Interest Payments on Government Debt (As % of Government Expense) in Jamaica

Interest payments on government debt as a share of government expense reached 22.0% in 2020 in Jamaica, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 8.96% less than in the previous year.

Historically, interest payments on government debt as a share of government expense in Jamaica reached an all time high of 50.9% in 2003 and an all time low of 7.96% in 1975.

Jamaica has been ranked 6th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of interest payments on government debt as a share of government expense.