Jamaica vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Jamaica
45,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
50th
Sweden rank
49th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Jamaica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 45,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 45,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 49th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,956 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 188.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,767 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 727.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,695 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 967.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 16,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,203 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,948 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 63,127 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 54,415 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,712 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 56,146 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 38,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 32,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 91,304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 59,062 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Jamaica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 45,850 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Jamaica and Sweden?
- 383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Jamaica ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 49th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.