Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Jamaica
Jamaica: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 1.04 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Jamaica is 1.04 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Jamaica peaked at 8.41 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.04 %, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 96th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.41 % | — |
| 1992 | 8.41 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.35 % | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 6.88 % | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 4.42 % | -35.8% |
| 1996 | 4.94 % | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 5.02 % | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 5.15 % | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.99 % | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.6 % | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 3.85 % | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 3.42 % | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 1.98 % | -41.9% |
| 2004 | 1.47 % | -26.0% |
| 2005 | 1.84 % | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 1.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.32 % | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 2.13 % | +60.9% |
| 2009 | 2.64 % | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 2.04 % | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 2.21 % | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 2.18 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.31 % | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 2.51 % | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 2.33 % | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9 % | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 1.35 % | -29.0% |
| 2018 | 2 % | +48.4% |
| 2019 | 1.77 % | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 1.78 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.54 % | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 1.25 % | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1 % | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 1.04 % | -5.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.04 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.26 %, 46% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.04 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 %, 41% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.06 % | 4.42 % | 8.41 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.51 % | 1.32 % | 4.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 % | 1.35 % | 2.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 % | 1.04 % | 1.78 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 0.1723 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 0.16 (2010)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2010)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 16.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Jamaica?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Jamaica was 1.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 % in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Jamaica ranks 96th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.