
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 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 a debt of 5,258 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 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 | 6,298 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 16.25 bn USD | 5,798 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 15.26 bn USD | 5,432 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 15.04 bn USD | 5,348 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 15.00 bn USD | 5,330 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 14.83 bn USD | 5,258 USD | 30,783 USD |