| Table Name | Jamaica |
| 1.0 Contact Information | |
| 1.1 Name | Esmond McLean |
| 1.2 Designation (Job Title) | Senior Economist |
| 1.3 Organization | Bank of Jamaica |
| 1.4 Mailing Address | Nethersole Place, Kingston |
| 1.5 Country | Jamaica |
| 1.6 Email | esmond.mclean@boj.org.jm |
| 1.7 Telephone | (876) 922-0750 ext. 4314 |
| 2.0 Concepts, Definitions and Scope | |
| 2.1 Statistical frameworks for the compilation of external debt data | 2013 External Debt Statistics Guide (2013 EDS Guide)/6th Edition of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) |
| 2.2 Consistency with the external debt liabilities of the International Investment Position (IIP) | Yes |
| 2.3 Additional Information on Concepts, Definitions and Scope | Due to data constraints, the current compilation of the external debt does not include inter-company lending. |
| 3.0 Sector Classification/Coverage | |
| 3.1 Data coverage for Public Sector External Debt | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.2 Data coverage for Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt | Not Applicable |
| 3.3 Data coverage for Private Sector External Debt Not Publicly Guaranteed | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 3.4 Data coverage for Central Government | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.5 Data coverage for General Government | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.6 Data coverage for Nonfinancial public sector | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 3.7 Data coverage for Total financial and nonfinancial public sector | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 3.8 Data coverage for General Government if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.9 Data coverage for Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.10 Data coverage for Deposit-taking corporations, except the Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.11 Data coverage for Other Sectors if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.12 Data coverage for Other financial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.13 Data coverage for Nonfinancial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Partly covered, with significant gaps |
| 3.14 Data coverage for HH and nonprofit institu. serving households (NPISHs) if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Partly covered, with significant gaps |
| 3.15 Data coverage for Direct Investment: Intercompany lending if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not covered |
| 3.16 External debt include both foreign currency and domestic currency denominated debt instruments held by nonresidents | No - Data on External Debt includes only foreign currency debt held by non-residents given that there is currently no record of local currency instruments being held by non-residents. |
| 3.17 Additional comments and explanations on Sector Classification/Coverage | Data for non-Financial Corporations and Households and NPISHs are not comprehensive in the external debt statistics due to low survey response rates. |
| 4.0 Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | |
| 4.1 Data coverage for Currency and deposits | Fully covered |
| 4.2 Data coverage for Debt Securities | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 4.3 Data coverage for Loans | Fully covered |
| 4.4 Data coverage for Trade credit and advances | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 4.5 Data coverage for Other debt liabilities | Fully covered |
| 4.6 Data coverage for Special drawing rights (allocations) | Fully covered |
| 4.7 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 4.8 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 4.9 Data coverage for Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises | Partly covered, with some gaps |
| 4.10 Arrears (including interest that accrues on arrears) reported in the same debt instrument | Yes - Where debt instruments are reported at market value, arrears are included. However, where there is insufficient data, instruments are recorded at nominal value excluding arrears. |
| 4.11 Arrears separately identified in the memorandum items | No |
| 4.12 Classification of maturity for short-term/long-term debt instruments | Original and remaining maturity |
| 4.13 Additional comments and explanations on Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | 1. SDR allocations are included starting from 2012Q1. |
| 5.0 Valuation and Basis of Recording | |
| 5.1 Main valuation method for debt securities (in main table) | Market and Nominal Value |
| 5.2 Main valuation method for debt securities (in memorandum items) | Not reporting debt securities in memorandum items. |
| 5.3 Other methods and weights used for valuation of debt securities | None |
| 5.4 Basis for compiling external debt statistics | Cash Basis |
| 5.5 Inclusion of accrued interest costs that are not paid | Yes - If the instrument is reported at market value then it is included. However, where there is insufficient data, instruments are recorded at nominal value. |
| 6.0 Data sources/Compiling Organizations | |
| 6.1 Main data source(s) for the external debt statistics | (i) Central Bank
(ii) Deposit Taking Institutions
(iii) Insurance Companies
(iv) Jamaica Stock Exchange |
| 6.2 Link(s) to national website where the external debt statistics are being disseminated | http://www.boj.org.jm/statistics/econdata/stats_list.php?type=8 |
| 6.3 Link(s) to relevant metadata that currently exists and is consistent with your external debt statistics | None |
| 6.4 Primary agency responsible for compiling external debt statistics | Bank of Jamaica |
| 6.5 Primary agency responsibile for disseminating external debt statistics | Bank of Jamaica |
| 7.0 Periodicity and Timeliness | |
| 7.1 Frequency of external debt statistics compilation | Quarterly |
| 7.2 Frequency of external debt statistics dissemination | Quarterly |
| 7.3 Timeliness of the publication of the external debt statistics | Quarterly data published with a one quarter lag. |
| 7.4 Additional comments on Periodicity and Timeliness | None |
| 8.0 Revision Policy | |
| 8.1 Data revision policy | Regular schedule - Data for the previous reporting period is revised during the current reporting period. |
| 9.0 Unit of Measure | |
| 9.1 Unit of Measure | Data are in USD. |
| 10.0 Reference Period | |
| 10.1 Reference Period | (i) Data are available starting from 2004Q4. (ii) Data converted through generic conversion from 2003 EDS Guide/BPM5 to 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis by the World Bank from 2004Q4 onwards. (iii) Data reported by country on a 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis starting from 2013Q4. |
| 11.0 Table Reporting | |
| 11.1 Table 1 -Gross External Debt Position: Public and Publicly Guar. Private Sector and Private Sector Not Publicly Guar. Debt | Yes |
| 11.2 Table 2 - Debt-Service Payment Schedule: Public and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt as of End-Period | No |
| 11.3 Table 3 - Public and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt: by Creditor Sector | No |
| 11.4 Table 4 - Public Sector Debt and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector Debt: by Instrument Breakdown | Yes |
| 11.5 Table 5 -Public and Publicly Guar. Private Sector External Debt: Foreign Currency and Domestic Currency Denominated Debt | Yes |
| 11.6 Table 6 - Gross External Debt Position: by Sector (SDDS prescribed component) | Yes |
| 12.0 Metadata Update | |
| 12.1 Metadata last updated | 01/30/2017 |