Net foreign assets in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net foreign assets was 1.11 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets in Jamaica is 1.11 trillion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and up 354.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Jamaica peaked at 1.11 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, -10.39 billion current LCU, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 58th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 | 40.53 million current LCU | -304,000 current LCU | 83.92 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | -191.46 million current LCU | -942.37 million current LCU | 124.50 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.34 billion current LCU | -6.80 billion current LCU | -1.04 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.47 billion current LCU | -10.39 billion current LCU | 27.71 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.89 billion current LCU | 55.20 billion current LCU | 140.59 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 225.69 billion current LCU | 89.07 billion current LCU | 367.46 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 683.47 billion current LCU | 365.20 billion current LCU | 1.11 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 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)
- Claims on central government -2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Jamaica?
- Net foreign assets in Jamaica was 1.11 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.39 billion current LCU in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for net foreign assets?
- Jamaica ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 354.3%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. 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.