Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Jamaica
Jamaica: Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score was 50 in 2013. ▬ Flat
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, 2004–2013
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Jamaica is 50, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Jamaica peaked at 50 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2004.
Jamaica ranks 101st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50 | — |
| 2005 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 50 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.25, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 50 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.25, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 6 |
| 2010s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 101 Brazil 50 compare
- 101 Congo 50 compare
- 101 Ecuador 50 compare
- 101 Gabon 50 compare
- 101 Greece 50 compare
- 101 Italy 50 compare
- 101 Kazakhstan 50 compare
- 101 Lebanon 50 compare
- 101 Liberia 50 compare
- 101 Maldives 50 compare
- 101 Morocco 50 compare
- 101 Nepal 50 compare
- 101 Netherlands 50 compare
- 101 Palau 50 compare
- 101 Philippines 50 compare
- 101 Portugal 50 compare
- 101 Tunisia 50 compare
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 (db05-14 methodology) - score in Jamaica?
- Getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Jamaica was 50 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2004.
- What is the lowest getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score?
- Jamaica ranks 101st out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
- Is getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting credit benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator set. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.