Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica is 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica peaked at 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1067 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Jamaica ranks 34th of 164 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 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 | 0.116 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +72.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1733 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1142 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1586 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +48.6% |
| 2015 | 0.178 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2028 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2223 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1949 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1998 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2571 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 0.258 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2308 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2218 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2429 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2038 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1501 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1544 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.116 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1943 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1751 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2223 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2462 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2218 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 31 Iraq 0.268 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Serbia 0.2674 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Micronesia (country) 0.2672 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Japan 0.2656 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Grenada 0.2632 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Russia 0.2559 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, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica was 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1067 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Jamaica ranks 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. 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 Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.