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

Jamaica
0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
144th
Mauritania rank
143rd

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

  • Jamaica
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3776 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Mauritania ahead.

Jamaica ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 143rd of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Mauritania 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 0.1419 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1419 BoP, current US$ per person Mauritania
1990s 12.71 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1149 BoP, current US$ per person 12.6 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica
2000s 16.6 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3437 BoP, current US$ per person 16.26 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica
2010s 16.92 BoP, current US$ per person -26.87 BoP, current US$ per person 43.79 BoP, current US$ per person Jamaica
2020s 8.48 BoP, current US$ per person 0.91 BoP, current US$ per person 7.57 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$), per capita, Jamaica or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Jamaica and Mauritania?
0.3776 BoP, current US$ per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritania?
39 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Mauritania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Jamaica ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 143rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.