Which has higher short-term debt, Early-demographic dividend or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 31.2% against 20.6% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Jamaica?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Early-demographic dividend vs Jamaica: Short-term debt

Early-demographic dividend

20.6%

in 2024

Jamaica

31.2%

in 2024

Early-demographic dividend rank

18th

Jamaica rank

18th

Short-term debt over time

Early-demographic dividend
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 31.2% against 20.6% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.6%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.5 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Early-demographic dividend	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.3%	17.4%	15.9%	Early-demographic dividend
2000s	18.6%	22.4%	3.8%	Jamaica
2010s	22.1%	32.0%	9.9%	Jamaica
2020s	21.0%	40.6%	19.5%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Early-demographic dividend or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 31.2% against 20.6% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Early-demographic dividend and Jamaica?: 10.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Jamaica?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Jamaica rank globally for short-term debt?: Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 5,838 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.