Jamaica vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Jamaica
-38.04 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa
-40.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Jamaica rank
166th
Samoa rank
167th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Jamaica
- Samoa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports -38.04 % change on previous year against -40.6 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 2.56 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 166th and Samoa ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -36.58 % change on previous year | 128.36 % change on previous year | 164.93 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 84.39 % change on previous year | -0.5786 % change on previous year | 84.97 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 22 % change on previous year | -36.94 % change on previous year | 58.94 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 8.59 % change on previous year | 118.35 % change on previous year | 109.76 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 16.03 % change on previous year | 14.83 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | -4.67 % change on previous year | 73 % change on previous year | 77.68 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Jamaica or Samoa?
- Jamaica, at -38.04 % change on previous year against -40.6 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Jamaica and Samoa?
- 2.56 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Jamaica ranks 166th and Samoa ranks 167th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.