Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Jamaica
Jamaica: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.764 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Jamaica, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Jamaica is 0.764, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 123.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Jamaica peaked at 0.764 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.0513, in 1992.
Jamaica ranks 30th of 116 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.131 | -0.0513 | 0.2369 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.379 | 0.2096 | 0.5473 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4009 | 0.1686 | 0.5798 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.646 | 0.5135 | 0.764 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6678 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 966.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 620.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.4081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.5108 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Jamaica?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Jamaica was 0.764 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.764 in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0513 in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Jamaica ranks 30th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.