Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) was 1.61 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors in Jamaica, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors in Jamaica is 1.61 billion US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.0% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors in Jamaica peaked at 1.61 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 200.40 million US dollar, in 2009.
Jamaica ranks 104th of 164 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 (Assets, Positions) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 200.40 million US dollar | — |
| 2010 | 293.09 million US dollar | +46.3% |
| 2011 | 338.38 million US dollar | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 1.25 billion US dollar | +269.9% |
| 2013 | 1.51 billion US dollar | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 1.06 billion US dollar | -29.7% |
| 2015 | 990.15 million US dollar | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.10 billion US dollar | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 959.25 million US dollar | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.20 billion US dollar | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 1.27 billion US dollar | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.44 billion US dollar | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.35 billion US dollar | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.04 billion US dollar | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 1.08 billion US dollar | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.06 billion US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.61 billion US dollar | +52.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.61 billion US dollar is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.72 billion US dollar, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.61 billion US dollar is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.37 billion US dollar, 48% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) 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 | +269.9% | 338.38 million US dollar | 1.25 billion US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 200.40 million US dollar | 200.40 million US dollar | 200.40 million US dollar | 1 |
| 2010s | 996.05 million US dollar | 293.09 million US dollar | 1.51 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 billion US dollar | 1.04 billion US dollar | 1.61 billion US dollar | 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 in Jamaica?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors in Jamaica was 1.61 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 200.40 million US dollar in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors?
- Jamaica ranks 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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, Other sectors (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.