🇯🇲 Jamaica National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Jamaica government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $15.5 billion, growing at $28 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 65%. Per-citizen share: $5,626.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Jamaica ranks 50th by debt-to-GDP, 109th by total debt and 71st by debt per person.
About Jamaica's National Debt
Jamaica is a rare debt-reduction success story, slashing one of the world's highest debt ratios through years of sustained primary surpluses under IMF-backed programmes — a case study in fiscal consolidation.
Jamaica's debt-to-GDP ratio of 65% is elevated: higher than 63% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Jamaica ranks 109th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $28 per second, Jamaica adds about $2 million to its government debt every day — roughly $883 million per year. Each of Jamaica's 3 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $5,626. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Jamaica National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Jamaica's national debt right now?
Jamaica's national debt is approximately $15.5 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $28 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 65% and each citizen's share is about $5,626.
How fast is Jamaica's debt growing?
Jamaica's government debt is growing at approximately $28 per second — about $2 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Jamaica's debt per capita?
Each of Jamaica's 3 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $5,626 of the national debt.
What is Jamaica's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Jamaica's debt-to-GDP ratio is 65%. That is higher than 63% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Jamaica's government debt at this level?
Jamaica is a rare debt-reduction success story, slashing one of the world's highest debt ratios through years of sustained primary surpluses under IMF-backed programmes — a case study in fiscal consolidation.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 14,780,556,987 + 28 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=jm (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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