Jamaica: Foreign exchange reserves
(measure: billion U.S. Dollar, source: Bank of Jamaica)
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units in Jamaica, July, 2019:
For that indicator, Bank of Jamaica provides data for Jamaica from 1962 to 2019. The average value for Jamaica during that period was 0.9 billion U.S. Dollar with a minumum of 0.02 billion U.S. Dollar in November 1977 and a maximum of 4.27 billion U.S. Dollar in August 2017.
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Measure: billion U.S. Dollar
Source: Bank of Jamaica
Source: Bank of Jamaica
Definition: Foreign exchange reserves consist of foreign currency, deposits denominated in foreign
currency, Monetary Gold, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and Reserve position in the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreign exchange reserves are held by monetary authorities
to finance trade imbalances, check the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations and address
other issues under the purview of the central bank.
