Foreign assets in Jamaica

Jamaica: Foreign assets was 11.71 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11.71 billion current US$
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
99th
of 150 countries
All-time high
11.71 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
2.15 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Jamaica, 1995–2020

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B12.0B1995200720201995: 2.2B current US$1996: 2.5B current US$1997: 2.3B current US$1998: 2.5B current US$1999: 2.3B current US$2000: 3.3B current US$2001: 4.7B current US$2002: 4.3B current US$2003: 3.8B current US$2004: 5.4B current US$2005: 5.4B current US$2006: 5.8B current US$2007: 6.1B current US$2008: 6.1B current US$2009: 5.1B current US$2010: 5.8B current US$2011: 5.7B current US$2012: 6.8B current US$2013: 7.2B current US$2014: 8.0B current US$2015: 8.6B current US$2016: 9.7B current US$2017: 10.2B current US$2018: 10.2B current US$2019: 11.0B current US$2020: 11.7B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign assets in Jamaica is 11.71 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Jamaica peaked at 11.71 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.15 billion current US$, in 1995.

Jamaica ranks 99th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.36 billion current US$ 2.15 billion current US$ 2.54 billion current US$ 5
2000s 4.99 billion current US$ 3.25 billion current US$ 6.12 billion current US$ 10
2010s 8.34 billion current US$ 5.72 billion current US$ 11.04 billion current US$ 10
2020s 11.71 billion current US$ 11.71 billion current US$ 11.71 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 96 Nepal 12.81 billion current US$ compare
  2. 97 Cameroon 12.15 billion current US$ compare
  3. 98 Tunisia 12.11 billion current US$ compare
  4. 100 Georgia 11.35 billion current US$ compare
  5. 101 Ghana 11.29 billion current US$ compare
  6. 102 El Salvador 11.12 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Jamaica?
Foreign assets in Jamaica was 11.71 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 11.71 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.15 billion current US$ in 1995.
How does Jamaica rank for foreign assets?
Jamaica ranks 99th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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