International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 5,366 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2025, international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Jamaica stood at 5,366 US dollar per person. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Jamaica peaked at 5,366 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,164 US dollar per person, in 2009.
Jamaica ranks 94th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,346 US dollar per person | — |
| 2006 | 1,653 US dollar per person | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 1,881 US dollar per person | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 1,901 US dollar per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,164 US dollar per person | -38.8% |
| 2010 | 1,787 US dollar per person | +53.5% |
| 2011 | 1,877 US dollar per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 2,174 US dollar per person | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 2,261 US dollar per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2,504 US dollar per person | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 2,732 US dollar per person | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 3,015 US dollar per person | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 3,264 US dollar per person | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 3,259 US dollar per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,563 US dollar per person | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 3,827 US dollar per person | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 4,230 US dollar per person | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 4,172 US dollar per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 4,460 US dollar per person | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 4,853 US dollar per person | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 5,366 US dollar per person | +10.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 5,366 US dollar per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,560 US dollar per person, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 5,366 US dollar per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,291 US dollar per person, 52% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -38.8% | 1,901 US dollar per person | 1,164 US dollar per person |
| 2010 | +53.5% | 1,164 US dollar per person | 1,787 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,589 US dollar per person | 1,164 US dollar per person | 1,901 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,643 US dollar per person | 1,787 US dollar per person | 3,563 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,485 US dollar per person | 3,827 US dollar per person | 5,366 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 72.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 53.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Jamaica?
- International investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Jamaica was 5,366 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,366 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,164 US dollar per person in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
- Jamaica ranks 94th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- International Investment Position International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.