Jordan vs South Asia: External debt stocks
External debt stocks over time
- Jordan
- South Asia
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 90.1% against 20.0% in South Asia, a difference of 70.1%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 4.5 times South Asia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 11th of 122 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.9% | 13.3% | 14.7% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 81.4% | 18.7% | 62.7% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 142.0% | 29.5% | 112.5% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 101.5% | 20.6% | 80.9% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 21.4% | 45.8% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 20.7% | 67.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, Jordan or South Asia?
- Jordan, at 90.1% against 20.0% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks between Jordan and South Asia?
- 70.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and South Asia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and South Asia rank globally for external debt stocks?
- Jordan ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 11th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt stocks to gross national income. 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. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.