Two-way investment brief
Australia–Jamaica
Jamaica direct investment in Australia
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Total Jamaica investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Jamaica
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Total Australian investment in Jamaica
A$48 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Jamaica in Australia
- Australia in Jamaica
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Jamaica → Australia
- Australia → Jamaica
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Jamaica trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$78 m
Goods exports to Jamaica, 2025
A$76 m
Goods imports from Jamaica, 2025
A$2 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Jamaica
- Imports from Jamaica
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Jamaica
- Imports from Jamaica
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Jamaica’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −0.5% | −0.1% | −1.2% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Inflation | 5.5% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 3.4% | — | — | — |
| Current account, % GDP | 2.9% | 1.2% | −6.0% | −6.6% | −3.6% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | 0.2% | −3.8% | −4.9% | −3.1% | −2.1% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 62.5% | 67.7% | 65.8% | 65.0% | 63.8% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Jamaica
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- New Australian FDI in Jamaica
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Jamaica globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $1 m · 139th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $305 m
- GDP, 2025
- $22.7 bn
- Region · income
- Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.