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

Gabon
-131.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2019
Jamaica
-359.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
160th
Jamaica rank
163rd

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

  • Gabon
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports -131.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -359.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Jamaica ahead.

Gabon ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 163rd of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 48.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 129.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 25.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1990s 386.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,773 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 195.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,641 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 741.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,109 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Gabon or Jamaica?
Gabon, at -131.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -359.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Gabon and Jamaica?
228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Jamaica?
45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Gabon and Jamaica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Gabon ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 163rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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