Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 77.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Jamaica, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 77.6% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Jamaica peaked at 77.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.3% | — |
| 1961 | 17.7% | -12.9% |
| 1962 | 22.8% | +28.7% |
| 1963 | 24.4% | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 24.8% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 24.6% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 25.1% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 26.5% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 31.7% | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 34.2% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 33.3% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 37.6% | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 37.8% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 39.1% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 41.4% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 37.8% | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 38.6% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 36.4% | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 36.1% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 42.7% | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 56.0% | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 60.2% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 51.1% | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 54.4% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 62.1% | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 61.1% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 72.6% | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 66.4% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 60.5% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 57.3% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | -22.3% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 47.6% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +8.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 77.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.0%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 77.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.5%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.2% | 17.7% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 33.3% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 42.7% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 43.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 40.3% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 42.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 71.3% | 77.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 72 Slovak Republic 80.1% compare
- 73 Djibouti 79.9% compare
- 74 Slovenia 79.4% compare
- 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 77.2% compare
- 77 Poland 75.7% compare
- 78 Saint Lucia 75.3% 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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Jamaica?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Jamaica was 77.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.