Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Jamaica
Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 1.07 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Jamaica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Jamaica stood at 1.07 million BoP, current US$.
The figure is up 127.5% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Jamaica peaked at 445.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, -3.89 million BoP, current US$, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 147th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | -1.00 million BoP, current US$ | -200.0% |
| 1972 | -1.50 million BoP, current US$ | +50.0% |
| 1973 | -2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 7.00 million BoP, current US$ | -450.0% |
| 1975 | 3.50 million BoP, current US$ | -50.0% |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 37.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 38.00 million BoP, current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 48.00 million BoP, current US$ | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 61.30 million BoP, current US$ | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | -96.7% |
| 1995 | 20.70 million BoP, current US$ | +935.0% |
| 1996 | 45.30 million BoP, current US$ | +118.8% |
| 1997 | 9.00 million BoP, current US$ | -80.1% |
| 1998 | 35.00 million BoP, current US$ | +288.9% |
| 1999 | 45.90 million BoP, current US$ | +31.1% |
| 2000 | 25.60 million BoP, current US$ | -44.2% |
| 2001 | 51.60 million BoP, current US$ | +101.6% |
| 2002 | 36.60 million BoP, current US$ | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 79.10 million BoP, current US$ | +116.1% |
| 2004 | 17.72 million BoP, current US$ | -77.6% |
| 2005 | 56.43 million BoP, current US$ | +218.4% |
| 2006 | 45.57 million BoP, current US$ | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 60.41 million BoP, current US$ | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 15.88 million BoP, current US$ | -73.7% |
| 2009 | 5.40 million BoP, current US$ | -66.0% |
| 2010 | 16.32 million BoP, current US$ | +202.3% |
| 2011 | 29.08 million BoP, current US$ | +78.1% |
| 2012 | 89.89 million BoP, current US$ | +209.1% |
| 2013 | 74.77 million BoP, current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 59.48 million BoP, current US$ | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 34.21 million BoP, current US$ | -42.5% |
| 2016 | 270.09 million BoP, current US$ | +689.4% |
| 2017 | 34.33 million BoP, current US$ | -87.3% |
| 2018 | 12.67 million BoP, current US$ | -63.1% |
| 2019 | 445.99 million BoP, current US$ | +3419.9% |
| 2020 | 6.69 million BoP, current US$ | -98.5% |
| 2021 | 56.15 million BoP, current US$ | +739.1% |
| 2022 | 60.29 million BoP, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2023 | -3.89 million BoP, current US$ | -106.5% |
| 2024 | 1.07 million BoP, current US$ | -127.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.07 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 153.78 million BoP, current US$, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.07 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.62 million BoP, current US$, 6% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +3419.9% | 12.67 million BoP, current US$ | 445.99 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1995 | +935.0% | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | 20.70 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2021 | +739.1% | 6.69 million BoP, current US$ | 56.15 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2016 | +689.4% | 34.21 million BoP, current US$ | 270.09 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 700,000 BoP, current US$ | -2.00 million BoP, current US$ | 7.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | 61.30 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.43 million BoP, current US$ | 5.40 million BoP, current US$ | 79.10 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.68 million BoP, current US$ | 12.67 million BoP, current US$ | 445.99 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.06 million BoP, current US$ | -3.89 million BoP, current US$ | 60.29 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 72.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 53.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Jamaica?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Jamaica was 1.07 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 445.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.89 million BoP, current US$ in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Jamaica ranks 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.