Jamaica has been ranked among four other countries in the region who are in the top 10 Caribbean and Central American countries of the future.

According to the Financial Times, Trinidad and Tobago was placed third, followed by Barbados fourth and Jamaica at 10th position.

Antigua and Barbuda as well as the British Virgin Islands were the only Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States member countries on the list, coming in sixth and seventh, respectively.

Costa Rica was ranked number one in the Caribbean and Central America.

The rankings are reportedly created by the British media group's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Intelligence Division as a benchmark of the investment attractiveness of countries and cities around the world.