Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was -5.52 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Jamaica stood at -5.52 million USD. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 109.2% on the previous year and down 107.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Jamaica peaked at 445.99 million USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, -5.52 million USD, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 164th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 38 million USD | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 48 million USD | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 61.3 million USD | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 52.7 million USD | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 66.3 million USD | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 93.3 million USD | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 56.6 million USD | -39.3% |
| 1998 | 82 million USD | +44.9% |
| 1999 | 94.9 million USD | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 74.3 million USD | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 89 million USD | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 73.9 million USD | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 116.3 million USD | +57.4% |
| 2004 | 60 million USD | -48.4% |
| 2005 | 101 million USD | +68.3% |
| 2006 | 85.4 million USD | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 115 million USD | +34.7% |
| 2008 | 75.9 million USD | -34.0% |
| 2009 | 61.1 million USD | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 58.22 million USD | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 74.6 million USD | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 89.89 million USD | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 74.77 million USD | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 59.48 million USD | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 34.21 million USD | -42.5% |
| 2016 | 270.09 million USD | +689.4% |
| 2017 | 34.33 million USD | -87.3% |
| 2018 | 12.67 million USD | -63.1% |
| 2019 | 445.99 million USD | +3419.9% |
| 2020 | 6.69 million USD | -98.5% |
| 2021 | 56.15 million USD | +739.1% |
| 2022 | 60.24 million USD | +7.3% |
| 2023 | -5.52 million USD | -109.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -5.52 million USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.33 million USD. (44 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -5.52 million USD is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.32 million USD. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +3419.9% | 12.67 million USD | 445.99 million USD |
| 2021 | +739.1% | 6.69 million USD | 56.15 million USD |
| 2016 | +689.4% | 34.21 million USD | 270.09 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.01 million USD | 37 million USD | 94.9 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.19 million USD | 60 million USD | 116.3 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.42 million USD | 12.67 million USD | 445.99 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.39 million USD | -5.52 million USD | 60.24 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 161 Saint Kitts and Nevis -2.87 million USD compare
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -3.14 million USD compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe -3.65 million USD compare
- 165 Cabo Verde -7.49 million USD compare
- 166 Sierra Leone -7.55 million USD compare
- 167 Timor-Leste -17 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ 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$, gaps filled in Jamaica?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Jamaica was -5.52 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 445.99 million USD in 2019.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.52 million USD in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Jamaica ranks 164th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 107.4%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 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
- 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
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 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.