Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Grenada
Grenada: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 91.42 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Grenada, 1970–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 91.42 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Grenada peaked at 136.45 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 26.23, in 1979.
Grenada ranks 21st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 136.45 | — |
| 1971 | 73.2 | -46.4% |
| 1972 | 63.69 | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 49.69 | -22.0% |
| 1974 | 45.97 | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 40.3 | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 35.67 | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 33.13 | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 34.57 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 26.23 | -24.1% |
| 1980 | 28.45 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 33.95 | +19.3% |
| 1982 | 49.42 | +45.6% |
| 1983 | 61.42 | +24.3% |
| 1984 | 60.1 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 57.59 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 54.95 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 55.77 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 55.19 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 48.85 | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 57.11 | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 57.55 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 51.75 | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 51.75 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 52.62 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 49.68 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 43.87 | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 41.43 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 40.27 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 34.48 | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 41.63 | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 44.61 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 79.09 | +77.3% |
| 2003 | 79.56 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 94.69 | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 87.31 | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 92.92 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 89.06 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 83.91 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 91.09 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 96.94 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 100.69 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 103.34 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 107.59 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 101.39 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 91.42 | -9.8% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 91.42 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.09, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 91.42 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.57, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Grenada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +77.3% | 44.61 | 79.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.89 | 26.23 | 136.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.57 | 28.45 | 61.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.05 | 34.48 | 57.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.39 | 41.63 | 94.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.23 | 91.42 | 107.59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More external debt data for Grenada
- Net financial flows, IBRD -300,000 NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 225.88 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0196 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 104,350 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 58.67 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 823.70 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 823.70 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Grenada?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Grenada was 91.42 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 136.45 in 1970.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.23 in 1979.
- How does Grenada rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Grenada ranks 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.