Net domestic credit in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net domestic credit was 2.02 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net domestic credit in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 2.02 trillion current LCU for net domestic credit in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit in Jamaica peaked at 2.02 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.20 million current LCU, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 80th of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141.90 million current LCU | 47.20 million current LCU | 268.60 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 billion current LCU | 324.06 million current LCU | 2.72 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.90 billion current LCU | 2.98 billion current LCU | 13.81 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.93 billion current LCU | 15.09 billion current LCU | 165.06 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 388.89 billion current LCU | 179.03 billion current LCU | 640.01 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 868.62 billion current LCU | 589.61 billion current LCU | 1.28 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 trillion current LCU | 1.58 trillion current LCU | 2.02 trillion current LCU | 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 net domestic credit in Jamaica?
- Net domestic credit in Jamaica was 2.02 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net domestic credit recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.20 million current LCU in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for net domestic credit?
- Jamaica ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net domestic credit rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. 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 Net domestic credit (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.