Net acquisition of financial assets in Jamaica
Jamaica: Net acquisition of financial assets was -2.6% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Jamaica, 2004–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2015, net acquisition of financial assets in Jamaica stood at -2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 154.4% on the previous year and down 244.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Jamaica peaked at 4.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -2.6%, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 131st out of 134 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -1.7% | — |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -207.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -78.9% |
| 2007 | -2.5% | -776.9% |
| 2008 | -1.4% | -43.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -117.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +1266.8% |
| 2011 | -2.1% | -164.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.7% |
| 2013 | -0.6% | -3925.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -943.5% |
| 2015 | -2.6% | -154.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.5% | -2.5% | 1.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -2.6% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More public sector data for Jamaica
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 92.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 262.51 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Jamaica?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Jamaica was -2.6% in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6% in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Jamaica ranks 131st out of 134 countries with data for 2015.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 244.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.