Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 1,359 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Jamaica is 1,359 US dollar per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.1% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1,359 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 311.07 US dollar per person, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 93rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 319.47 US dollar per person | — |
| 2006 | 345.16 US dollar per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 453.97 US dollar per person | +31.5% |
| 2008 | 445.04 US dollar per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 311.07 US dollar per person | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 380.57 US dollar per person | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 405.4 US dollar per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 781.3 US dollar per person | +92.7% |
| 2013 | 899.72 US dollar per person | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 750.36 US dollar per person | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 695.51 US dollar per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 720.38 US dollar per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 636.61 US dollar per person | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 733.35 US dollar per person | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 906.91 US dollar per person | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 1,061 US dollar per person | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 1,076 US dollar per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 975.94 US dollar per person | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 950.31 US dollar per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,037 US dollar per person | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 1,359 US dollar per person | +31.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,359 US dollar per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,319 US dollar per person, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,359 US dollar per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,332 US dollar per person, 41% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 374.94 US dollar per person | 311.07 US dollar per person | 453.97 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 691.01 US dollar per person | 380.57 US dollar per person | 906.91 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,077 US dollar per person | 950.31 US dollar per person | 1,359 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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Jamaica?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Jamaica was 1,359 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,359 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 311.07 US dollar per person in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. 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 Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment (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.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment 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
Other investment (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.