Broad money in Jamaica
Jamaica: Broad money was 2.38 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 2.38 trillion current LCU for broad money in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 203.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Jamaica peaked at 2.38 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 94.72 million current LCU, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 71st out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.02 million current LCU | 94.72 million current LCU | 339.09 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 907.70 million current LCU | 390.32 million current LCU | 1.55 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.55 billion current LCU | 2.04 billion current LCU | 16.81 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.87 billion current LCU | 20.44 billion current LCU | 167.62 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 311.34 billion current LCU | 155.94 billion current LCU | 476.86 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 788.24 billion current LCU | 503.49 billion current LCU | 1.19 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 trillion current LCU | 1.41 trillion current LCU | 2.38 trillion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Domestic credit to private sector 45.9% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 7.9% (2025)
- Broad money 65.8% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 45.9% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.02 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.47 (2024)
- Net migration -11,053 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 45.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 159.1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Jamaica?
- Broad money in Jamaica was 2.38 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.72 million current LCU in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for broad money?
- Jamaica ranks 71st out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.