SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita was 72.88 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 72.88 units per person for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 240.44 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 92nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 3.4 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 7.28 units per person | +114.4% |
| 1972 | 3.88 units per person | -46.7% |
| 1973 | 3.95 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 3.16 units per person | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 2.46 units per person | -22.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4373 units per person | -82.3% |
| 1977 | 8.39 units per person | +1819.5% |
| 1978 | 2.78 units per person | -66.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2424 units per person | -91.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.589 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0601 units per person | -89.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.013 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1799 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.6028 units per person | +235.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.1913 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0238 units per person | -87.5% |
| 1992 | 5.09 units per person | +21267.9% |
| 1993 | 5.08 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 units per person | -99.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1836 units per person | +1383.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0263 units per person | -85.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0889 units per person | +238.4% |
| 1998 | 0.254 units per person | +185.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2798 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0345 units per person | -87.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5709 units per person | +1553.3% |
| 2002 | 0.339 units per person | -40.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 units per person | -93.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0296 units per person | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 units per person | -92.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1033 units per person | +4506.5% |
| 2007 | 0.124 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0292 units per person | -76.5% |
| 2009 | 126.59 units per person | +434058.4% |
| 2010 | 119.94 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 114.42 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 110.56 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 106.37 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 96.36 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 89.34 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 83.23 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 82.73 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.85 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 67.85 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 65.41 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 240.44 units per person | +267.6% |
| 2022 | 49.61 units per person | -79.4% |
| 2023 | 28.25 units per person | -43.1% |
| 2024 | 87.77 units per person | +210.7% |
| 2025 | 72.88 units per person | -17.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 72.88 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.2 units per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 72.88 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12 units per person, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 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 | +434058.4% | 0.0292 units per person | 126.59 units per person |
| 1992 | +21267.9% | 0.0238 units per person | 5.09 units per person |
| 2006 | +4506.5% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.1033 units per person |
| 1977 | +1819.5% | 0.4373 units per person | 8.39 units per person |
| 2001 | +1553.3% | 0.0345 units per person | 0.5709 units per person |
| 1995 | +1383.2% | 0.0124 units per person | 0.1836 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.6 units per person | 0.2424 units per person | 8.39 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1445 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.6028 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 5.09 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.78 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 126.59 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.46 units per person | 67.85 units per person | 119.94 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.73 units per person | 28.25 units per person | 240.44 units 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, 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 176.21 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Jamaica?
- Sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Jamaica was 72.88 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 240.44 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 92nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, 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.
SDRs holdings, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 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
SDRs holdings, 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.