Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Jamaica

Foreign direct investment outflows in Jamaica in 2024 — 1,068,505 US$. Ranked 139 in the world out of 171. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6.9%.

2024 1.07M US$ +127.48% vs 2023
World rank 139of 171
Period maximum 446M US$2019
Period minimum -3.89M US$2023

Trend over time

1970–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Jamaica, 1970–2024-200M0200M400M600M19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 1,000,000 US$1971: -1,000,000 US$1973: -2,000,000 US$1974: 7,000,000 US$1976: 0 US$1977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: 0 US$1989: 0 US$1990: 37,000,000 US$1991: 38,000,000 US$1992: 48,000,000 US$1993: 61,300,000 US$1994: 2,000,000 US$1995: 20,700,000 US$1996: 45,300,000 US$1997: 9,000,000 US$1998: 35,000,000 US$1999: 45,900,000 US$2000: 25,600,000 US$2001: 51,600,000 US$2002: 36,600,000 US$2003: 79,100,000 US$2004: 17,721,083 US$2005: 56,430,000 US$2006: 45,574,337 US$2007: 60,406,211 US$2008: 15,877,219 US$2009: 5,399,407 US$2010: 16,324,601 US$2011: 29,079,995 US$2012: 89,886,442 US$2013: 74,769,223 US$2014: 59,480,001 US$2015: 34,213,039 US$2016: 270,085,983 US$2017: 34,331,580 US$2018: 12,670,743 US$2019: 445,990,845 US$2020: 6,692,663 US$2021: 56,154,921 US$2022: 60,290,000 US$2023: -3,888,959 US$2024: 1,068,505 US$
Change over the period: +68,505 (+6.85%) Average annual rate: 0.12 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica

Jamaica 1.07M US$
World 1.72T US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 278B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 1.07M +4.96M +127.48%
2023 -3.89M −64.18M −106.45%
2022 60.29M +4.14M +7.36%
2021 56.15M +49.46M +739.05%
2020 6.69M −439M −98.5%
2019 446M +433M +3,419.85%
2018 12.67M −21.66M −63.09%
2017 34.33M −236M −87.29%
2016 270M +236M +689.42%
2015 34.21M −25.27M −42.48%
2014 59.48M −15.29M −20.45%
2013 74.77M −15.12M −16.82%
2012 89.89M +60.81M +209.1%
2011 29.08M +12.76M +78.14%
2010 16.32M +10.93M +202.34%
2009 5.4M −10.48M −65.99%
2008 15.88M −44.53M −73.72%
2007 60.41M +14.83M +32.54%
2006 45.57M −10.86M −19.24%
2005 56.43M +38.71M +218.43%
2004 17.72M −61.38M −77.6%
2003 79.1M +42.5M +116.12%
2002 36.6M −15M −29.07%
2001 51.6M +26M +101.56%
2000 25.6M −20.3M −44.23%
1999 45.9M +10.9M +31.14%
1998 35M +26M +288.89%
1997 9M −36.3M −80.13%
1996 45.3M +24.6M +118.84%
1995 20.7M +18.7M +935%
1994 2M −59.3M −96.74%
1993 61.3M +13.3M +27.71%
1992 48M +10M +26.32%
1991 38M +1M +2.7%
1990 37M +37M
1989 0 +0
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0 +0
1976 0
1974 7M +9M +450%
1973 -2M
1971 -1M −2M −200%
1970 1M

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.