Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was -4.26 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Jamaica is -4.26 million USD, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 108.2% on the previous year and down 105.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Jamaica peaked at 420.99 million USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, -4.26 million USD, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 150th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.58 million USD | 79.2 million USD | 165.4 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.22 million USD | 70.33 million USD | 169.93 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.75 million USD | 11.93 million USD | 420.99 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.98 million USD | -4.26 million USD | 53.95 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis -2.67 million USD compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -2.82 million USD compare
- 149 Chad -3.94 million USD compare
- 151 Sierra Leone -12.25 million USD compare
- 152 Eswatini -25.11 million USD compare
- 153 Gabon -30.92 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 0.0582 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 1,211 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 192,663 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0046 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 217.65 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Jamaica?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Jamaica was -4.26 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 420.99 million USD in 2019.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.26 million USD in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Jamaica ranks 150th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 105.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.