Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors was 0.0709 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Jamaica, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0709 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 47.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Jamaica peaked at 0.1057 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0165 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 88th out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 … unit GDP sectors in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2010 | 0.0222 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0234 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0845 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +260.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0763 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0662 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0735 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0608 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 0.071 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0745 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0958 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0848 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0552 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -34.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0504 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0481 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0709 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +47.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0709 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0692 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0709 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0905 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 78% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP 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 | +260.8% | 0.0234 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0845 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0658 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0222 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0675 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0481 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0958 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 85 Norway 0.0759 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0755 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Djibouti 0.0742 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Thailand 0.0708 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Paraguay 0.0692 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Barbados 0.0672 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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$), annual growth rate 49.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Jamaica?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Jamaica was 0.0709 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.1057 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0165 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Jamaica ranks 88th 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 7.1%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.