Jamaica External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Jamaica external debt for 2022 was $17,560,209,002, a 1.25% decline from 2021.
- Jamaica external debt for 2021 was $17,782,171,681, a 11.74% increase from 2020.
- Jamaica external debt for 2020 was $15,914,077,389, a 0.6% decline from 2019.
- Jamaica external debt for 2019 was $16,010,597,889, a 2.33% decline from 2018.
| Jamaica External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$17,560,209,002 |
-1.25% |
| 2021 |
$17,782,171,681 |
11.74% |
| 2020 |
$15,914,077,389 |
-0.60% |
| 2019 |
$16,010,597,889 |
-2.33% |
| 2018 |
$16,391,872,501 |
12.24% |
| 2017 |
$14,604,848,916 |
4.13% |
| 2016 |
$14,025,942,395 |
-0.35% |
| 2015 |
$14,075,342,975 |
-0.06% |
| 2014 |
$14,084,362,821 |
9.21% |
| 2013 |
$12,896,250,613 |
-9.53% |
| 2012 |
$14,253,978,535 |
-0.28% |
| 2011 |
$14,294,408,940 |
0.71% |
| 2010 |
$14,193,366,149 |
27.60% |
| 2009 |
$11,123,704,260 |
6.57% |
| 2008 |
$10,437,770,844 |
-0.88% |
| 2007 |
$10,530,735,851 |
30.15% |
| 2006 |
$8,091,063,793 |
22.64% |
| 2005 |
$6,597,422,418 |
1.13% |
| 2004 |
$6,523,560,517 |
13.91% |
| 2003 |
$5,726,989,401 |
2.12% |
| 2002 |
$5,608,139,724 |
2.25% |
| 2001 |
$5,484,756,486 |
13.60% |
| 2000 |
$4,827,985,735 |
19.66% |
| 1999 |
$4,034,619,275 |
2.09% |
| 1998 |
$3,952,122,371 |
3.31% |
| 1997 |
$3,825,332,634 |
-6.74% |
| 1996 |
$4,101,953,170 |
-11.26% |
| 1995 |
$4,622,579,407 |
-0.61% |
| 1994 |
$4,651,072,789 |
5.10% |
| 1993 |
$4,425,210,373 |
-4.59% |
| 1992 |
$4,638,275,930 |
0.42% |
| 1991 |
$4,618,745,880 |
-3.59% |
| 1990 |
$4,790,819,214 |
2.67% |
| 1989 |
$4,666,126,899 |
0.58% |
| 1988 |
$4,639,058,354 |
-2.89% |
| 1987 |
$4,776,923,103 |
11.93% |
| 1986 |
$4,267,673,178 |
2.84% |
| 1985 |
$4,149,647,658 |
14.10% |
| 1984 |
$3,636,693,776 |
4.10% |
| 1983 |
$3,493,302,523 |
21.25% |
| 1982 |
$2,881,171,636 |
23.34% |
| 1981 |
$2,335,978,753 |
20.82% |
| 1980 |
$1,933,418,149 |
12.05% |
| 1979 |
$1,725,519,727 |
19.57% |
| 1978 |
$1,443,098,519 |
-15.03% |
| 1977 |
$1,698,452,346 |
15.69% |
| 1976 |
$1,468,081,463 |
-9.99% |
| 1975 |
$1,631,097,348 |
12.41% |
| 1974 |
$1,451,065,680 |
19.08% |
| 1973 |
$1,218,593,242 |
16.04% |
| 1972 |
$1,050,172,115 |
3.23% |
| 1971 |
$1,017,279,725 |
3.60% |
| 1970 |
$981,947,821 |
3.60% |
