Jamaica - Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI)

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) in Jamaica was 8.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 19.57 in 1985, while its lowest value was 1.14 in 1970.

Definition: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 1.14
1971 1.37
1972 1.60
1973 2.06
1974 2.68
1975 2.85
1976 3.92
1977 5.02
1978 8.13
1979 9.20
1980 8.43
1981 8.47
1982 7.81
1983 7.82
1984 13.03
1985 19.57
1986 19.23
1987 14.80
1988 12.86
1989 10.07
1990 11.63
1991 15.00
1992 17.08
1993 8.06
1994 9.03
1995 8.35
1996 7.49
1997 6.65
1998 4.89
1999 6.09
2000 6.45
2001 7.68
2002 8.74
2003 9.02
2004 8.43
2005 8.56
2006 6.49
2007 8.63
2008 7.22
2009 10.91
2010 6.49
2011 8.75
2012 7.49
2013 5.56
2014 6.78
2015 8.25
2016 12.94
2017 8.63
2018 6.92
2019 12.75
2020 8.03

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in Jamaica was 29.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 37.01 in 2016, while its lowest value was 11.72 in 1998.

Definition: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports refer to exports of goods, services, and income.

Source: World Bank.

See also:

Year Value
1976 12.01
1977 15.75
1978 17.40
1979 17.02
1980 14.63
1981 15.91
1982 17.77
1983 20.34
1984 20.56
1985 28.11
1986 33.72
1987 26.66
1988 25.35
1989 20.32
1990 20.82
1991 24.47
1992 24.12
1993 17.02
1994 14.70
1995 14.65
1996 15.50
1997 15.20
1998 11.72
1999 14.30
2000 14.76
2001 18.83
2002 23.13
2003 21.36
2004 19.39
2005 20.93
2006 14.22
2007 18.74
2008 15.74
2009 29.25
2010 19.43
2011 27.02
2012 22.64
2013 16.80
2014 19.65
2015 24.51
2016 37.01
2017 23.93
2018 17.03
2019 30.86
2020 29.34

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt