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. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2025
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.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.64 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | -0.1817 current LCU per person | -100.7% |
| 1962 | 10.27 current LCU per person | -5754.3% |
| 1963 | 24.26 current LCU per person | +136.2% |
| 1964 | 15.13 current LCU per person | -37.6% |
| 1965 | 10.39 current LCU per person | -31.3% |
| 1966 | 24.21 current LCU per person | +133.0% |
| 1967 | 30.88 current LCU per person | +27.5% |
| 1968 | 45.77 current LCU per person | +48.2% |
| 1969 | 39.23 current LCU per person | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 46.52 current LCU per person | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 65.4 current LCU per person | +40.6% |
| 1972 | 42.99 current LCU per person | -34.3% |
| 1973 | 5.09 current LCU per person | -88.2% |
| 1974 | 18.61 current LCU per person | +265.3% |
| 1975 | -36.22 current LCU per person | -294.7% |
| 1976 | -130.08 current LCU per person | +259.2% |
| 1977 | -136.92 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1978 | -330.08 current LCU per person | +141.1% |
| 1979 | -444.62 current LCU per person | +34.7% |
| 1980 | -482.7 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 1981 | -633.13 current LCU per person | +31.2% |
| 1982 | -763.74 current LCU per person | +20.6% |
| 1983 | -2,006 current LCU per person | +162.7% |
| 1984 | -2,300 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 1985 | -2,970 current LCU per person | +29.2% |
| 1986 | -2,849 current LCU per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | -2,463 current LCU per person | -13.6% |
| 1988 | -2,166 current LCU per person | -12.0% |
| 1989 | -2,302 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | -2,391 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | -4,327 current LCU per person | +81.0% |
| 1992 | -1,214 current LCU per person | -71.9% |
| 1993 | -109.4 current LCU per person | -91.0% |
| 1994 | 4,339 current LCU per person | -4066.4% |
| 1995 | 8,236 current LCU per person | +89.8% |
| 1996 | 10,635 current LCU per person | +29.1% |
| 1997 | 9,311 current LCU per person | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 9,472 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 10,699 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 21,167 current LCU per person | +97.8% |
| 2001 | 33,754 current LCU per person | +59.5% |
| 2002 | 29,595 current LCU per person | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 23,159 current LCU per person | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 35,532 current LCU per person | +53.4% |
| 2005 | 46,662 current LCU per person | +31.3% |
| 2006 | 52,053 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 45,378 current LCU per person | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 32,955 current LCU per person | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 33,444 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 54,700 current LCU per person | +63.6% |
| 2011 | 57,208 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 32,126 current LCU per person | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 42,269 current LCU per person | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 99,213 current LCU per person | +134.7% |
| 2015 | 87,418 current LCU per person | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 94,238 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 102,606 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 105,879 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 130,154 current LCU per person | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 129,012 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 174,932 current LCU per person | +35.6% |
| 2022 | 188,976 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 245,268 current LCU per person | +29.8% |
| 2024 | 314,629 current LCU per person | +28.3% |
| 2025 | 392,270 current LCU per person | +24.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 392,270 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,040 current LCU per person, 17.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 392,270 current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,412 current LCU per person, 16.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +5754.3% | -0.1817 current LCU per person | 10.27 current LCU per person |
| 1994 | +4066.4% | -109.4 current LCU per person | 4,339 current LCU per person |
| 1975 | -294.7% | 18.61 current LCU per person | -36.22 current LCU per person |
| 1976 | -259.2% | -36.22 current LCU per person | -130.08 current LCU per person |
| 1974 | +265.3% | 5.09 current LCU per person | 18.61 current LCU per person |
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
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 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) ÷ 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.