Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Jamaica
Jamaica: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.1113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Jamaica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Jamaica peaked at 0.324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.056 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
Jamaica ranks 12th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1664 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.1553 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1306 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1431 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.133 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1174 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2236 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +90.5% |
| 1977 | 0.088 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2622 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +197.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1252 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1052 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1103 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1102 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1868 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2444 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2458 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2288 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1927 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1461 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1447 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1692 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1937 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0992 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1076 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1019 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0892 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0751 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.056 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0682 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0788 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0812 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0879 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0893 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0843 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0864 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0698 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0859 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1232 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0901 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1143 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1221 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0849 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1133 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2718 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +139.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1274 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0887 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0869 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +272.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1226 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0871 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0827 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1391 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1545 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.088 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2622 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1699 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1052 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2458 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1105 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.056 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1937 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0888 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0698 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1232 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1423 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0849 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1086 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0827 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1391 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 9 Georgia 0.1406 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Serbia 0.1146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Mauritius 0.111 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Tunisia 0.1071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Senegal 0.1069 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Jamaica
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -3,693 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -21.88 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 14.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 49.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 3.86 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Jamaica?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Jamaica was 0.1113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does Jamaica rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Jamaica ranks 12th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.