Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 10.68 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Jamaica, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 10.68 billion for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Jamaica peaked at 11.31 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.94 billion, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 125th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.33 billion | — |
| 2006 | 8.43 billion | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 10.01 billion | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 11.31 billion | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 7.52 billion | -33.5% |
| 2010 | 7.47 billion | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.85 billion | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 8.63 billion | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 8.37 billion | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.27 billion | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.60 billion | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.39 billion | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 8.22 billion | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 9.09 billion | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 9.40 billion | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.94 billion | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 8.45 billion | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 10.78 billion | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 10.95 billion | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 10.68 billion | -2.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 10.68 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.86 billion, 47% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 10.68 billion is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.97 billion, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.92 billion | 7.33 billion | 11.31 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.33 billion | 7.39 billion | 9.40 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.56 billion | 6.94 billion | 10.95 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More trade data for Jamaica
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 130.19 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 105.59 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.96 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.34 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 94.67 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 70.11 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.28 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 95.69 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0127 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.74 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Jamaica?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Jamaica was 10.68 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.31 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.94 billion in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- Jamaica ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.