Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate (FDI annual growth) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate was -109.17 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded -109.17 % change on previous year for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 1,599.5% on the previous year and down 549.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 739.05 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -109.17 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 170th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 26.32 % change on previous year | +873.7% |
| 1993 | 27.71 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1994 | -14.03 % change on previous year | -150.6% |
| 1995 | 25.81 % change on previous year | -283.9% |
| 1996 | 40.72 % change on previous year | +57.8% |
| 1997 | -39.34 % change on previous year | -196.6% |
| 1998 | 44.88 % change on previous year | -214.1% |
| 1999 | 15.73 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 2000 | -21.71 % change on previous year | -238.0% |
| 2001 | 19.78 % change on previous year | -191.1% |
| 2002 | -16.97 % change on previous year | -185.8% |
| 2003 | 57.37 % change on previous year | -438.2% |
| 2004 | -48.41 % change on previous year | -184.4% |
| 2005 | 68.33 % change on previous year | -241.2% |
| 2006 | -15.45 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
| 2007 | 34.66 % change on previous year | -324.4% |
| 2008 | -34 % change on previous year | -198.1% |
| 2009 | -19.5 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 2010 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 2011 | 28.13 % change on previous year | -696.9% |
| 2012 | 20.49 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 2013 | -16.82 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 2014 | -20.45 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 2015 | -42.48 % change on previous year | +107.7% |
| 2016 | 689.42 % change on previous year | -1722.9% |
| 2017 | -87.29 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 2018 | -63.09 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 2020 | -98.5 % change on previous year | +56.1% |
| 2021 | 739.05 % change on previous year | -850.3% |
| 2022 | 7.28 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 2023 | -109.17 % change on previous year | -1599.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -109.17 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4385 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -109.17 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -5.33 % change on previous year, 20.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1722.9% | -42.48 % change on previous year | 689.42 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -1599.4% | 7.28 % change on previous year | -109.17 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5 % change on previous year | -39.34 % change on previous year | 44.88 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.41 % change on previous year | -48.41 % change on previous year | 68.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.91 % change on previous year | -87.29 % change on previous year | 689.42 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 134.67 % change on previous year | -109.17 % change on previous year | 739.05 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 167 Equatorial Guinea -100.31 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Seychelles -106.77 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Qatar -108.03 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Cabo Verde -121.13 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Gambia -130.45 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Viet Nam -135.53 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ 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 total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Jamaica was -109.17 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 739.05 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -109.17 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 170th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 549.1%. 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 Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.