Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP was 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Jamaica peaked at 0.1452 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0475 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
Jamaica ranks 89th 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.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0554 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0498 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.075 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +50.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0551 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0475 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0557 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0582 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1113 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +91.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1452 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1202 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0965 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0999 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0889 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0757 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0872 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1207 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +38.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1063 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0862 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0679 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2024 | 0.074 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +40.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0955 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1272 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 81% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0566 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0475 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.075 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0939 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0557 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1452 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0931 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0679 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1207 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 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, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Jamaica?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Jamaica was 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1452 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0475 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Jamaica ranks 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.