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
-50005001.0k197119972024

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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.