Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Jamaica
Jamaica: Portfolio investment, Debt securities was 3.42 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Jamaica, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for portfolio investment, debt securities in Jamaica is 3.42 billion US dollar, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities in Jamaica peaked at 3.64 billion US dollar in 2024 and was at its lowest, 305.27 million US dollar, in 2009.
Jamaica ranks 76th of 161 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.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 305.27 million US dollar | — |
| 2010 | 644.41 million US dollar | +111.1% |
| 2011 | 703.46 million US dollar | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 1.23 billion US dollar | +74.6% |
| 2013 | 1.38 billion US dollar | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 1.87 billion US dollar | +35.3% |
| 2015 | 2.14 billion US dollar | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 2.29 billion US dollar | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.64 billion US dollar | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 2.56 billion US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.39 billion US dollar | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 2.23 billion US dollar | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 2.50 billion US dollar | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 2.97 billion US dollar | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 3.58 billion US dollar | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 3.64 billion US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 3.42 billion US dollar | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 305.27 million US dollar | 305.27 million US dollar | 305.27 million US dollar | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.79 billion US dollar | 644.41 million US dollar | 2.64 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 billion US dollar | 2.23 billion US dollar | 3.64 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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$), annual growth rate 49.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 3.86 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is portfolio investment, debt securities in Jamaica?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities in Jamaica was 3.42 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 billion US dollar in 2024.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 305.27 million US dollar in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for portfolio investment, debt securities?
- Jamaica ranks 76th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. 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 Portfolio investment, Debt securities (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.