Resolving insolvency - Score in Jamaica

Jamaica: Resolving insolvency - Score was 70.11 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
70.11
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
34th
of 191 countries
All-time high
70.11
in 2019
All-time low
49.8
in 2004
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Resolving insolvency - Score in Jamaica, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 502004: 49.82005: 53.22006: 53.42007: 53.42008: 53.52009: 53.52010: 53.82011: 53.92012: 52.72013: 53.32014: 53.32015: 69.12016: 69.22017: 69.32018: 69.82019: 70.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, resolving insolvency - score in Jamaica stood at 70.11. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency - score in Jamaica peaked at 70.11 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.8, in 2004.

Jamaica ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Resolving insolvency - Score in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency - Score in Jamaica, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 50.04 —
2004 49.8 -0.5%
2005 53.16 +6.7%
2006 53.36 +0.4%
2007 53.36 -0.0%
2008 53.49 +0.2%
2009 53.49 +0.0%
2010 53.77 +0.5%
2011 53.9 +0.2%
2012 52.73 -2.2%
2013 53.32 +1.1%
2014 53.29 -0.1%
2015 69.08 +29.6%
2016 69.15 +0.1%
2017 69.31 +0.2%
2018 69.83 +0.8%
2019 70.11 +0.4%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 70.11 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.79, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 70.11 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.03, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Resolving insolvency - Score 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.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +29.6% 53.29 69.08

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.38 49.8 53.49 7
2010s 61.45 52.73 70.11 10

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 31 Cyprus 72.52 compare
  2. 32 Colombia 71.37 compare
  3. 33 Mexico 70.35 compare
  4. 35 Barbados 69.76 compare
  5. 36 New Zealand 69.48 compare
  6. 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68.22 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency - score in Jamaica?
Resolving insolvency - score in Jamaica was 70.11 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 70.11 in 2019.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 49.8 in 2004.
How does Jamaica rank for resolving insolvency - score?
Jamaica ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency - score rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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 Resolving insolvency - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Resolving insolvency - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The score for resolving insolvency is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the recovery rate of insolvency proceedings involving domestic entities, as well as the strength of the legal framework applicable to judicial liquidation and reorganization proceedings.