Securities Other Than Shares, Liabilities of Central Bank: Securities in Jamaica
Jamaica: Securities Other Than Shares, Liabilities of Central Bank: Securities was 97.29 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Securities Other Than Shares, Liabilities of Central Bank: Securities in Jamaica, 1965–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 97.29 billion for securities other than shares, liabilities of central bank: securities in 2008.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 18.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, securities other than shares, liabilities of central bank: securities in Jamaica peaked at 119.21 billion in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1965.
That places Jamaica 5th out of 91 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Securities Other Than Shares, Liabilities of Central Bank: Securities in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 51.80 billion | — |
| 2001 | 85.63 billion | +65.3% |
| 2002 | 89.98 billion | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 81.97 billion | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 105.60 billion | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 119.21 billion | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 112.55 billion | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 77.64 billion | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 97.29 billion | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.30 billion | 51.80 billion | 119.21 billion | 9 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 2 Chile 3.59 trillion compare
- 3 Costa Rica 1.08 trillion compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 187.40 billion compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 14.94 billion compare
- 7 Peru 7.55 billion compare
- 8 Honduras 2.80 billion 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$), annual growth rate 49.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 3.86 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is securities other than shares, liabilities of central bank: securities in Jamaica?
- Securities other than shares, liabilities of central bank: securities in Jamaica was 97.29 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest securities other than shares, liabilities of central bank: securities recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 119.21 billion in 2005.
- What is the lowest securities other than shares, liabilities of central bank: securities recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1965.
- How does Jamaica rank for securities other than shares, liabilities of central bank: securities?
- Jamaica ranks 5th out of 91 countries with data for 2008.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Securities Other Than Shares, Liabilities of Central Bank: Securities (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.