Foreign direct investment inflows in North America in 2025 — 469,551,881,265 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 15,309.7%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 470B | +109B | +30.35% |
| 2024 | 360B | −45.76B | −11.27% |
| 2023 | 406B | −61.67B | −13.19% |
| 2022 | 468B | −70.54B | −13.11% |
| 2021 | 538B | +372B | +222.92% |
| 2020 | 167B | −198B | −54.33% |
| 2019 | 365B | +108B | +41.77% |
| 2018 | 257B | −148B | −36.58% |
| 2017 | 406B | −103B | −20.18% |
| 2016 | 509B | −62.76B | −10.99% |
| 2015 | 571B | +255B | +80.77% |
| 2014 | 316B | −39.19B | −11.03% |
| 2013 | 355B | +55.45B | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 300B | −1.82B | −0.6% |
| 2011 | 302B | +7.6B | +2.59% |
| 2010 | 294B | +112B | +61.56% |
| 2009 | 182B | −229B | −55.77% |
| 2008 | 411B | −56.3B | −12.04% |
| 2007 | 468B | +105B | +28.95% |
| 2006 | 363B | +195B | +115.96% |
| 2005 | 168B | −47.99B | −22.22% |
| 2004 | 216B | +91.79B | +73.95% |
| 2003 | 124B | −11.42B | −8.42% |
| 2002 | 136B | −65.38B | −32.54% |
| 2001 | 201B | −217B | −51.87% |
| 2000 | 417B | +77.53B | +22.81% |
| 1999 | 340B | +104B | +43.91% |
| 1998 | 236B | +98.86B | +71.97% |
| 1997 | 137B | +30.89B | +29.01% |
| 1996 | 106B | +23.74B | +28.69% |
| 1995 | 82.74B | +17.26B | +26.35% |
| 1994 | 65.48B | +11.07B | +20.35% |
| 1993 | 54.41B | +17.08B | +45.76% |
| 1992 | 37.33B | −736M | −1.93% |
| 1991 | 38.06B | −41.57B | −52.2% |
| 1990 | 79.63B | −3.32B | −4% |
| 1989 | 82.95B | +18.85B | +29.4% |
| 1988 | 64.11B | −7.73B | −10.76% |
| 1987 | 71.83B | +38.18B | +113.43% |
| 1986 | 33.66B | +22.77B | +209.14% |
| 1985 | 10.89B | −20.02B | −64.77% |
| 1984 | 30.91B | +14.79B | +91.74% |
| 1983 | 16.12B | −5.2B | −24.4% |
| 1982 | 21.32B | −5.02B | −19.07% |
| 1981 | 26.34B | +3.79B | +16.81% |
| 1980 | 22.55B | +9.2B | +68.84% |
| 1979 | 13.36B | +4.12B | +44.56% |
| 1978 | 9.24B | +2.95B | +46.86% |
| 1977 | 6.29B | +931M | +17.37% |
| 1976 | 5.36B | −335M | −5.89% |
| 1975 | 5.7B | −1.57B | −21.58% |
| 1974 | 7.26B | +2.15B | +42.02% |
| 1973 | 5.11B | +1.73B | +51.28% |
| 1972 | 3.38B | +338M | +11.09% |
| 1971 | 3.04B | −3.8M | −0.12% |
| 1970 | 3.05B | — | — |
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.
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