Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) was 76.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Jamaica, 2002–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Jamaica is 76.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 293.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Jamaica peaked at 76.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2012.
That places Jamaica 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.8% | — |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -31.5% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +152.2% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +78.5% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +49.1% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +1.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 76.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.4%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 76.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.4%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +152.2% | 11.0% | 27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 17.0% | 30.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 11.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 75.6% | 76.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Jamaica?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Jamaica was 76.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Jamaica ranks 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 293.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.