Guatemala vs Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Guatemala
100.4 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Jamaica
107.45 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
111th
Jamaica rank
108th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person against 100.4 BoP, current US$ per person in Guatemala, a difference of 7.05 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.

Guatemala ranks 111th and Jamaica ranks 108th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 9.44 BoP, current US$ per person 28.18 BoP, current US$ per person 18.74 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica
1980s 13.76 BoP, current US$ per person 3.35 BoP, current US$ per person 10.4 BoP, current US$ per person Guatemala
1990s 32.05 BoP, current US$ per person 70.01 BoP, current US$ per person 37.96 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica
2000s 3.73 BoP, current US$ per person 254.6 BoP, current US$ per person 250.87 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica
2010s 72.75 BoP, current US$ per person 216.97 BoP, current US$ per person 144.21 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica
2020s 107.32 BoP, current US$ per person 119.94 BoP, current US$ per person 12.62 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Guatemala or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person against 100.4 BoP, current US$ per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Guatemala and Jamaica?
7.05 BoP, current US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jamaica?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Jamaica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Guatemala ranks 111th and Jamaica ranks 108th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.