Barbados vs Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Barbados
303.06 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Jamaica
305.08 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Barbados rank
133rd
Jamaica rank
132nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 305.08 million BoP, current US$ against 303.06 million BoP, current US$ in Barbados, a difference of 2.02 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
Barbados ranks 133rd and Jamaica ranks 132nd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.93 million BoP, current US$ | 53.67 million BoP, current US$ | 42.74 million BoP, current US$ | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 20.83 million BoP, current US$ | 7.88 million BoP, current US$ | 12.95 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 1990s | 24.00 million BoP, current US$ | 176.04 million BoP, current US$ | 152.04 million BoP, current US$ | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 298.64 million BoP, current US$ | 683.67 million BoP, current US$ | 385.02 million BoP, current US$ | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 406.52 million BoP, current US$ | 608.06 million BoP, current US$ | 201.54 million BoP, current US$ | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 245.76 million BoP, current US$ | 340.36 million BoP, current US$ | 94.60 million BoP, current US$ | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 305.08 million BoP, current US$ against 303.06 million BoP, current US$ in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 2.02 million BoP, current US$, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Barbados ranks 133rd and Jamaica ranks 132nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.