Afghanistan vs Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2021
Jamaica
0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
141st
Jamaica rank
144th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3935 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.0 times Jamaica's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 144th of 192 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person
2000s 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per person 13.04 BoP, current US$ per person 13.04 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica
2010s 0.2256 BoP, current US$ per person 38 BoP, current US$ per person 37.78 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica
2020s 0.8613 BoP, current US$ per person 11.08 BoP, current US$ per person 10.22 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Jamaica?
Afghanistan, at 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Jamaica?
0.3935 BoP, current US$ per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Jamaica?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Jamaica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 144th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.