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

Jamaica
0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
New Zealand
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica rank
147th
New Zealand rank
146th

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

  • Jamaica
  • New Zealand
-0.1-0.0500.05197019972025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.9 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Jamaica ranks 147th and New Zealand ranks 146th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Jamaica or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Jamaica and New Zealand?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and New Zealand?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and New Zealand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Jamaica ranks 147th and New Zealand ranks 146th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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