Total Reserves in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total Reserves was 6,290 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total Reserves in Jamaica, 1992–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 6,290 for total reserves in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 158.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Jamaica peaked at 6,290 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -85.64, in 1992.
Jamaica ranks 91st of 165 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.
Total Reserves in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -85.64 | — |
| 1993 | 12.51 | -114.6% |
| 1994 | 408.3 | +3163.8% |
| 1995 | 421.31 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 692.61 | +64.4% |
| 1997 | 540.5 | -22.0% |
| 1998 | 582 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 450.17 | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 969.52 | +115.4% |
| 2001 | 1,841 | +89.9% |
| 2002 | 1,597 | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 1,165 | -27.1% |
| 2004 | 1,859 | +59.5% |
| 2005 | 2,087 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 2,318 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 1,878 | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 1,773 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1,729 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2,171 | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 1,966 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 1,126 | -42.8% |
| 2013 | 1,053 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 2,001 | +90.1% |
| 2015 | 2,437 | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 2,719 | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 3,208 | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 3,005 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 3,163 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 3,126 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 4,001 | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 3,969 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4,758 | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 5,584 | +17.3% |
| 2025 | 6,290 | +12.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 6,290 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,747, 72% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 6,290 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,301, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Reserves 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +3163.8% | 12.51 | 408.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 377.72 | -85.64 | 692.61 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,722 | 969.52 | 2,318 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,285 | 1,053 | 3,208 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,621 | 3,126 | 6,290 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- 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) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in Jamaica?
- Total reserves in Jamaica was 6,290 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6,290 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -85.64 in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for total reserves?
- Jamaica ranks 91st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.1%. 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 Total Reserves. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities.