Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Cape Verde
39,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
45,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
53rd
Jamaica rank
50th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Jamaica
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 45,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 39,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 6,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 50th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -1,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cape Verde
1980s 88.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 727.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 639.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 3,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,899 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 22,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 63,127 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 29,204 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56,146 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,942 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 27,285 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,957 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 45,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 39,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
6,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Cape Verde ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 50th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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