Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Jamaica
Jamaica: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 52.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Jamaica, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 52.6% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.9% on the previous year and up 420.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Jamaica peaked at 52.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Jamaica 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 10.1% | — |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +121.8% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | +89.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 0.0% | 52.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Jamaica?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Jamaica was 52.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.