Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 66.0 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -2.5 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $22.6 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 1.5 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 60–100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- −49.9 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 97.9 % (2020)
- ISO code
- JAM
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $22.6 bn |
| 2024 | $21.9 bn |
| 2023 | $21.3 bn |
| 2022 | $18.7 bn |
| 2021 | $16.0 bn |
| 2020 | $15.1 bn |
| 2019 | $17.0 bn |
| 2018 | $16.8 bn |
| 2017 | $15.7 bn |
| 2016 | $14.9 bn |
| 2015 | $14.9 bn |
| 2014 | $14.2 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.5 % |
| 2024 | 2.9 % |
| 2023 | 2.7 % |
| 2022 | -0.7 % |
| 2021 | 0.9 % |
| 2020 | -1.0 % |
| 2019 | -1.8 % |
| 2018 | -1.4 % |
| 2017 | -2.5 % |
| 2016 | -0.3 % |
| 2015 | -2.9 % |
| 2014 | -7.8 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.5 % |
| 2024 | 0.2 % |
| 2023 | 0.0 % |
| 2022 | 0.3 % |
| 2021 | 0.8 % |
| 2020 | -2.9 % |
| 2019 | 0.8 % |
| 2018 | 1.1 % |
| 2017 | 0.4 % |
| 2016 | -0.2 % |
| 2015 | -0.3 % |
| 2014 | -0.5 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.0 % |
| 2024 | 62.5 % |
| 2023 | 66.5 % |
| 2022 | 70.2 % |
| 2021 | 86.3 % |
| 2020 | 101.3 % |
| 2019 | 87.7 % |
| 2018 | 88.3 % |
| 2017 | 95.1 % |
| 2016 | 106.9 % |
| 2015 | 115.9 % |
| 2014 | 134.4 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 97.9 |
| 2019 | 85.8 |
| 2017 | 96.1 |
| 2016 | 115.9 |
| 2015 | 118.2 |
| 2014 | 132.4 |
| 2013 | 135.9 |
| 2012 | 137.9 |
| 2011 | 134.0 |
| 2010 | 136.2 |
| 2009 | 134.7 |
| 2008 | 120.3 |