Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Jamaica
127.47 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
133.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
29th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Jamaica
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 133.25 % change on previous year against 127.47 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 5.78 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 68.79 % change on previous year 163.41 % change on previous year 94.62 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 7.74 % change on previous year 14.07 % change on previous year 6.33 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 25.9 % change on previous year 53.16 % change on previous year 27.26 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 133.79 % change on previous year 28.56 % change on previous year 105.22 % 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$), annual, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 133.25 % change on previous year against 127.47 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
5.78 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Jamaica ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.