Jamaica vs Kiribati: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Jamaica
0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kiribati
0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Jamaica rank
144th
Kiribati rank
147th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Kiribati
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2582 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 3.2 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.
Jamaica ranks 144th and Kiribati ranks 147th of 192 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kiribati | 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 | — |
| 1990s | 10.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9568 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.36 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 14.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8989 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.87 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 38 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9404 BoP, current US$ per person | 37.06 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 8.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4112 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.07 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$), per capita, Jamaica or Kiribati?
- Jamaica, at 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Jamaica and Kiribati?
- 0.2582 BoP, current US$ per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kiribati?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Kiribati rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 144th and Kiribati ranks 147th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.