Foreign debt fell 3.20% to USD 16,872 bil in Jamaica in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Jamaica reached an all time high of USD 17,430 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 982 bil in 1970.
Jamaica has been ranked 56th within the group of 114 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 17 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahamas | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cayman Islands | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cuba | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dominican Republic | USD bil | 26,727 | 28,291 | 29,456 | 31,864 | 34,165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | USD bil | 2,096 | 2,168 | 2,170 | 2,220 | 2,214 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | USD bil | 14,075 | 14,026 | 14,605 | 17,086 | 17,430 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 530,515 | 544,177 | 578,105 | 606,454 | 610,189 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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