Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Jamaica
Jamaica: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 439.38 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Jamaica, 2013–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Jamaica is 439.38 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 386.6% on the previous year and up 177.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Jamaica peaked at 439.38 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.08 billion, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 2nd of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -1.06 billion | — |
| 2014 | -1.08 billion | +1.2% |
| 2015 | -564.54 million | -47.6% |
| 2016 | -707.22 million | +25.3% |
| 2017 | -655.79 million | -7.3% |
| 2018 | -340.22 million | -48.1% |
| 2019 | -317.27 million | -6.7% |
| 2020 | -272.84 million | -14.0% |
| 2021 | -254.63 million | -6.7% |
| 2022 | -535.18 million | +110.2% |
| 2023 | -274.62 million | -48.7% |
| 2024 | -153.32 million | -44.2% |
| 2025 | 439.38 million | -386.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -675.27 million | -1.08 billion | -317.27 million | 7 |
| 2020s | -175.20 million | -535.18 million | 439.38 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Brazil 3.91 billion compare
- 3 Sweden 34.00 million compare
- 4 Malta 7.54 million compare
- 5 Switzerland 0 compare
- 5 Czechia 0 compare
- 5 Germany 0 compare
- 5 Denmark 0 compare
- 5 Estonia 0 compare
- 5 Greece 0 compare
- 5 Ireland 0
- 5 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 5 Netherlands 0
- 5 Norway 0 compare
- 5 Portugal 0 compare
- 5 Russia 0 compare
- 5 Slovak Republic 0
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1949 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,559 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.60 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Jamaica?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Jamaica was 439.38 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 439.38 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.08 billion in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Jamaica ranks 2nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, More than 3 months and up to 1 year (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Cent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.