Foreign liabilities per capita in Jamaica

Jamaica: Foreign liabilities per capita was 12,754 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
12,754 current US$
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
56th
of 150 countries
All-time high
12,754 current US$
in 2020
All-time low
2,549 current US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Jamaica, 1995–2020

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1995200720201995: 2.6k current US$1996: 2.6k current US$1997: 2.5k current US$1998: 2.7k current US$1999: 2.9k current US$2000: 3.2k current US$2001: 3.7k current US$2002: 3.9k current US$2003: 4.1k current US$2004: 4.7k current US$2005: 5.4k current US$2006: 6.2k current US$2007: 6.9k current US$2008: 7.6k current US$2009: 7.5k current US$2010: 8.1k current US$2011: 8.7k current US$2012: 9.3k current US$2013: 9.5k current US$2014: 9.9k current US$2015: 10.3k current US$2016: 10.6k current US$2017: 11.4k current US$2018: 12.3k current US$2019: 12.7k current US$2020: 12.8k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 12,754 current US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Jamaica peaked at 12,754 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,549 current US$, in 1997.

That places Jamaica 56th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 2,663 current US$ 2,549 current US$ 2,862 current US$ 5
2000s 5,316 current US$ 3,223 current US$ 7,580 current US$ 10
2010s 10,275 current US$ 8,077 current US$ 12,692 current US$ 10
2020s 12,754 current US$ 12,754 current US$ 12,754 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 53 Bulgaria 13,881 current US$ compare
  2. 54 Mongolia 13,740 current US$ compare
  3. 55 Malaysia 13,684 current US$ compare
  4. 57 Guyana 12,731 current US$ compare
  5. 58 Serbia 12,687 current US$ compare
  6. 59 Kazakhstan 12,433 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Jamaica?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Jamaica was 12,754 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 12,754 current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 2,549 current US$ in 1997.
How does Jamaica rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Jamaica ranks 56th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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 liabilities per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (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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