ECNETNews, New York, NY, Fri. July 19, 2024: Recent analysis reveals the current state of U.S. Direct Investment in the Caribbean, based on the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis for 2022. This assessment follows the recent Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Ministerial in D.C. Notably, countries such as Guyana, Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Antigua & Barbuda are not included, as they either received no inward U.S. investments or lacked available data for 2021 and 2022.
The total U.S. investment across 16 Caribbean nations for 2022 stands at approximately $296.1 billion. Below is the detailed breakdown of investments by country, ranked from highest to lowest based on the most recent data.
U.S. Investments in the Caribbean (2022)
| Country | Investment Amount (USD) | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | $206.4 billion | -12.7% |
| The Bahamas | $42.6 billion | +1.4% |
| Curacao | $9.2 billion | +18.1% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $6 billion | +49.6% |
| The Dominican Republic | $2.5 billion | +3.7% |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $468 million | +1.5% |
| Jamaica | $239 million | +5.8% |
| Anguilla | $137 million | -14.4% |
| Caribbean Netherlands | $123 million | +2.5% |
| Belize | $122 million | -1.6% |
| Sint Maarten | $93 million | -7.0% |
| Barbados | $28.3 million | -12.9% |
| Aruba | $20 million | +900.0% |
| Haiti | $17 million | -22.7% |
| St. Lucia | $12 million | -340.0% |
These U.S. investments illustrate the varying degrees of economic engagement and investment dynamics between the United States and the Caribbean region. For an in-depth look at Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) trends in the Caribbean, stay updated with ECNETNews.
