Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors was 567.02 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Jamaica, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 567.02 US dollar per person for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 52.1% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Jamaica peaked at 567.02 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.22 US dollar per person, in 2009.
Jamaica ranks 89th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 73.22 US dollar per person | — |
| 2010 | 106.63 US dollar per person | +45.6% |
| 2011 | 122.58 US dollar per person | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 451.46 US dollar per person | +268.3% |
| 2013 | 541.45 US dollar per person | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 379.45 US dollar per person | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 353.31 US dollar per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 389.89 US dollar per person | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 340.67 US dollar per person | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 424.42 US dollar per person | +24.6% |
| 2019 | 449.21 US dollar per person | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 507.75 US dollar per person | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 476.91 US dollar per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 365.87 US dollar per person | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 379.85 US dollar per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 372.75 US dollar per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 567.02 US dollar per person | +52.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 567.02 US dollar per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 640.38 US dollar per person, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 567.02 US dollar per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,128 US dollar per person, 50% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +268.3% | 122.58 US dollar per person | 451.46 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.22 US dollar per person | 73.22 US dollar per person | 73.22 US dollar per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 355.91 US dollar per person | 106.63 US dollar per person | 541.45 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 445.02 US dollar per person | 365.87 US dollar per person | 567.02 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More external debt data for Jamaica
- Net financial flows, IBRD 160.84 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Use of IMF credit 1.66 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 8.27 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 10.72 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 19.1% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 49.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Jamaica?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Jamaica was 567.02 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 567.02 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.22 US dollar per person in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Jamaica ranks 89th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.