Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was -675.55 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Jamaica, 2013–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded -675.55 million for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 145.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Jamaica peaked at -264.92 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, -675.55 million, in 2025.
Jamaica ranks 48th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -269.09 million | — |
| 2014 | -264.92 million | -1.6% |
| 2015 | -275.31 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | -413.49 million | +50.2% |
| 2017 | -562.94 million | +36.1% |
| 2018 | -500.38 million | -11.1% |
| 2019 | -513.16 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | -514.38 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -550.47 million | +7.0% |
| 2022 | -574.77 million | +4.4% |
| 2023 | -620.05 million | +7.9% |
| 2024 | -638.51 million | +3.0% |
| 2025 | -675.55 million | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -399.90 million | -562.94 million | -264.92 million | 7 |
| 2020s | -595.62 million | -675.55 million | -514.38 million | 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 contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Jamaica?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Jamaica was -675.55 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was -264.92 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -675.55 million in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- Jamaica ranks 48th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 145.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Total (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.