Jamaica vs Tonga: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Jamaica
38.74 % change on previous year
in 2024
Tonga
40.84 % change on previous year
in 2023
Jamaica rank
52nd
Tonga rank
49th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Jamaica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 40.84 % change on previous year against 38.74 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 2.1 % change on previous year.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 52nd and Tonga ranks 49th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -167.42 % change on previous year | -153.81 % change on previous year | 13.61 % change on previous year | Tonga |
| 1990s | -19.71 % change on previous year | -242.38 % change on previous year | 222.67 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2000s | -11 % change on previous year | -14.26 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | -9.39 % change on previous year | -120.78 % change on previous year | 111.39 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | -27.47 % change on previous year | -173.97 % change on previous year | 146.51 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Jamaica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 40.84 % change on previous year against 38.74 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Jamaica and Tonga?
- 2.1 % change on previous year, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tonga?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Tonga rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 52nd and Tonga ranks 49th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.