Barbados vs Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Barbados
132.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica
127.47 % change on previous year
in 2024
Barbados rank
30th
Jamaica rank
31st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 132.13 % change on previous year against 127.47 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 4.66 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 30th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -74.22 % change on previous year | 125 % change on previous year | 199.22 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 29.31 % change on previous year | 139.3 % change on previous year | 109.99 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 43.72 % change on previous year | 22.56 % change on previous year | 21.16 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2010s | 14.82 % change on previous year | 105.43 % change on previous year | 90.61 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 26.57 % change on previous year | 133.79 % change on previous year | 107.22 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 132.13 % change on previous year against 127.47 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 4.66 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Barbados ranks 30th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.