diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 963c32abfaa..45d173746ed 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ icu4j/main/classes/core/.project -text
 icu4j/main/classes/core/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs -text
 icu4j/main/classes/core/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs -text
 icu4j/main/classes/core/manifest.stub -text
+icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalDataCache.java -text
 icu4j/main/classes/currdata/.externalToolBuilders/copy-data-currdata.launch -text
 icu4j/main/classes/currdata/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs -text
 icu4j/main/classes/currdata/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs -text
diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalDataCache.java b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalDataCache.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a1e7f54a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalDataCache.java
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+/*
+ *******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2012, International Business Machines Corporation and         *
+ * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
+ *******************************************************************************
+ */
+package com.ibm.icu.text;
+
+import com.ibm.icu.impl.ICUCache;
+import com.ibm.icu.impl.ICUResourceBundle;
+import com.ibm.icu.impl.SimpleCache;
+import com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale;
+import com.ibm.icu.util.UResourceBundle;
+
+/**
+ * A cache containing data by locale for {@link CompactDecimalFormat}
+ *
+ * @author Travis Keep
+ */
+class CompactDecimalDataCache {
+
+    private static final int MAX_DIGITS = 15;
+    private final ICUCache<ULocale, Data> cache = new SimpleCache<ULocale, Data>();
+
+    /**
+     * Data contains the compact decimal data for a particular locale. Data consists
+     * of three arrays. The index of each array corresponds to log10 of the number
+     * being formatted, so when formatting 12,345, the 4th index of the arrays should
+     * be used. Divisors contain the number to divide by before doing formatting.
+     * In the case of english, <code>divisors[4]</code> is 1000.  So to format
+     * 12,345, divide by 1000 to get 12. prefix and suffix contain the prefix and
+     * suffix to use, for english, <code>suffix[4]</code> is "K" So ultimately,
+     * 12,345 is formatted as 12K.
+     *
+     * Each array in data is 15 in length, and every index is filled.
+     *
+     * @author Travis Keep
+     *      *
+     */
+    static class Data {
+        long[] divisors;
+        String[] prefixes;
+        String[] suffixes;
+
+        Data(long[] divisors, String[] prefixes, String[] suffixes) {
+            this.divisors = divisors;
+            this.prefixes = prefixes;
+            this.suffixes = suffixes;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetch data for a particular locale.
+     */
+    Data get(ULocale locale) {
+        Data result = cache.get(locale);
+        if (result == null) {
+            result = load(locale);
+            cache.put(locale, result);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private static Data load(ULocale ulocale) {
+        NumberingSystem ns = NumberingSystem.getInstance(ulocale);
+        ICUResourceBundle r = (ICUResourceBundle)UResourceBundle.
+                getBundleInstance(ICUResourceBundle.ICU_BASE_NAME, ulocale);
+        r = r.getWithFallback("NumberElements/" + ns.getName() + "/patternsShort/decimalFormat");
+        int size = r.getSize();
+        Data result = new Data(
+                new long[MAX_DIGITS], new String[MAX_DIGITS], new String[MAX_DIGITS]);
+        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+            populateData((ICUResourceBundle) r.get(i), result);
+        }
+        fillInMissingAndFixRedundant(result);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Populates Data object with data for a particular divisor from resource bundle.
+     */
+    private static void populateData(ICUResourceBundle divisorData, Data result) {
+        long divisor = Long.parseLong(divisorData.getKey());
+        int thisIndex = (int) Math.log10(divisor);
+        // Silently ignore divisors that are too big.
+        if (thisIndex >= MAX_DIGITS) {
+            return;
+        }
+        ICUResourceBundle other = (ICUResourceBundle) divisorData.get("other");
+        populatePrefixSuffix(other.getString(), thisIndex, result);
+        result.divisors[thisIndex] = divisor;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extracts the prefix and suffix from the template and places them in the
+     * Data object.
+     * @param template the number template, e.g 000K
+     * @param idx the index to store the extracted prefix and suffix
+     * @param result Data object modified in-place here.
+     */
+    private static void populatePrefixSuffix(String template, int idx, Data result) {
+        int firstIdx = template.indexOf("0");
+        int lastIdx = template.lastIndexOf("0");
+        result.prefixes[idx] = template.substring(0, firstIdx);
+        result.suffixes[idx] = template.substring(lastIdx + 1);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * After reading information from resource bundle into a Data object, there
+     * is no guarantee that every index of the arrays will be filled. Moreover,
+     * the resource bundle may contain redundant information. After reading
+     * the resource for english, we may end up with:
+     * <pre>
+     * index divisor prefix suffix
+     * 0     <none>  <none> <none>
+     * 1     <none>  <none> <none>
+     * 2     <none>  <none> <none>
+     * 3     1000           K
+     * 4     10000          K
+     * 5     100000         K
+     * 6     1000000        M
+     * ...
+     * </pre>
+     * The 10000 and 100000 are redundant. In fact, this data will cause CompactDecimalFormatter
+     * to format 12345 as 1.2K instead of 12K.  Moreover, no data was populated for
+     * indexes 0, 1, or 2. What we want is something like this:
+     * <pre>
+     * index divisor prefix suffix
+     * 0     1
+     * 1     1
+     * 2     1
+     * 3     1000           K
+     * 4     1000           K
+     * 5     1000           K
+     * 6     1000000        M
+     * ...
+     * </pre>
+     * This function walks through the arrays filling in missing data and replacing
+     * redundant data.  If prefix is missing for an index, we fill in that index
+     * with the values from the previous index. If prefix and suffix for an index
+     * are the same as the previous index, we consider that redundant data and we
+     * replace the divisor with the one from the previous index.
+     *
+     * @param result this instance is fixed in-place.
+     */
+    private static void fillInMissingAndFixRedundant(Data result) {
+        // Initially we assume that previous divisor is 1 with no prefix or suffix.
+        long lastDivisor = 1L;
+        String lastPrefix = "";
+        String lastSuffix = "";
+        for (int i = 0; i < result.divisors.length; i++) {
+            if (result.prefixes[i] == null) {
+                result.divisors[i] = lastDivisor;
+                result.prefixes[i] = lastPrefix;
+                result.suffixes[i] = lastSuffix;
+            } else if (result.prefixes[i].equals(lastPrefix) && result.suffixes[i].equals(lastSuffix)) {
+                result.divisors[i] = lastDivisor;
+            } else {
+                lastDivisor = result.divisors[i];
+                lastPrefix = result.prefixes[i];
+                lastSuffix = result.suffixes[i];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalFormat.java b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalFormat.java
index 1e25cd21da6..8f4be370288 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalFormat.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalFormat.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale;
  * <p>
  * Note that important methods, like setting the number of decimals, will be moved up from DecimalFormat to
  * NumberFormat.
- * 
+ *
  * @author markdavis
  * @draft ICU 49
  * @provisional This API might change or be removed in a future release.
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class CompactDecimalFormat extends DecimalFormat {
 
     private static final int MINIMUM_ARRAY_LENGTH = 15;
     private static final int POSITIVE_PREFIX = 0, POSITIVE_SUFFIX = 1, AFFIX_SIZE = 2;
+    private static final CompactDecimalDataCache cache = new CompactDecimalDataCache();
 
     private final String[] prefix;
     private final String[] suffix;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class CompactDecimalFormat extends DecimalFormat {
 
     /**
      * The public mechanism is NumberFormat.getCompactDecimalInstance().
-     * 
+     *
      * @param locale
      *            the desired locale
      * @param style
@@ -65,17 +66,11 @@ public class CompactDecimalFormat extends DecimalFormat {
      */
     CompactDecimalFormat(ULocale locale, CompactStyle style) {
         DecimalFormat format = (DecimalFormat) NumberFormat.getInstance(locale);
-        Data data;
-        while (true) {
-            data = localeToData.get(locale);
-            if (data != null) {
-                break;
-            }
-            locale = locale.equals(zhTW) ? ULocale.TRADITIONAL_CHINESE : locale.getFallback();
-        }
+        CompactDecimalDataCache.Data data = cache.get(locale);
         this.prefix = data.prefixes;
         this.suffix = data.suffixes;
         this.divisor = data.divisors;
+        // TODO fix to consider plural form when choosing a prefix or suffix.
         applyPattern(format.toPattern());
         setDecimalFormatSymbols(format.getDecimalFormatSymbols());
         setMaximumSignificantDigits(2); // default significant digits
@@ -94,7 +89,7 @@ public class CompactDecimalFormat extends DecimalFormat {
      * parallel, and provide the information for each power of 10. When formatting a value, the correct power of 10 is
      * found, then the value is divided by the divisor, and the prefix and suffix are set (using
      * setPositivePrefix/Suffix).
-     * 
+     *
      * @param pattern
      *            A number format pattern. Note that the prefix and suffix are discarded, and the decimals are
      *            overridden by default.
@@ -232,20 +227,20 @@ public class CompactDecimalFormat extends DecimalFormat {
     public Number parse(String text, ParsePosition parsePosition) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
-    
+
     // DISALLOW Serialization, at least while draft
-    
+
     private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException {
         throw new NotSerializableException();
     }
-    
+
     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException {
         throw new NotSerializableException();
     }
 
     /* INTERNALS */
 
-    private static ULocale zhTW = new ULocale("zh_TW");
+
 
     private void recordError(Collection<String> creationErrors, String errorMessage) {
         if (creationErrors == null) {
@@ -253,29 +248,4 @@ public class CompactDecimalFormat extends DecimalFormat {
         }
         creationErrors.add(errorMessage);
     }
-
-    /** JUST FOR DEVELOPMENT */
-    // For use with the hard-coded data
-    static class Data {
-        public Data(long[] divisors, String[] prefixes, String[] suffixes) {
-            this.divisors = divisors;
-            this.prefixes = prefixes;
-            this.suffixes = suffixes;
-        }
-
-        long[] divisors;
-        String[] prefixes;
-        String[] suffixes;
-    }
-
-    static Map<ULocale, Data> localeToData = new HashMap<ULocale, Data>();
-
-    static void add(String locale, long[] ls, String[] prefixes, String[] suffixes) {
-        localeToData.put(new ULocale(locale), new Data(ls, prefixes, suffixes));
-    }
-
-    static {
-        CompactDecimalFormatData.load();
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalFormatData.java b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalFormatData.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 495c107a83a..00000000000
--- a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/CompactDecimalFormatData.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,234 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 1996-2012, Google, International Business Machines Corporation and
- * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
- *******************************************************************************
- */
-package com.ibm.icu.text;
-
-/**
- * Only until we access the data from CLDR.
- */
-class CompactDecimalFormatData {
-	static void load() {
-        CompactDecimalFormat.add("af", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " mil", " mil", " mil", " mjd", " mjd", " mjd", " bil", " bil", " bil"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("am", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "ኪባ", " ሜትር", " ሜትር", " ሜትር", "G", "G", "G", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("ar", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("bg", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " Х", " Х", " Х", " М", " М", " М", " Б", " Б", " Б", " Т", " Т", " Т"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("bn", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("ca", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " M", " M", " M", " M", "k M", "k M", " B", " B", " B"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("cs", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " tis.", " tis.", " tis.", " mil.", " mil.", " mil.", " mld.", " mld.", " mld.", " bil.", " bil.", " bil."});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("da", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " mio", " mio", " mio", " mia", " mia", " mia", " bill", " bill", " bill"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("de", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " Mio", " Mio", " Mio", " Mrd", " Mrd", " Mrd", " B", " B", " B"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("el", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " χιλ.", " χιλ.", " χιλ.", " εκ.", " εκ.", " εκ.", " δις", " δις", " δις", " τρις", " τρις", " τρις"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("en", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("es", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "k", "k", " M", " M", " M", " M", "k M", "k M", " B", " B", " B"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("et", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " tuh", " tuh", " tuh", " mln", " mln", " mln", " mld", " mld", " mld", " trl", " trl", " trl"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("eu", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " M", " M", " M", " M", "k M", "k M", " B", " B", " B"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("fa", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("fi", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " t", " t", " t", " ml", " ml", " ml", " mr", " mr", " mr", " b", " b", " b"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("fil", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("fr", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " M", " M", " M", " Md", " Mds", " Mds", " Bn", " Bn", " Bn"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("gl", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "k", "k", " M", " M", " M", " M", "k M", "k M", " B", " B", " B"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("gu", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("he", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("hi", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("hr", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " mil.", " mil.", " mil.", " mlr", " mlr", " mlr", " bil.", " bil.", " bil."});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("hu", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " e", " e", " e", " m", " m", " m", " mrd", " mrd", " mrd", " b", " b", " b"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("id", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", " rb", " rb", " jt", " jt", " jt", " M", " M", " M", " T", " T", " T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("is", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " þ.", " þ.", " þ.", " m.", " m.", " m.", " ma.", " ma.", " ma.", " tr.", " tr.", " tr."});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("it", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " M", " M", " M", " Md", " Md", " Md", " B", " B", " B"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("ja", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 10000L, 10000L, 10000L, 10000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "万", "万", "万", "万", "億", "億", "億", "億", "兆", "兆", "兆"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("kn", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("ko", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 10000L, 10000L, 10000L, 10000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "만", "만", "만", "만", "억", "억", "억", "억", "조", "조", "조"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("lt", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " K", " K", " K", " M", " M", " M", " G", " G", " G", " T", " T", " T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("lv", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " K", " K", " K", " M", " M", " M", " G", " G", " G", " T", " T", " T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("ml", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("mr", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("ms", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("nb", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " mill", " mill", " mill", " mrd", " mrd", " mrd", " bill", " bill", " bill"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("nl", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " mln", " mln", " mln", " mld", " mld", " mld", " bilj", " bilj", " bilj"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("pl", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", " tys.", " tys.", " mln", " mln", " mln", " mld", " mld", " mld", " bln", " bln", " bln"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("pt", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " mil", " mil", " mil", " mi", " mi", " mi", " bi", " bi", " bi", " tri", " tri", " tri"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("ro", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " mii", " mii", " mii", " mil.", " mil.", " mil.", " mld.", " mld.", " mld.", " bln.", " bln.", " bln."});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("ru", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " тыс.", " тыс.", " тыс.", " млн", " млн", " млн", " млрд", " млрд", " млрд", " трлн", " трлн", " трлн"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("sk", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " tis.", " tis.", " tis.", " mil.", " mil.", " mil.", " mld.", " mld.", " mld.", " bil.", " bil.", " bil."});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("sl", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " tis.", " tis.", " tis.", " mio.", " mio.", " mio.", " mrd.", " mrd.", " mrd.", " bil.", " bil.", " bil."});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("sr", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", " хиљ", " хиљ", " мил", " мил", " мил", " млрд", " млрд", " млрд", " бил", " бил", " бил"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("sv", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", " mjn", " mjn", " mjn", " mjd", " mjd", " mjd", " trl", " trl", " trl"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("sw", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 100000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "elfu ", "elfu ", "laki", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("ta", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("te", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("th", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 10000L, 100000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 10000000000L, 100000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " พัน", "หมื่น", "แสน", " ล้าน", " ล้าน", " ล.", " พ.ล.", " ม.ล.", " ส.ล.", " ล.ล.", " ล.ล", " ล.ล."});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("tr", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", " B", " B", " Mn", " Mn", " Mn", " Mr", " Mr", " Mr", " T", " T", " T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("uk", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " тис", " тис", " тис", " млн", " млн", " млн", " млрд", " млрд", " млрд", " трлн", " трлн", " трлн"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("ur", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "K", "K", "K", "M", "M", "M", "B", "B", "B", "T", "T", "T"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("vi", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", " N", " N", " N", " Tr", " Tr", " Tr", " Tỷ", " Tỷ", " Tỷ", " NT", " NT", " NT"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("zh", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 10000L, 10000L, 10000L, 10000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "万", "万", "万", "万", "亿", "亿", "亿", "亿", "兆", "兆", "兆"});
-            CompactDecimalFormat.add("zh_Hant", 
-                new long[]{1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 10000L, 10000L, 10000L, 10000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 100000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L, 1000000000000L},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""},
-                new String[]{"", "", "", "", "萬", "萬", "萬", "萬", "億", "億", "億", "億", "兆", "兆", "兆"});
-}}
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/CompactDecimalFormatTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/CompactDecimalFormatTest.java
index f35e0bc307e..7cf02476770 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/CompactDecimalFormatTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/CompactDecimalFormatTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import com.ibm.icu.text.NumberFormat.CompactStyle;
 import com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale;
 
 public class CompactDecimalFormatTest extends TestFmwk {
-    
+
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         new CompactDecimalFormatTest().run(args);
     }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class CompactDecimalFormatTest extends TestFmwk {
             {123456789012345f, "120T"},
             {12345678901234567890f, "12000000T"},
     };
-    
+
     Object[][] JapaneseTestData = {
             {1234, "1200"},
             {12345, "1.2万"},
@@ -53,6 +53,21 @@ public class CompactDecimalFormatTest extends TestFmwk {
             {123456789012345f, "120兆"},
     };
 
+    Object[][] SwahiliTestData = {
+            {1234, "elfu\u00a01.2"},
+            {12345, "elfu\u00a012"},
+            {123456, "laki1.2"},
+            {1234567, "M1.2"},
+            {12345678, "M12"},
+            {123456789, "M120"},
+            {1234567890, "B1.2"},
+            {12345678901f, "B12"},
+            {123456789012f, "B120"},
+            {1234567890123f, "T1.2"},
+            {12345678901234f, "T12"},
+            {12345678901234567890f, "T12000000"},
+    };
+
     public void TestEnglish() {
         checkLocale(ULocale.ENGLISH, EnglishTestData);
     }
@@ -66,10 +81,14 @@ public class CompactDecimalFormatTest extends TestFmwk {
         checkLocale(ULocale.forLanguageTag("ja-DE"), JapaneseTestData);
     }
 
+    public void TestSwahili() {
+        checkLocale(ULocale.forLanguageTag("sw"), SwahiliTestData);
+    }
+
     public void checkLocale(ULocale locale, Object[][] testData) {
         CompactDecimalFormat cdf = NumberFormat.getCompactDecimalInstance(locale, CompactStyle.SHORT);
         for (Object[] row : testData) {
-            assertEquals(locale + " (" + locale.getDisplayName(locale) + ")", row[1], cdf.format((Number) row[0]));
+            assertEquals(locale + " (" + locale.getDisplayName(locale) + ")", row[1], cdf.format(row[0]));
         }
     }
 }