Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate was 31.01 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate in Jamaica, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate in Jamaica is 31.01 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 242.0% on the previous year and up 541.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 93.56 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -29.81 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 22nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 32.15 % change on previous year | +274.0% |
| 2008 | -1.54 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 2009 | -29.81 % change on previous year | +1835.0% |
| 2010 | 22.86 % change on previous year | -176.7% |
| 2011 | 6.99 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 2012 | 93.56 % change on previous year | +1239.1% |
| 2013 | 15.62 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 2014 | -16.3 % change on previous year | -204.3% |
| 2015 | -7.02 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 2016 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 2017 | -11.44 % change on previous year | -397.4% |
| 2018 | 15.37 % change on previous year | -234.3% |
| 2019 | 23.81 % change on previous year | +54.9% |
| 2020 | 17.35 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 2022 | -9.28 % change on previous year | -660.7% |
| 2023 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 2024 | 9.07 % change on previous year | -448.2% |
| 2025 | 31.01 % change on previous year | +242.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 31.01 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.09 % change on previous year, 3.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 31.01 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.26 % change on previous year, 5.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate 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 | -1835.0% | -1.54 % change on previous year | -29.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 % change on previous year | -29.81 % change on previous year | 32.15 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.73 % change on previous year | -16.3 % change on previous year | 93.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.87 % change on previous year | -9.28 % change on previous year | 31.01 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 19 Benin 33.43 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Andorra 32.56 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Bulgaria 31.02 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Mozambique 29.76 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Greece 29.57 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Italy 29.2 % change on previous year 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -25.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0161 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 128.67 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0379 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 303.45 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate in Jamaica was 31.01 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 93.56 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.81 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 541.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Other investment International Monetary Fund
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.