Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current) was -300.55 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) in Jamaica, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded -300.55 million NFL, current US$ for net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30,054,900.0% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) in Jamaica peaked at 2.79 billion NFL, current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2.68 billion NFL, current US$, in 2019.
Jamaica ranks 82nd of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.10 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 3.10 million NFL, current US$ | +181.8% |
| 1972 | -2.40 million NFL, current US$ | -177.4% |
| 1973 | 12.50 million NFL, current US$ | -620.8% |
| 1974 | 54.40 million NFL, current US$ | +335.2% |
| 1975 | 13.30 million NFL, current US$ | -75.6% |
| 1976 | -456.60 million NFL, current US$ | -3533.1% |
| 1977 | 53.40 million NFL, current US$ | -111.7% |
| 1978 | -415.00 million NFL, current US$ | -877.2% |
| 1979 | -25.00 million NFL, current US$ | -94.0% |
| 1980 | 15.00 million NFL, current US$ | -160.0% |
| 1981 | -40.00 million NFL, current US$ | -366.7% |
| 1982 | 25.00 million NFL, current US$ | -162.5% |
| 1983 | 25.00 million NFL, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1984 | -5.00 million NFL, current US$ | -120.0% |
| 1985 | -3.80 million NFL, current US$ | -24.0% |
| 1986 | -2.30 million NFL, current US$ | -39.5% |
| 1987 | -6.00 million NFL, current US$ | +160.9% |
| 1988 | -7.10 million NFL, current US$ | +18.3% |
| 1989 | -8.95 million NFL, current US$ | +26.0% |
| 1990 | -8.31 million NFL, current US$ | -7.1% |
| 1991 | -5.85 million NFL, current US$ | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 0 NFL, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 400,000 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 49.80 million NFL, current US$ | +12350.0% |
| 1995 | 50.00 million NFL, current US$ | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -5.00 million NFL, current US$ | -110.0% |
| 1997 | 65.00 million NFL, current US$ | -1400.0% |
| 1998 | -8.87 million NFL, current US$ | -113.6% |
| 1999 | -12.96 million NFL, current US$ | +46.2% |
| 2000 | -63.55 million NFL, current US$ | +390.2% |
| 2001 | -8.55 million NFL, current US$ | -86.5% |
| 2002 | -8.55 million NFL, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -8.55 million NFL, current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -8.55 million NFL, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 291.45 million NFL, current US$ | -3508.0% |
| 2006 | 421.45 million NFL, current US$ | +44.6% |
| 2007 | 1.39 billion NFL, current US$ | +230.2% |
| 2008 | -8.55 million NFL, current US$ | -100.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 billion NFL, current US$ | -12687.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 billion NFL, current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2011 | -1.71 million NFL, current US$ | -100.2% |
| 2012 | 1.30 billion NFL, current US$ | -76123.4% |
| 2013 | 1.00 billion NFL, current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 748.00 million NFL, current US$ | -25.2% |
| 2015 | -1.61 billion NFL, current US$ | -315.7% |
| 2016 | -35.30 million NFL, current US$ | -97.8% |
| 2017 | -25.78 million NFL, current US$ | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 2.79 billion NFL, current US$ | -10903.0% |
| 2019 | -2.68 billion NFL, current US$ | -196.3% |
| 2020 | -62.47 million NFL, current US$ | -97.7% |
| 2021 | 1.20 billion NFL, current US$ | -2025.4% |
| 2022 | 292.94 million NFL, current US$ | -75.6% |
| 2023 | -514.71 million NFL, current US$ | -275.7% |
| 2024 | 1,000 NFL, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2025 | -300.55 million NFL, current US$ | -30054900.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -300.55 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.12 million NFL, current US$, 49.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -300.55 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 500 NFL, current US$. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current) in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -30054900.0% | 1,000 NFL, current US$ | -300.55 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2012 | +76123.4% | -1.71 million NFL, current US$ | 1.30 billion NFL, current US$ |
| 2009 | +12687.1% | -8.55 million NFL, current US$ | 1.08 billion NFL, current US$ |
| 1994 | +12350.0% | 400,000 NFL, current US$ | 49.80 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2018 | +10903.0% | -25.78 million NFL, current US$ | 2.79 billion NFL, current US$ |
| 1976 | -3533.1% | 13.30 million NFL, current US$ | -456.60 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -76.12 million NFL, current US$ | -456.60 million NFL, current US$ | 54.40 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -814,600 NFL, current US$ | -40.00 million NFL, current US$ | 25.00 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.42 million NFL, current US$ | -12.96 million NFL, current US$ | 65.00 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 307.45 million NFL, current US$ | -63.55 million NFL, current US$ | 1.39 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 254.13 million NFL, current US$ | -2.68 billion NFL, current US$ | 2.79 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.01 million NFL, current US$ | -514.71 million NFL, current US$ | 1.20 billion NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 79 Tunisia -214.54 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 80 Lebanon -234.08 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 81 Burkina Faso -298.10 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 83 Jordan -376.34 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 84 Azerbaijan -414.50 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 85 Ecuador -495.49 million NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Jamaica
- Net financial flows, IBRD 160.84 million 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$), per square kilometre -3,693 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.66 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 8.27 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 10.72 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 19.1% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 49.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) in Jamaica?
- Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) in Jamaica was -300.55 million NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 billion NFL, current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.68 billion NFL, current US$ in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png)?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd out of 94 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.