Gross debt in Jamaica
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. On the other hand not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Jamaica in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 6.6 billion and 21.7 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 22 years was reached in 2012. However, the liabilities in 2020 have been only 15 billion USD
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is in Jamaica a debt of 5,008 USD per person. For comparison: The average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,798 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD
Year | Jamaica total | Jamaica per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 6.64 bn USD | 2,546 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 7.71 bn USD | 2,929 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 8.44 bn USD | 3,178 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 10.17 bn USD | 3,804 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 11.88 bn USD | 4,412 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 12.14 bn USD | 4,482 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 12.54 bn USD | 4,602 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 14.36 bn USD | 5,241 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 14.44 bn USD | 5,244 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 15.14 bn USD | 5,468 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 17.67 bn USD | 6,352 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 17.60 bn USD | 6,295 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 19.00 bn USD | 6,762 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 20.47 bn USD | 7,244 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 21.72 bn USD | 7,642 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 20.21 bn USD | 7,069 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 19.50 bn USD | 6,782 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 17.60 bn USD | 6,087 USD | 25,920 USD |
2016 | 16.25 bn USD | 5,591 USD | 26,262 USD |
2017 | 15.26 bn USD | 5,223 USD | 27,025 USD |
2018 | 15.04 bn USD | 5,124 USD | 28,454 USD |
2019 | 15.00 bn USD | 5,087 USD | 27,178 USD |
2020 | 14.83 bn USD | 5,008 USD | 30,798 USD |