IDA total vs Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
IDA total
-26.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Jamaica
127.47 % change on previous year
in 2024
IDA total rank
30th
Jamaica rank
31st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- IDA total
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 127.47 % change on previous year against -26.35 % change on previous year in IDA total, a difference of 153.82 % change on previous year.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 4.8 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Jamaica ahead.
IDA total ranks 30th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 198.3 % change on previous year | 450 % change on previous year | 251.7 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 70.14 % change on previous year | 139.3 % change on previous year | 69.16 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 63.92 % change on previous year | 22.56 % change on previous year | 41.36 % change on previous year | IDA total |
| 2010s | 11.95 % change on previous year | 105.43 % change on previous year | 93.48 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 8.23 % change on previous year | 133.79 % change on previous year | 125.56 % 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$), annual, IDA total or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 127.47 % change on previous year against -26.35 % change on previous year in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between IDA total and Jamaica?
- 153.82 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Jamaica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Jamaica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- IDA total ranks 30th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.