Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre was 35,451 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 35,451 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.6% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 35,451 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 178.58 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Jamaica 7th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 784.06 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 178.58 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,104 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,078 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,652 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,960 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,310 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,964 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,390 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,007 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,334 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,712 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,577 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,760 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 27,448 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,883 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 23,871 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 35,451 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49,196 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 44,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 El Salvador 37,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Mauritius 33,405 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Dominica 19,560 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Lebanon 18,875 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Jamaica
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -21.88 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 14.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 49.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 3.86 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Jamaica was 35,451 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 35,451 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 178.58 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 7th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.