Which has higher short-term debt, Fiji or Jamaica?

Fiji, at 31.5% against 31.2% in Jamaica as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Jamaica?

46 years are reported by both, from 1979 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.

Fiji vs Jamaica: Short-term debt

Fiji

31.5%

in 2024

Jamaica

31.2%

in 2024

Fiji rank

17th

Jamaica rank

18th

Short-term debt over time

Fiji
Jamaica

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 31.5% against 31.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Jamaica ahead.

Fiji ranks 17th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 119 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.9%	8.7%	3.8%	Jamaica
1980s	4.3%	14.0%	9.7%	Jamaica
1990s	2.3%	15.7%	13.4%	Jamaica
2000s	2.7%	22.4%	19.7%	Jamaica
2010s	12.1%	32.0%	19.9%	Jamaica
2020s	24.8%	40.6%	15.7%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Fiji or Jamaica?: Fiji, at 31.5% against 31.2% in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Fiji and Jamaica?: 0.3%, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Jamaica?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Fiji and Jamaica rank globally for short-term debt?: Fiji ranks 17th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 119 countries.
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.