Caribbean foreign direct investment

A special retrospective spanning the full seventeen-year archive of the Caribbean Property & Investment Review — from the global financial crisis of 2009 through Guyana’s oil era and beyond, to July 2026.

Our inaugural Six-Month Special Edition delivers an in-depth review of Caribbean property and investment activity from January to July 2026 — covering the global rate-cut cycle, Guyana’s oil boom, the housing affordability crisis, foreign direct investment surges, and the opening of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

The Caribbean recorded a surge in foreign direct investment commitments in March 2026 as international capital identified the region’s resilient tourism economy, improving governance and strategic location as compelling features in an uncertain global investment landscape.

Record Easter occupancy across Jamaica and Barbados, St Kitts CBI records, Grenada property momentum, and Jamaica hotel construction surge headline Caribbean spring 2025 — as ECCB documents the deepening housing affordability crisis.

IDB commits US$620 million across the Caribbean in Q1 as the CDB launches a US$180 million OECS housing finance facility, Jamaica accelerates road infrastructure, and Caribbean private equity hits a record US$890 million.

Caribbean investors navigate peak hurricane season post-Beryl while Guyana’s ExxonMobil commits US$4.6B capex, Jamaica property values hold, and the Dominican Republic breaks tourism records.

Q1 2024 Caribbean FDI runs 18% ahead of 2023 as Jamaica’s Caymanas SEZ gains anchor tenants, DR’s Caucedo expands by US$120M, Barbados posts 3.8% growth and luxury villa markets hit record volumes.

Caribbean destinations record their strongest Q1 2024 visitor arrivals ever as hotel investment accelerates across Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and the Eastern Caribbean.

Caribbean tourism set Q3 2023 records across all major destinations with the Dominican Republic on track for 9 million annual arrivals, as FDI into regional hotel and resort development reached US$3.2 billion in commitments through September.

Caribbean hotel investment commitments reached US$2.1 billion through May 2023 as St Kitts CBI records its strongest application month, Grenada advances three resort construction sites, and the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season opens with an above-normal NOAA forecast.

Caribbean inflation moderates from 2022 peaks as Jamaica BOJ holds rates, IDB commits US$200M to regional affordable housing, and construction costs begin to ease across the region.

IDB and CDB commit over US$400M to Caribbean infrastructure and housing as post-Hurricane Fiona reconstruction accelerates and Suriname’s IMF programme reaches a key milestone.

Caribbean economies post above-forecast GDP growth as tourism recovery accelerates, but Russia-Ukraine commodity prices strain budgets. Barbados completes a successful IMF programme review as Guyana’s oil expansion advances.

The Dominican Republic’s hotel safety crisis has sent shockwaves through Caribbean tourism and property investment circles. We examine the crisis, the regional response, and why the Caribbean’s hotel investment pipeline remains fundamentally sound despite the turbulence.

As the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season opens, Caribbean investment remains buoyant — with CBI programmes, hotel development, and renewable energy all driving regional confidence.