Jamaica's net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) was -2.56% in 2015, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 4.33 percentage points from 1.77% in 2005.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -2.56% | 2015 |
| Five years earlier | 3.31% | 2010 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.77% | 2005 |
| Highest | 4.7% | 2014 |
| Lowest | -2.56% | 2015 |
| Average since 2006 | -0.06% | 2006–2015 |
| First recorded | -1.65% | 2004 |
What the numbers say
In 2015, Jamaica's net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) fell 7.25 percentage points on 2014 (from 4.7% to -2.56%).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2014), the average change was +0.64 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.26 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.25 percentage points in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2006 to 2015 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | -2.56% | 2015 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 1.52% | 2024 |
Closest to Jamaica in the 2015 ranking
- Honduras — 1st of 2: 1.35%
What this measures
Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 12 values
| Year | Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | -2.56 |
| 2014 | 4.7 |
| 2013 | -0.5571 |
| 2012 | 0.0146 |
| 2011 | -2.13 |
| 2010 | 3.31 |
| 2009 | 0.2421 |
| 2008 | -1.42 |
| 2007 | -2.53 |
| 2006 | 0.3739 |
| 2005 |
Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 3.69% (2024)
- Bahamas, The — 1.46% (2024)
- Barbados — 2.54% (2016)
- Brazil — 1.53% (2024)
- Chile — -0.29% (2024)
- Colombia — 1.1% (2024)
- Dominican Republic — -0.22% (2024)
- Ecuador — 2.2% (2022)
- El Salvador — 0.41% (2024)
- Guatemala
More public sector data for Jamaica
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 286.65 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 45.62 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.37% (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 4.1% (2025)
- Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 49.44 (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 49.18 billion (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 2.3% (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -60.51 billion (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -2.83% (2020)
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Questions people ask
- What is Jamaica's net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP)?
- -2.56% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2004?
- It is down 0.9 percentage points from -1.65% in 2004. The highest value was 4.7% in 2014 and the lowest -2.56% in 2015.
- Is the latest change in net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) unusual for Jamaica?
- In 2015, Jamaica's net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) fell 7.25 percentage points on 2014 (from 4.7% to -2.56%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2014), the average change was +0.64 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.AST.TOTL.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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