Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.1732 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Jamaica stood at 0.1732 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0.1884 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 84th out of 164 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.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0536 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0934 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +74.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1481 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +58.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1512 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0298 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -80.3% |
| 2010 | 0.053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +78.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0521 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0917 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +76.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1092 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1508 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1621 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1748 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1884 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1744 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1674 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.182 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1883 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1817 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1851 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1848 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1732 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1732 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0886 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1732 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1833 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 | -80.3% | 0.1512 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0298 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0952 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0298 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1512 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1324 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0521 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1884 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1825 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1732 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1883 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 81 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.1915 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Barbados 0.184 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Costa Rica 0.1827 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 Argentina 0.173 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Peru 0.1471 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Georgia 0.1274 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Jamaica?
- Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Jamaica was 0.1732 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1884 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Portfolio investment International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Portfolio investment (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.