Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) was -1.18 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Jamaica, 1970–2025
Source: 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. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded -1.18 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net outflows in 2025.
The figure is down 210.6% on the previous year and down 103.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows in Jamaica peaked at 445.99 million BoP, current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, -3.89 million BoP, current US$, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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% |
| 1973 | -2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 7.00 million BoP, current US$ | -450.0% |
| 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$ | -127.4% |
| 2025 | -1.18 million BoP, current US$ | -210.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -1.18 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.60 million BoP, current US$. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -1.18 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.93 million BoP, current US$. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 625,000 BoP, current US$ | -2.00 million BoP, current US$ | 7.00 million BoP, current US$ | 8 |
| 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 | 19.86 million BoP, current US$ | -3.89 million BoP, current US$ | 60.29 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 168 Tuvalu -915,228 BoP, current US$ compare
- 169 Suriname -919,348 BoP, current US$ compare
- 170 Haiti -1.00 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -2.08 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 173 Grenada -3.62 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 174 Eswatini -5.55 million BoP, current US$ 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 in Jamaica?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Jamaica was -1.18 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows 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 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?
- Jamaica ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.