Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — North America

Foreign direct investment inflows in North America in 2025 — 469,551,881,265 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 15,309.7%.

2025 470B US$ +30.35% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 571B US$2015
Period minimum 3.04B US$1971

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — North America, 1970–20250200B400B600B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 3,047,117,680 US$1971: 3,043,318,428 US$1972: 3,380,873,961 US$1973: 5,114,571,501 US$1974: 7,263,538,435 US$1975: 5,696,183,403 US$1976: 5,360,721,216 US$1977: 6,291,826,624 US$1978: 9,240,191,708 US$1979: 13,357,737,031 US$1980: 22,553,268,735 US$1981: 26,343,720,808 US$1982: 21,320,061,244 US$1983: 16,118,560,062 US$1984: 30,905,261,449 US$1985: 10,886,760,214 US$1986: 33,655,677,621 US$1987: 71,832,306,054 US$1988: 64,106,400,040 US$1989: 82,951,648,940 US$1990: 79,631,707,941 US$1991: 38,064,220,103 US$1992: 37,328,240,063 US$1993: 54,408,460,317 US$1994: 65,481,029,102 US$1995: 82,737,593,613 US$1996: 106,477,677,647 US$1997: 137,367,100,422 US$1998: 236,231,908,298 US$1999: 339,965,544,687 US$2000: 417,495,250,856 US$2001: 200,928,898,831 US$2002: 135,546,825,377 US$2003: 124,130,692,709 US$2004: 215,925,016,545 US$2005: 167,939,926,941 US$2006: 362,677,133,097 US$2007: 467,681,638,454 US$2008: 411,383,143,974 US$2009: 181,963,342,593 US$2010: 293,976,454,801 US$2011: 301,577,464,439 US$2012: 299,761,599,199 US$2013: 355,213,770,824 US$2014: 316,027,180,345 US$2015: 571,277,113,851 US$2016: 508,516,658,367 US$2017: 405,892,691,730 US$2018: 257,414,178,420 US$2019: 364,930,690,589 US$2020: 166,665,529,963 US$2021: 538,195,365,804 US$2022: 467,659,942,080 US$2023: 405,991,889,914 US$2024: 360,228,668,210 US$2025: 469,551,881,265 US$
Change over the period: +467B (+15,309.71%) Average annual rate: 9.59 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America

North America 470B US$
World 1.35T US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
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

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.