
| 1992 | 188.33 DOD, current US$ per person | -63.0% |
| 1993 | 172.75 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 147.82 DOD, current US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 165.16 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 120.54 DOD, current US$ per person | -27.0% |
| 1997 | 147.29 DOD, current US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 114.87 DOD, current US$ per person | -22.0% |
| 1999 | 165.05 DOD, current US$ per person | +43.7% |
| 2000 | 816.09 DOD, current US$ per person | +394.4% |
| 2001 | 862.47 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 948.23 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 862.16 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 919.32 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 952.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,027 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 1,090 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1,230 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 1,193 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,240 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1,283 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,283 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,361 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1,238 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 1,080 DOD, current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 1,046 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1,068 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,100 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1,152 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1,296 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 1,410 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 1,397 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,396 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 430.21 DOD, current US$ per person, 3.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.24 DOD, current US$ per person, 40.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +3121.0% | 1.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 57.64 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +394.4% | 165.05 DOD, current US$ per person | 816.09 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 1989 | +131.3% | 103.61 DOD, current US$ per person | 239.64 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +90.8% | 0.4094 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.7809 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 1988 | -76.1% | 433.46 DOD, current US$ per person | 103.61 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.15 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.4094 DOD, current US$ per person | 134.29 DOD, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 246.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 103.61 DOD, current US$ per person | 433.46 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 201.69 DOD, current US$ per person | 114.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 508.8 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 990.03 DOD, current US$ per person | 816.09 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,230 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,185 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,046 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,361 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,410 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,296 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 3 Dominica 2,623 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 4 Turkey 2,083 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 5 North Macedonia 1,743 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Bulgaria 1,545 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Tunisia 1,298 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Georgia 1,241 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Jordan
- Net financial flows, IBRD 625.84 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.08 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0006 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -428.27 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.5498 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 299.68 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.95 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 26.30 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 28.63 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Jordan?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Jordan was 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,549 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4094 DOD, current US$ per person in 1973.
- How does Jordan rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Jordan ranks 6th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.