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Belize vs Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net outflows

Belize
1.40 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Jamaica
1.07 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Belize rank
143rd
Jamaica rank
146th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time

  • Belize
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 1.40 million BoP, current US$ against 1.07 million BoP, current US$ in Jamaica, a difference of 326,500 BoP, current US$.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Belize ahead.

Globally, Belize ranks 143rd and Jamaica ranks 146th of 191 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 10,019 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.