Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Jamaica
4.42 billion SDR
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.64 billion SDR
in 2024
Jamaica rank
88th
Sri Lanka rank
86th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.64 billion SDR against 4.42 billion SDR in Jamaica, a difference of 213.10 million SDR.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Jamaica ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.82 million SDR | 178.70 million SDR | 131.88 million SDR | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 86.86 million SDR | 65.50 million SDR | 21.36 million SDR | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 89.59 million SDR | 121.38 million SDR | 31.79 million SDR | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 94.62 million SDR | 277.02 million SDR | 182.41 million SDR | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 369.96 million SDR | 1.07 billion SDR | 701.01 million SDR | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.20 billion SDR | 1.58 billion SDR | 374.33 million SDR | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.78 billion SDR | 4.41 billion SDR | 2.64 billion SDR | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.29 billion SDR | 2.97 billion SDR | 315.13 million SDR | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.64 billion SDR against 4.42 billion SDR in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 213.10 million SDR, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Jamaica ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.