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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Jamaica 2019

The national debt increased in Jamaica

In 2019 Jamaica public debt was 13,376 million euros14,976 million dollars, has increased 71517 million since 2018.

This amount means that the debt in 2019 reached 94.26% of Jamaica GDP, a 0.13 percentage point fall from 2018, when it was 94.39% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Jamaica debt. It has risen since 2009 in global debt terms, when it was 12,619 million euros 17,581 million dollars although it has fallen as a percentage of GDP, when it amounted to 141.93%.

According to the last data point published, Jamaica per capita debt in 2019 was 4,892 euros5,478 dollars per inhabitant. In 2018 it was 4,636 euros 5,478 dollars, afterwards rising by 256 euros0 dollars, and if we again check 2009 we can see that then the debt per person was 4,698 euros6,545 dollars .

The position of Jamaica, as compared with the rest of the world, has improved in 2019 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 170 in the list of debt to GDP and 125 in debt per capita, out of the 191 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in Jamaica. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about Jamaica in economy of Jamaica.

Jamaica: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
201913,37614,97694.26%€4,892$5,478
201812,66114,95994.39%€4,636$5,478
201713,45915,199101.23%€4,937$5,576
201614,71716,286113.70%€5,407$5,983
201515,82017,555121.88%€5,818$6,456
201414,63719,451137.89%€5,389$7,162
201315,16020,135138.74%€5,588$7,422
201216,84621,658143.90%€6,216$7,992
201114,67820,427139.47%€5,430$7,557
201014,29318,964141.40%€5,302$7,034
200912,61917,581141.93%€4,698$6,545
200812,04517,714127.02%€4,500$6,617
200711,11315,232114.48%€4,167$5,711
200611,51814,463117.12%€4,333$5,441
200511,52514,346124.66%€4,352$5,418
200410,08712,541119.94%€3,822$4,752
200310,73912,144123.20%€4,085$4,619
200212,57311,880118.41%€4,799$4,535
200111,36010,174108.01%€4,361$3,906
20009,1918,49391.81%€3,560$3,289
19997,1337,60982.75%€2,787$2,974
Jamaica: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Jamaica: Evolution of debt in millions