Ja remittances rebound to record US$3.49b in 2025

Remittances to Jamaica rose 3.8 per cent in 2025, as a sharp post-hurricane rebound in the final two months of the year more than offset the slump that followed Hurricane Melissa’s October landfall. The calendar-year total of US$3.49 billion edged past the US$3.36 billion recorded in 2024, according to data published by the Bank of Jamaica. The gain was modest by recent standards – inflows had surged to a peak of US$3.5 billion in 2021 before gradually retreating – but the trajectory through the year tells a more dramatic story.