Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 46.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Jamaica, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 46.9% for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Jamaica peaked at 46.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1983.
That places Jamaica 4th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5% | — |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +52.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -23.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +459.0% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +115.1% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +88.8% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +88.3% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +45.2% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 2.4% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 9.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 19.7% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Jamaica?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Jamaica was 46.9% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1983.
- How does Jamaica rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 4th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.2%. 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 public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Amount of public 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 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 international public 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.