Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 72,554 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Jamaica, 2009–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 72,554 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Jamaica peaked at 90,950 US dollar per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,018 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2009.
Jamaica ranks 57th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 50,018 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 61,821 US dollar per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 66,705 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 61,173 US dollar per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 79,662 US dollar per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 83,292 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 73,149 US dollar per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 73,698 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 64,514 US dollar per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 52,856 US dollar per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 75,650 US dollar per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2020 | 90,950 US dollar per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 88,689 US dollar per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 83,127 US dollar per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 72,554 US dollar per square kilometre | -12.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 72,554 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,608 US dollar per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 72,554 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35,856 US dollar per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50,018 US dollar per square kilometre | 50,018 US dollar per square kilometre | 50,018 US dollar per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 69,252 US dollar per square kilometre | 52,856 US dollar per square kilometre | 83,292 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,830 US dollar per square kilometre | 72,554 US dollar per square kilometre | 90,950 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 54 Timor-Leste 78,995 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 55 Slovakia 78,917 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 56 Kiribati 77,457 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 58 Hungary 71,203 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 59 Jordan 69,323 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 60 Croatia 68,302 US dollar per square kilometre 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 72,554 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 90,950 US dollar per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,018 US dollar per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Jamaica ranks 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.