Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.2776 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Jamaica stood at 0.2776 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0.3028 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1274 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Jamaica ranks 42nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1856 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.1943 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1467 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1445 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2253 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +55.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1953 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1338 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1274 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.178 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +39.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1947 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2209 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2396 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.272 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3028 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2401 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2273 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2559 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2776 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.2776 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.2776 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1609 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1601 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1943 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1938 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1274 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2396 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2626 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2273 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3028 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 39 Russian Federation 0.2947 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Iraq 0.2874 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Albania 0.2812 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Mongolia 0.2761 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 0.2711 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Peru 0.2696 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Jamaica?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Jamaica was 0.2776 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3028 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1274 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (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.