Jamaica vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Jamaica
-38.04 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
-44.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica rank
166th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
169th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Jamaica
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
-2000200400600800197119972024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports -38.04 % change on previous year against -44.51 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 6.47 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Jamaica ranks 166th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 6.03 % change on previous year 229.58 % change on previous year 223.55 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 312.36 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 212.36 % change on previous year Jamaica
1990s 33.23 % change on previous year 56.73 % change on previous year 23.51 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 8.59 % change on previous year 87.92 % change on previous year 79.33 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 13.72 % change on previous year 16.59 % change on previous year 2.86 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s -4.67 % change on previous year 21.47 % change on previous year 26.14 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Jamaica or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Jamaica, at -38.04 % change on previous year against -44.51 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Jamaica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
6.47 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
40 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Jamaica ranks 166th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.