International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … square in Jamaica
Jamaica: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … square was 1.17 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per in Jamaica, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Jamaica is 1.17 million US dollar per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 101.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Jamaica peaked at 1.17 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 294,264 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2009.
Jamaica ranks 62nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … square in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 333,925 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 412,130 US dollar per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 471,390 US dollar per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 478,446 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 294,264 US dollar per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 453,500 US dollar per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 2011 | 478,527 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 556,512 US dollar per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 581,078 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 645,884 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 706,852 US dollar per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 782,159 US dollar per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 848,567 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 848,651 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 928,735 US dollar per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million US dollar per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million US dollar per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million US dollar per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million US dollar per square kilometre | +6.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.17 million US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 401,201 US dollar per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.17 million US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 706,081 US dollar per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … square 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 | -38.5% | 478,446 US dollar per square kilometre | 294,264 US dollar per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +54.1% | 294,264 US dollar per square kilometre | 453,500 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 398,031 US dollar per square kilometre | 294,264 US dollar per square kilometre | 478,446 US dollar per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 683,046 US dollar per square kilometre | 453,500 US dollar per square kilometre | 928,735 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million US dollar per square kilometre | 1.00 million US dollar per square kilometre | 1.17 million US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 59 Panama 1.42 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 60 East Timor 1.39 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 61 Thailand 1.20 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 63 China 1.03 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 64 Dominica 996,787 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 65 Costa Rica 943,179 US dollar per square kilometre compare
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 1.17 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 294,264 US dollar per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
- Jamaica ranks 62nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- International Investment Position International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.