Public Finance

Summary Of Central Governments Fiscal Operations Compiled from monthly reports received from the Ministry of Finance. National Debt - Internal The National Internal Debt table is compiled from the records of B.O.J. and Ministry of Finance. Total Bonds include Land Bonds, Debentures, US$ Indexed Bonds and US$ Denominated Bonds. Direct External Debt Data on Direct Externally Issued Debt data are compiled from records of the Ministry of the Finance and represent medium and long term loans & securities of the Government of Jamaica regardless of the residency of the holder of the debt. It excludes Government Guaranteed Debt issued outside of Jamaica on the primary market. Government Guaranteed External Debt Government Guaranteed Externally Issued Debt represents non-central government loans & securities issued outside of Jamaica on the primary market, regardless of the residency of the holder of the debt, with the Government of Jamaica as guarantor. This category of debt is a potential liability to central government: in the event of default, the government has to assume responsibility of repayment. The information on the outstanding balances is compiled from regular returns which are supplied by the guaranteed institutions contracting these loans. Medium & Long-term Public & Publicity Guaranteed External Debt The figures shown represent the National Externally Issued Debt of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) based on the initial issue of the debt and are comprised of Government Direct Externally Issued Debt, Government Guaranteed Externally Issued Debt and Bank of Jamaica's medium and long-term foreign debt. Medium and long-term public external debt have original or extended maturity of more than one year and repayable in foreign currency. Medium & Long-term Public & Publicity Guaranteed External Debt (by Creditor Category) The figures shown represent the National Externally Issued Debt of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) based on the initial issue of the debt and are comprised of Government Direct Externally Issued Debt, Government Guaranteed Externally Issued Debt and Bank of Jamaica's medium and long-term foreign debt. Medium and long-term public external debt have original or extended maturity of more than one year and repayable in foreign currency. Debt & Debt Service Indicators Compiled from the records of the Bank of Jamaica and the Ministry of Finance. Source: http://boj.org.jm/statistics/econdata/stats_list.php?type=8