Public debt (Percentage of GDP) - Jamaica
Value & RankThe Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Jamaica is 124 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 8.
Jamaica compared to other CountriesThe Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Jamaica is similar to that of Greece, Italy, Iceland, Portugal, Ireland, Lebanon, Cyprus, Sudan, Grenada, Singapore with a respective Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of 175, 133, 131, 128, 124, 120, 113, 111, 110, 106 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.Last 10 years averageJamaica had an average Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of 131 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Jamaica during the Great RecessionJamaica's Public debt (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 5.40% during the Great RecessionJamaica since the end of the Great RecessionJamaica's Public debt (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 4.70% since the end of the Great Recession
Jamaica compared to other CountriesThe Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Jamaica is similar to that of Greece, Italy, Iceland, Portugal, Ireland, Lebanon, Cyprus, Sudan, Grenada, Singapore with a respective Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of 175, 133, 131, 128, 124, 120, 113, 111, 110, 106 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.Last 10 years averageJamaica had an average Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of 131 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Jamaica during the Great RecessionJamaica's Public debt (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 5.40% during the Great RecessionJamaica since the end of the Great RecessionJamaica's Public debt (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 4.70% since the end of the Great Recession
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Greece | 3 | 175 |
Italy | 4 | 133 |
Iceland | 5 | 131 |
Portugal | 6 | 128 |
Ireland | 7 | 124 |
Jamaica | 8 | 124 |
Lebanon | 9 | 120 |
Cyprus | 10 | 113 |
Sudan | 11 | 111 |
Grenada | 12 | 110 |
Singapore | 13 | 106 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook