Caribbean vs Japan: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows
Caribbean
3,921
in 2024
Japan
13,357
in 2024
Caribbean rank
32nd
Japan rank
29th
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows over time
- Caribbean
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13,357 against 3,921 in Caribbean, a difference of 9,436.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.4 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Caribbean ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 29th of 36 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,052 | 2,637 | 1,586 | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,134 | 9,313 | 6,179 | Japan |
| 2010s | 3,041 | 6,846 | 3,805 | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,449 | 22,891 | 19,441 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows, Caribbean or Japan?
- Japan, at 13,357 against 3,921 in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows between Caribbean and Japan?
- 9,436, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
- Caribbean ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 29th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.