Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 438,756 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica is 438,756 US dollar per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 212.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica peaked at 438,756 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 129,781 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 192,744 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 213,994 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 173,382 US dollar per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 163,706 US dollar per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 129,781 US dollar per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 244,530 US dollar per square kilometre | +88.4% |
| 2011 | 231,199 US dollar per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 156,075 US dollar per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2013 | 140,560 US dollar per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 203,573 US dollar per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2015 | 245,957 US dollar per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 278,933 US dollar per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 324,031 US dollar per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 303,392 US dollar per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 314,102 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 356,099 US dollar per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 380,243 US dollar per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 400,875 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 438,756 US dollar per square kilometre | +9.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 438,756 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 133,960 US dollar per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 438,756 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,013 US dollar per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 174,721 US dollar per square kilometre | 129,781 US dollar per square kilometre | 213,994 US dollar per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 244,235 US dollar per square kilometre | 140,560 US dollar per square kilometre | 324,031 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 393,993 US dollar per square kilometre | 356,099 US dollar per square kilometre | 438,756 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 30 Poland 531,704 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 31 Tonga 509,465 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 32 United Kingdom 449,171 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 34 Hungary 400,992 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 35 Thailand 394,521 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 36 Bulgaria 382,123 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 reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Jamaica was 438,756 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 438,756 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,781 US dollar per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 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
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.