Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Jamaica
Jamaica: Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Jamaica, 2002–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual growth as % of broad money.
Analysis
In 2025, claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Jamaica stood at 5.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Jamaica peaked at 17.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 87th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | annual growth as % of broad money | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.2% | — |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -34.7% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +38.7% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -78.8% |
| 2010 | -0.8% | -125.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -724.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +69.6% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +210.9% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -46.4% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -32.1% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -57.8% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +40.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 5.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 80% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 5.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.0%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +724.3% | -0.8% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 3.2% | 15.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | -0.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 3.6% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 84 South Sudan 5.4% compare
- 85 Nepal 5.2% compare
- 86 Seychelles 5.2% compare
- 88 Philippines 5.0% compare
- 89 Saint Lucia 4.9% compare
- 90 Belize 4.8% compare
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Jamaica?
- Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy in Jamaica was 5.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on other sectors of the domestic economy recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest claims on other sectors of the domestic economy recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for claims on other sectors of the domestic economy?
- Jamaica ranks 87th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is claims on other sectors of the domestic economy rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds. 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 represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.