Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) - Jamaica
Value & RankThe Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Jamaica is 12.7 (% of total external debt) with a global rank of 55.
Jamaica compared to other CountriesThe Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Jamaica is similar to that of Colombia, Djibouti, Guatemala, Myanmar, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, El Salvador, Bosnia and Herzegovina with a respective Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 13.5, 13.4, 13.2, 13.1, 12.8, 12.5, 12.3, 12.2, 12.2, 11.9 (% of total external debt) and a global rank of 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60.10 years declineJamaica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 7.30 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageJamaica had an average Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 11.7 (% of total external debt) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Jamaica during the Great RecessionJamaica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 48.8% during the Great RecessionJamaica since the end of the Great RecessionJamaica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a positive growth of 90.8% since the end of the Great Recession
Jamaica compared to other CountriesThe Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Jamaica is similar to that of Colombia, Djibouti, Guatemala, Myanmar, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, El Salvador, Bosnia and Herzegovina with a respective Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 13.5, 13.4, 13.2, 13.1, 12.8, 12.5, 12.3, 12.2, 12.2, 11.9 (% of total external debt) and a global rank of 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60.10 years declineJamaica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 7.30 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageJamaica had an average Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 11.7 (% of total external debt) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Jamaica during the Great RecessionJamaica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 48.8% during the Great RecessionJamaica since the end of the Great RecessionJamaica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a positive growth of 90.8% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 6.19 |
1992 | 6.77 |
1993 | 6.57 |
1994 | 10.49 |
1995 | 10.75 |
1996 | 14.21 |
1997 | 18.25 |
1998 | 16.24 |
1999 | 19.71 |
2000 | 16.59 |
2001 | 16.87 |
2002 | 13.75 |
2003 | 17.08 |
2004 | 16.50 |
2005 | 8.73 |
2006 | 13.01 |
2007 | 14.24 |
2008 | 11.69 |
2009 | 6.66 |
2010 | 7.62 |
2011 | 6.93 |
2012 | 12.71 |
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Colombia | 50 | 13.5 |
Djibouti | 51 | 13.4 |
Guatemala | 52 | 13.2 |
Myanmar | 53 | 13.1 |
Dominican Republic | 54 | 12.8 |
Jamaica | 55 | 12.7 |
Kenya | 56 | 12.5 |
Morocco | 57 | 12.3 |
Guinea-Bissau | 58 | 12.2 |
El Salvador | 59 | 12.2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60 | 11.9 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators