Jamaica vs Lower middle income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Jamaica
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 31.2% against 18.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.7 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Jamaica ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 119 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 25.9% | 17.3% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 36.8% | 22.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 23.9% | 8.2% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 11.3% | 11.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 17.1% | 15.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 20.9% | 19.7% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Jamaica or Lower middle income?
- Jamaica, at 31.2% against 18.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Jamaica and Lower middle income?
- 12.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lower middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Lower middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Jamaica ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 21st 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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About this data
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.