Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) 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
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Jamaica is 1,559 SDR per person, measured 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 (Reserves) 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% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,559 SDR per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,128 SDR per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,559 SDR per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,215 SDR per person, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +203.0% | 30.87 SDR per person | 93.52 SDR per person |
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 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 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.