Jamaica's s&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change) was -2.86% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 77.72 percentage points from 74.86% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -2.86% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -29.5% | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 74.86% | 2015 |
| Highest | 107.4% | 2004 |
| Lowest | -38.19% | 2008 |
| Average since 2016 | 8.48% | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 7.17% | 1997 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Jamaica's s&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change) fell 4.77 percentage points on 2024 (from 1.91% to -2.86%).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2024), the average change was −0.19 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 46.73 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 110.83 percentage points in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 121.45 percentage points in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 5.55 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 42% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Jamaica had the 71st highest value of the 80 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Jamaica in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
S&P Global Equity Indices measure the U.S. dollar price change in the stock markets covered by the S&P BMI country indices.
Limitations: Markets included in Standard & Poor's emerging markets category vary widely in level of development. Thus, it is best to look at the entire category to identify the most significant market trends. It is also useful to remember that stock market trends may be distorted by currency conversions, especially when a currency has registered a significant devaluation. Index methodology details are available on the S&P Global website: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/indices/equity/sp-global-bmi/#overview
All 29 values
| Year | S&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.86 |
| 2024 | 1.91 |
| 2023 | -7.4 |
| 2022 | -14.46 |
| 2021 | -1.73 |
| 2020 | -29.5 |
| 2019 | 26.84 |
| 2018 | 29.22 |
| 2017 | 59.95 |
| 2016 | 22.81 |
| 2015 |
S&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change) in nearby economies
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 45.67% (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 2.02 trillion (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.11 trillion (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 45.82% (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 2.38 trillion (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 65.77% (2025)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio — 2.37 (2025)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 233.16 (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)
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Questions people ask
- What is Jamaica's s&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change)?
- -2.86% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1997?
- It is down 10.03 percentage points from 7.17% in 1997. The highest value was 107.4% in 2004 and the lowest -38.19% in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank?
- 71st highest of 80 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in s&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change) unusual for Jamaica?
- In 2025, Jamaica's s&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change) fell 4.77 percentage points on 2024 (from 1.91% to -2.86%). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2024), the average change was −0.19 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 46.73 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator CM.MKT.INDX.ZG, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: S&P Global BMI, S&P Dow Jones Indices, uri: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/index-family/equity/global-equity/sp-global-bmi/#overview 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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