Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 64.31 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 64.31 million current LCU per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 491.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 64.31 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, -959,197 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 20th of 185 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 | 3,691 current LCU per square kilometre | -28.07 current LCU per square kilometre | 7,749 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | -17,679 current LCU per square kilometre | -87,015 current LCU per square kilometre | 11,496 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | -401,035 current LCU per square kilometre | -628,200 current LCU per square kilometre | -95,634 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | -959,197 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.76 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | 12.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | 8.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | 33.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | 33.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 64.31 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 17 Costa Rica 126.78 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 18 Rwanda 81.54 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 19 Comoros 64.97 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 21 Guinea 51.82 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 22 Uganda 51.77 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 23 Somalia 43.14 million current LCU per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Jamaica was 64.31 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 64.31 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -959,197 current LCU per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 491.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.