Other investment, Debt instruments in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other investment, Debt instruments was 3.86 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, debt instruments in Jamaica stood at 3.86 billion US dollar. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments in Jamaica peaked at 3.86 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 851.40 million US dollar, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 106th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 billion US dollar | 851.40 million US dollar | 1.23 billion US dollar | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.93 billion US dollar | 1.05 billion US dollar | 2.56 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 billion US dollar | 2.70 billion US dollar | 3.86 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 103 Côte d'Ivoire 4.21 billion US dollar compare
- 104 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.97 billion US dollar compare
- 105 Armenia 3.87 billion US dollar compare
- 107 Seychelles 3.82 billion US dollar compare
- 108 Botswana 3.81 billion US dollar compare
- 109 Bermuda 3.69 billion US dollar compare
More external debt data for Jamaica
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -3,693 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -21.88 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 14.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 49.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 7.94 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments in Jamaica?
- Other investment, debt instruments in Jamaica was 3.86 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 851.40 million US dollar in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for other investment, debt instruments?
- Jamaica ranks 106th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.