Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 31.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Jamaica, 1997–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Jamaica stood at 31.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Jamaica peaked at 47.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.
Jamaica ranks 27th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +458.2% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +113.0% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +119.0% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | +54.3% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +37.8% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 4.4% | 29.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 34.4% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 711,957 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 88.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Jamaica?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Jamaica was 31.6% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
- How does Jamaica rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 27th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.