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$), per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.7539 BoP, current US$ 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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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.