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

Jamaica
45,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Marshall Islands
50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
50th
Marshall Islands rank
47th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Marshall Islands
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How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 45,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 5,362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 50th and Marshall Islands ranks 47th of 200 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 63,127 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,338 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 56,146 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 34,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,960 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 32,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,495 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$), per square, Jamaica or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 50,829 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 45,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Jamaica and Marshall Islands?
5,362 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Marshall Islands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Marshall Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Jamaica ranks 50th and Marshall Islands ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.