Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita was 1,622 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1,622 SDR per person for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 116.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1,622 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.63 SDR per person, in 1976.
Jamaica ranks 67th of 179 countries on this measure, 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 (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 | 52.23 SDR per person | +19.5% |
| 1964 | 55.54 SDR per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 54.17 SDR per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 48.92 SDR per person | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 46.91 SDR per person | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 65.57 SDR per person | +39.8% |
| 1969 | 63.58 SDR per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 74.11 SDR per person | +16.6% |
| 1971 | 86.63 SDR per person | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 76.15 SDR per person | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 53.87 SDR per person | -29.3% |
| 1974 | 78.11 SDR per person | +45.0% |
| 1975 | 53.13 SDR per person | -32.0% |
| 1976 | 13.63 SDR per person | -74.3% |
| 1977 | 19 SDR per person | +39.4% |
| 1978 | 21.55 SDR per person | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 22.86 SDR per person | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 38.37 SDR per person | +67.9% |
| 1981 | 33.66 SDR per person | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 44.82 SDR per person | +33.2% |
| 1983 | 27.01 SDR per person | -39.7% |
| 1984 | 43.67 SDR per person | +61.7% |
| 1985 | 64.11 SDR per person | +46.8% |
| 1986 | 34.8 SDR per person | -45.7% |
| 1987 | 52.74 SDR per person | +51.5% |
| 1988 | 46.63 SDR per person | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 34.63 SDR per person | -25.7% |
| 1990 | 49.67 SDR per person | +43.4% |
| 1991 | 30.88 SDR per person | -37.8% |
| 1992 | 97.23 SDR per person | +214.8% |
| 1993 | 123.93 SDR per person | +27.5% |
| 1994 | 203.66 SDR per person | +64.3% |
| 1995 | 183.31 SDR per person | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 242.41 SDR per person | +32.2% |
| 1997 | 198.43 SDR per person | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 196.08 SDR per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 156 SDR per person | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 310.11 SDR per person | +98.8% |
| 2001 | 576.24 SDR per person | +85.8% |
| 2002 | 458.26 SDR per person | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 302.68 SDR per person | -34.0% |
| 2004 | 444.94 SDR per person | +47.0% |
| 2005 | 564.98 SDR per person | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 570.57 SDR per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 438.04 SDR per person | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 422.25 SDR per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 483.79 SDR per person | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 590.87 SDR per person | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 538.43 SDR per person | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 468.54 SDR per person | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 424.17 SDR per person | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 610.98 SDR per person | +44.0% |
| 2015 | 750.3 SDR per person | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 871.34 SDR per person | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 942.93 SDR per person | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 900.53 SDR per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 930.07 SDR per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 965.91 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,218 SDR per person | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 1,196 SDR per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,278 SDR per person | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 1,521 SDR per person | +19.1% |
| 2025 | 1,622 SDR per person | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.81 SDR per person | 41.94 SDR per person | 65.57 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.9 SDR per person | 13.63 SDR per person | 86.63 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.04 SDR per person | 27.01 SDR per person | 64.11 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 148.16 SDR per person | 30.88 SDR per person | 242.41 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 457.19 SDR per person | 302.68 SDR per person | 576.24 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 702.82 SDR per person | 424.17 SDR per person | 942.93 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,300 SDR per person | 965.91 SDR per person | 1,622 SDR per person | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1949 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,559 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,622 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 18.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 (sdr), per capita in Jamaica?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Jamaica was 1,622 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,622 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.63 SDR per person in 1976.
- How does Jamaica rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.2%. 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 (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (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 (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold 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 (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.