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Jamaica: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-2.83percent · 2020+55.1% since 2010

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Jamaica from 1988 to 2020.

19882020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2020-2.833
20191.546
20181.123
20170.432
2016-0.187
2015-0.279
2014-0.472
20130.121
2012-4.155
2011-6.526
2010-6.309
2009-11.382
2008-7.551
2007-4.763
2006-4.672
2005-3.005
2004-4.434
2003-5.14
2002-6.585
2001-4.819
2000-0.854
1999-3.095
1998-5.463
1997-5.987
1996-4.48
19952.693
19942.361
19932.665
19923.912
19914.135
19902.446
19892.957
1988-3.411

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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