Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Latin America & Caribbean

Foreign direct investment inflows in Latin America & Caribbean in 2025 — 180,234,912,480 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 12,486.1%.

2025 180B US$ −27.55% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 343B US$2013
Period minimum 919M US$1972

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–20250100B200B300B400B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 1,432,016,509 US$1971: 1,773,594,311 US$1972: 918,606,901 US$1973: 2,245,072,899 US$1974: 2,042,157,447 US$1975: 3,033,600,991 US$1976: 2,112,442,418 US$1977: 2,977,422,961 US$1978: 3,990,553,333 US$1979: 5,284,527,069 US$1980: 6,450,100,935 US$1981: 8,726,915,556 US$1982: 7,001,790,000 US$1983: 5,485,151,667 US$1984: 5,074,691,797 US$1985: 6,438,675,759 US$1986: 4,824,695,113 US$1987: 5,393,704,913 US$1988: 8,582,378,891 US$1989: 8,324,614,489 US$1990: 8,491,733,520 US$1991: 13,186,872,978 US$1992: 14,657,927,226 US$1993: 14,981,898,665 US$1994: 29,803,911,138 US$1995: 30,168,276,207 US$1996: 48,064,360,775 US$1997: 73,777,089,561 US$1998: 85,553,163,952 US$1999: 104,715,393,497 US$2000: 97,377,504,687 US$2001: 78,628,611,990 US$2002: 60,880,629,810 US$2003: 57,421,708,939 US$2004: 99,357,513,910 US$2005: 79,254,162,950 US$2006: 113,637,427,156 US$2007: 192,673,190,262 US$2008: 222,561,119,435 US$2009: 155,525,590,212 US$2010: 234,057,188,015 US$2011: 293,729,508,343 US$2012: 297,541,686,455 US$2013: 342,573,223,164 US$2014: 280,064,305,908 US$2015: 322,462,923,350 US$2016: 220,353,129,197 US$2017: 203,482,676,908 US$2018: 209,056,837,892 US$2019: 200,856,178,439 US$2020: 153,399,074,948 US$2021: 186,157,873,630 US$2022: 241,071,579,624 US$2023: 223,969,803,189 US$2024: 248,785,374,949 US$2025: 180,234,912,480 US$
Change over the period: +179B (+12,486.09%) Average annual rate: 9.19 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 180B US$
World 1.35T US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 180B −68.55B −27.55%
2024 249B +24.82B +11.08%
2023 224B −17.1B −7.09%
2022 241B +54.91B +29.5%
2021 186B +32.76B +21.36%
2020 153B −47.46B −23.63%
2019 201B −8.2B −3.92%
2018 209B +5.57B +2.74%
2017 203B −16.87B −7.66%
2016 220B −102B −31.67%
2015 322B +42.4B +15.14%
2014 280B −62.51B −18.25%
2013 343B +45.03B +15.13%
2012 298B +3.81B +1.3%
2011 294B +59.67B +25.49%
2010 234B +78.53B +50.49%
2009 156B −67.04B −30.12%
2008 223B +29.89B +15.51%
2007 193B +79.04B +69.55%
2006 114B +34.38B +43.38%
2005 79.25B −20.1B −20.23%
2004 99.36B +41.94B +73.03%
2003 57.42B −3.46B −5.68%
2002 60.88B −17.75B −22.57%
2001 78.63B −18.75B −19.25%
2000 97.38B −7.34B −7.01%
1999 105B +19.16B +22.4%
1998 85.55B +11.78B +15.96%
1997 73.78B +25.71B +53.5%
1996 48.06B +17.9B +59.32%
1995 30.17B +364M +1.22%
1994 29.8B +14.82B +98.93%
1993 14.98B +324M +2.21%
1992 14.66B +1.47B +11.16%
1991 13.19B +4.7B +55.29%
1990 8.49B +167M +2.01%
1989 8.32B −258M −3%
1988 8.58B +3.19B +59.12%
1987 5.39B +569M +11.79%
1986 4.82B −1.61B −25.07%
1985 6.44B +1.36B +26.88%
1984 5.07B −410M −7.48%
1983 5.49B −1.52B −21.66%
1982 7B −1.73B −19.77%
1981 8.73B +2.28B +35.3%
1980 6.45B +1.17B +22.06%
1979 5.28B +1.29B +32.43%
1978 3.99B +1.01B +34.03%
1977 2.98B +865M +40.95%
1976 2.11B −921M −30.37%
1975 3.03B +991M +48.55%
1974 2.04B −203M −9.04%
1973 2.25B +1.33B +144.4%
1972 919M −855M −48.21%
1971 1.77B +342M +23.85%
1970 1.43B

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.