Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 0.0543 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Jamaica, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Jamaica stood at 0.0543 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Jamaica peaked at 0.0657 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.034 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 70th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2010 | 0.0506 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.05 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0605 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +35.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0649 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0529 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0536 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0443 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.034 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0481 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +41.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0657 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0602 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0479 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0367 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0421 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0543 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0543 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0414 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0543 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0255 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0504 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.034 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0649 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0511 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0657 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 67 Fiji 0.0596 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Myanmar 0.0592 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Ukraine 0.0574 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Croatia 0.054 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Uruguay 0.0538 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 Rwanda 0.0534 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Jamaica?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Jamaica was 0.0543 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0657 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.034 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.