Broad money growth in Jamaica
Jamaica: Broad money growth was 12.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Jamaica, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, broad money growth in Jamaica stood at 12.8%.
The figure is up 56.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Jamaica peaked at 54.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -7.0%, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 60th of 166 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.
Broad money growth in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -6.8% | — |
| 1962 | 33.8% | -599.5% |
| 1963 | 13.9% | -59.0% |
| 1964 | 10.2% | -26.5% |
| 1965 | 7.6% | -25.4% |
| 1966 | 15.1% | +99.1% |
| 1967 | 11.8% | -22.1% |
| 1968 | 30.1% | +155.8% |
| 1969 | 18.4% | -39.1% |
| 1970 | 15.1% | -17.7% |
| 1971 | 23.6% | +55.9% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | -45.2% |
| 1973 | 23.5% | +82.0% |
| 1974 | 33.0% | +40.6% |
| 1975 | 9.9% | -70.0% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | -42.1% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | +107.2% |
| 1978 | 17.0% | +43.4% |
| 1979 | 13.6% | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 31.7% | +132.9% |
| 1981 | 18.2% | -42.7% |
| 1982 | 36.7% | +101.9% |
| 1983 | 27.9% | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 13.7% | -50.9% |
| 1985 | 32.8% | +138.8% |
| 1986 | 47.6% | +45.2% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | -63.1% |
| 1988 | 38.5% | +119.6% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | -73.8% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +113.7% |
| 1991 | 47.3% | +119.1% |
| 1992 | 54.4% | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 29.8% | -45.1% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -26.8% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -48.3% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | -7.0% | -176.0% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -476.4% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -45.2% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +48.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -55.3% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +112.6% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -64.7% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +92.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -43.6% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +80.0% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +47.3% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +98.6% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +91.0% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -36.8% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +40.2% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -31.4% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | +56.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | -6.8% | 33.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.6% | 5.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 10.1% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 8.5% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | -7.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 4.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 8.2% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 711,957 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 88.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Jamaica?
- Broad money growth in Jamaica was 12.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.0% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for broad money growth?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.