Jamaica vs Kiribati: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Jamaica
0.0%
in 2024
Kiribati
0.0%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
145th
Kiribati rank
146th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Kiribati
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.
Jamaica ranks 145th and Kiribati ranks 146th of 189 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Jamaica or Kiribati?
- Jamaica, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Jamaica and Kiribati?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kiribati?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Kiribati rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 145th and Kiribati ranks 146th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.