Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate was 24.58 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 24.58 % change on previous year for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 311.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 270.88 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -297.4 % change on previous year, in 1975.
Jamaica ranks 58th 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 | 21.67 % change on previous year | -100.67 % change on previous year | 139.56 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -53.59 % change on previous year | -297.4 % change on previous year | 270.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -25.77 % change on previous year | -166.38 % change on previous year | 12.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.47 % change on previous year | -82.58 % change on previous year | 91.73 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.76 % change on previous year | -27.06 % change on previous year | 99.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.54 % change on previous year | -43.6 % change on previous year | 135.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.01 % change on previous year | -0.615 % change on previous year | 35.93 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 55 Ukraine 26.64 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Haiti 26.1 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Somalia 25.57 % change on previous year compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 24.25 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Madagascar 23.08 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Cabo Verde 22.9 % change on previous year compare
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 foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Jamaica was 24.58 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 270.88 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -297.4 % change on previous year in 1975.
- How does Jamaica rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 311.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.