How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Qatar?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Jamaica

0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Qatar

0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Jamaica rank

131st

Qatar rank

129th

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

Jamaica
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 131st and Qatar ranks 129th of 200 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
1980s	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
1990s	0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2000s	0.0614 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2010s	0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2020s	0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Jamaica or Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Jamaica and Qatar?: 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Qatar?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Jamaica ranks 131st and Qatar ranks 129th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

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