Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 392,270 current LCU per person in 2025. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Jamaica, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 392,270 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.7% on the previous year and up 348.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 392,270 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -4,327 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 31st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 22.76 current LCU per person | -0.1817 current LCU per person | 45.77 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -89.93 current LCU per person | -444.62 current LCU per person | 65.4 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -1,893 current LCU per person | -2,970 current LCU per person | -482.7 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,465 current LCU per person | -4,327 current LCU per person | 10,699 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,370 current LCU per person | 21,167 current LCU per person | 52,053 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,581 current LCU per person | 32,126 current LCU per person | 130,154 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 240,848 current LCU per person | 129,012 current LCU per person | 392,270 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 28 Angola 429,895 current LCU per person compare
- 29 Albania 422,787 current LCU per person compare
- 30 Guyana 415,451 current LCU per person compare
- 32 Russian Federation 370,634 current LCU per person compare
- 33 Uganda 354,472 current LCU per person compare
- 34 Uruguay 340,722 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 45.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.47 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 2.02 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 45.9% (2025)
- Broad money 65.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 7.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 45.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 159.1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -11,053 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Jamaica was 392,270 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 392,270 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,327 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 31st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 348.7%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.