Jamaica vs New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Jamaica
0.0%
in 2024
New Zealand
0.0%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
145th
New Zealand rank
144th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.9 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
Jamaica ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 144th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.4% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.0% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 145th and New Zealand ranks 144th 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.