How does Jamaica rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Jamaica ranks 21st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica

Name: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Jamaica: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 11.4%

World rank

21st

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

All-time low

0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0.141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

Jamaica ranks 21st of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 unit of GDP in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.0%
1972	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1973	0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1974	0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1975	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.0%
1976	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0.0317 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0.0303 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1979	0.0437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.5%
1980	0.0366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1981	0.0314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1982	0.0314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1983	0.0792 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+152.6%
1984	0.1059 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.8%
1985	0.0903 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1986	0.0684 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.2%
1987	0.0722 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1988	0.077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1989	0.0888 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
1990	0.0754 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
1991	0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1992	0.0877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.3%
1993	0.0528 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.8%
1994	0.0884 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+67.4%
1995	0.0746 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1996	0.0776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1997	0.0815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1998	0.0717 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1999	0.0881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.0%
2000	0.0879 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2001	0.1012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
2002	0.0803 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
2003	0.1047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.5%
2004	0.1078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2005	0.0547 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.2%
2006	0.092 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+68.1%
2007	0.1198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.2%
2008	0.0918 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.4%
2009	0.0617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.8%
2010	0.0823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.4%
2011	0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.0%
2012	0.1191 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.4%
2013	0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
2014	0.1099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2015	0.1002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2016	0.1106 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2017	0.1128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2018	0.1299 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
2019	0.1324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2020	0.141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2021	0.1408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2022	0.1171 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
2023	0.1231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2024	0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

Jamaica's 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Jamaica's 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0372 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Jamaica 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
1983	+152.6%	0.0314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0792 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0106 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0681 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1059 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0766 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0528 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0884 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0902 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0547 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1066 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1262 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

18 South Africa 0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
19 Bulgaria 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
20 Zambia 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Mongolia 0.0987 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Ukraine 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for Jamaica

Net financial flows, IBRD 160.84 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -3,693 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Use of IMF credit 1.66 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 8.27 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
External debt stocks, long-term 10.72 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
External debt stocks, short-term 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Short-term debt 19.1% (2025)
Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 49.66 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Jamaica?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Jamaica was 0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 0.141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Jamaica rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Jamaica ranks 21st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), 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$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.