Jamaica: USD exchange rate

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The currency chart for Jamaica shows historical data for the Jamaican Dollars per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Jamaican Dollars per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Jamaica become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Jamaica.

The series for Jamaica are available from September 2004 to January 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for Jamaica was 110.1792 Jamaican Dollars per USD with a minimum of 60.9756 Jamaican Dollars per USD in May 2005 and a maximum of 158.5374 Jamaican Dollars per USD in November 2024. The most recent available data point is 156.95 Jamaican Dollars per USD, a change of 0.36% from the previous data point of 156.3828 Jamaican Dollars per USD and a change of 1.23% from a year ago when the level was 155.0388 Jamaican Dollars per USD.

Currency values in Jamaica and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.
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  • Measure: Jamaican Dollars per USD
  • Source: Google Finance

Recent values Jamaica: USD Exchange rate
2025  Jan 156.95
2024  Dec 156.3828
2024  Nov 158.5374
2024  Oct 158.3018
2024  Sep 157.0045
2024  Aug 156.5816
2024  Jul 156.3329
2024  Jun 155.68


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Definition: The amount of local currency units that can be exchanged for one USD. An increase (decrease) means USD appreciation (depreciation). The values are monthly averages of the daily exchange rates provided by Google Finance.

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