Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Jamaica
Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Jamaica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Jamaica is 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 126.7% on the previous year and down 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Jamaica peaked at 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.
That places Jamaica 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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$) … unit in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -191.2% |
| 1973 | -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +61.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -380.9% |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -96.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +758.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +94.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.5% |
| 1998 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +271.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +97.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +122.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.2% |
| 2005 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +188.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +177.2% |
| 2011 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +201.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +692.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -88.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3384.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -98.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +688.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2023 | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -105.7% |
| 2024 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -126.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +3384.5% | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1995 | +758.0% | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2016 | +692.8% | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | +688.4% | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 144 Botswana 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Tanzania 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 New Zealand 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Kiribati 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Bangladesh 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Uganda 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$), per unit in Jamaica?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Jamaica was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
- How does Jamaica rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Jamaica ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.9%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.