Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita was 1,559 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1,559 SDR per person for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 127.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1,559 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.09 SDR per person, in 1977.
That places Jamaica 60th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.94 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 45.48 SDR per person | +8.4% |
| 1962 | 43.73 SDR per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 50.26 SDR per person | +14.9% |
| 1964 | 52.76 SDR per person | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 51.44 SDR per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 44.82 SDR per person | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 42.86 SDR per person | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 61.57 SDR per person | +43.6% |
| 1969 | 58.54 SDR per person | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 65.65 SDR per person | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 72.96 SDR per person | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 72.58 SDR per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 50.59 SDR per person | -30.3% |
| 1974 | 75.53 SDR per person | +49.3% |
| 1975 | 51.03 SDR per person | -32.4% |
| 1976 | 13.25 SDR per person | -74.0% |
| 1977 | 12.09 SDR per person | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 19.42 SDR per person | +60.7% |
| 1979 | 22.67 SDR per person | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 38.37 SDR per person | +69.2% |
| 1981 | 32.05 SDR per person | -16.5% |
| 1982 | 43.07 SDR per person | +34.4% |
| 1983 | 27.01 SDR per person | -37.3% |
| 1984 | 43.65 SDR per person | +61.6% |
| 1985 | 64.11 SDR per person | +46.9% |
| 1986 | 34.65 SDR per person | -45.9% |
| 1987 | 52.31 SDR per person | +51.0% |
| 1988 | 46.63 SDR per person | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 34.63 SDR per person | -25.7% |
| 1990 | 49.53 SDR per person | +43.0% |
| 1991 | 30.87 SDR per person | -37.7% |
| 1992 | 93.52 SDR per person | +203.0% |
| 1993 | 120.23 SDR per person | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 203.66 SDR per person | +69.4% |
| 1995 | 183.19 SDR per person | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 242.39 SDR per person | +32.3% |
| 1997 | 198.36 SDR per person | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 195.9 SDR per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 155.8 SDR per person | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 310.09 SDR per person | +99.0% |
| 2001 | 575.79 SDR per person | +85.7% |
| 2002 | 458.01 SDR per person | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 302.66 SDR per person | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 444.92 SDR per person | +47.0% |
| 2005 | 564.97 SDR per person | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 570.5 SDR per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 437.96 SDR per person | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 422.24 SDR per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 403.04 SDR per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 512.99 SDR per person | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 463.9 SDR per person | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 396.6 SDR per person | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 355.1 SDR per person | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 544.48 SDR per person | +53.3% |
| 2015 | 685.83 SDR per person | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 799.7 SDR per person | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 875.12 SDR per person | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 837.73 SDR per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 871.32 SDR per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 910.83 SDR per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,037 SDR per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 1,149 SDR per person | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 1,247 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 1,444 SDR per person | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 1,559 SDR per person | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.34 SDR per person | 41.94 SDR per person | 61.57 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.58 SDR per person | 12.09 SDR per person | 75.53 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.65 SDR per person | 27.01 SDR per person | 64.11 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 147.34 SDR per person | 30.87 SDR per person | 242.39 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 449.02 SDR per person | 302.66 SDR per person | 575.79 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 634.28 SDR per person | 355.1 SDR per person | 875.12 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,225 SDR per person | 910.83 SDR per person | 1,559 SDR per person | 6 |
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- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Jamaica?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Jamaica was 1,559 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,559 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.09 SDR per person in 1977.
- How does Jamaica rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.