
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. 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 2021 was between 6.6 billion and 21.7 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 23 years was reached in 2012. However, the liabilities in 2021 have been only 14 billion USD
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 4,923 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,827 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 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 | 11,241 USD |
2001 | 10.17 bn USD | 3,804 USD | 11,263 USD |
2002 | 11.88 bn USD | 4,412 USD | 12,266 USD |
2003 | 12.14 bn USD | 4,482 USD | 15,295 USD |
2004 | 12.54 bn USD | 4,602 USD | 17,606 USD |
2005 | 14.36 bn USD | 5,241 USD | 18,337 USD |
2006 | 14.44 bn USD | 5,244 USD | 18,887 USD |
2007 | 15.14 bn USD | 5,468 USD | 20,910 USD |
2008 | 17.67 bn USD | 6,352 USD | 24,100 USD |
2009 | 17.60 bn USD | 6,295 USD | 25,376 USD |
2010 | 19.00 bn USD | 6,762 USD | 26,515 USD |
2011 | 20.47 bn USD | 7,244 USD | 29,254 USD |
2012 | 21.72 bn USD | 7,642 USD | 28,198 USD |
2013 | 20.21 bn USD | 7,069 USD | 30,008 USD |
2014 | 19.50 bn USD | 6,782 USD | 30,677 USD |
2015 | 17.60 bn USD | 6,298 USD | 25,944 USD |
2016 | 16.25 bn USD | 5,798 USD | 26,287 USD |
2017 | 15.26 bn USD | 5,432 USD | 27,108 USD |
2018 | 15.04 bn USD | 5,348 USD | 28,543 USD |
2019 | 15.00 bn USD | 5,330 USD | 27,264 USD |
2020 | 14.92 bn USD | 5,291 USD | 30,919 USD |
2021 | 13.92 bn USD | 4,923 USD | 33,827 USD |