Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Central America

Foreign direct investment inflows in Central America in 2025 — 51,770,242,179 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 12,776.8%.

2025 51.77B US$ −10.47% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 61.83B US$2013
Period minimum 240M US$1972

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Central America, 1970–2025020B40B60B80B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 402,042,010 US$1971: 388,740,000 US$1972: 239,731,010 US$1973: 555,300,000 US$1974: 635,216,010 US$1975: 638,433,010 US$1976: 837,013,010 US$1977: 535,542,000 US$1978: 876,973,000 US$1979: 1,563,290,000 US$1980: 2,529,813,333 US$1981: 3,566,550,000 US$1982: 2,396,366,667 US$1983: 2,426,280,000 US$1984: 1,694,654,444 US$1985: 2,226,590,000 US$1986: 2,714,693,631 US$1987: 2,482,830,000 US$1988: 2,949,770,000 US$1989: 3,489,810,000 US$1990: 3,042,968,272 US$1991: 5,288,680,499 US$1992: 4,957,109,479 US$1993: 5,046,332,044 US$1994: 11,833,669,500 US$1995: 10,417,677,219 US$1996: 10,345,230,000 US$1997: 15,578,738,540 US$1998: 17,470,298,738 US$1999: 17,377,683,944 US$2000: 19,964,353,888 US$2001: 31,152,273,915 US$2002: 21,100,063,048 US$2003: 20,724,145,406 US$2004: 29,142,637,587 US$2005: 29,815,063,185 US$2006: 28,863,791,570 US$2007: 39,384,346,110 US$2008: 38,229,859,366 US$2009: 24,258,803,585 US$2010: 37,173,489,149 US$2011: 34,097,154,873 US$2012: 28,190,987,851 US$2013: 61,827,868,315 US$2014: 41,501,578,525 US$2015: 48,366,789,062 US$2016: 50,265,281,345 US$2017: 43,664,973,826 US$2018: 48,923,290,636 US$2019: 40,771,686,279 US$2020: 34,467,690,659 US$2021: 47,442,879,105 US$2022: 50,445,742,870 US$2023: 42,855,539,279 US$2024: 57,821,338,732 US$2025: 51,770,242,179 US$
Change over the period: +51.37B (+12,776.82%) Average annual rate: 9.23 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Central America 51.77B US$
World 1.35T US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 51.77B −6.05B −10.47%
2024 57.82B +14.97B +34.92%
2023 42.86B −7.59B −15.05%
2022 50.45B +3B +6.33%
2021 47.44B +12.98B +37.64%
2020 34.47B −6.3B −15.46%
2019 40.77B −8.15B −16.66%
2018 48.92B +5.26B +12.04%
2017 43.66B −6.6B −13.13%
2016 50.27B +1.9B +3.93%
2015 48.37B +6.87B +16.54%
2014 41.5B −20.33B −32.88%
2013 61.83B +33.64B +119.32%
2012 28.19B −5.91B −17.32%
2011 34.1B −3.08B −8.28%
2010 37.17B +12.91B +53.24%
2009 24.26B −13.97B −36.54%
2008 38.23B −1.15B −2.93%
2007 39.38B +10.52B +36.45%
2006 28.86B −951M −3.19%
2005 29.82B +672M +2.31%
2004 29.14B +8.42B +40.62%
2003 20.72B −376M −1.78%
2002 21.1B −10.05B −32.27%
2001 31.15B +11.19B +56.04%
2000 19.96B +2.59B +14.89%
1999 17.38B −92.61M −0.53%
1998 17.47B +1.89B +12.14%
1997 15.58B +5.23B +50.59%
1996 10.35B −72.45M −0.7%
1995 10.42B −1.42B −11.97%
1994 11.83B +6.79B +134.5%
1993 5.05B +89.22M +1.8%
1992 4.96B −332M −6.27%
1991 5.29B +2.25B +73.8%
1990 3.04B −447M −12.8%
1989 3.49B +540M +18.31%
1988 2.95B +467M +18.81%
1987 2.48B −232M −8.54%
1986 2.71B +488M +21.92%
1985 2.23B +532M +31.39%
1984 1.69B −732M −30.15%
1983 2.43B +29.91M +1.25%
1982 2.4B −1.17B −32.81%
1981 3.57B +1.04B +40.98%
1980 2.53B +967M +61.83%
1979 1.56B +686M +78.26%
1978 877M +341M +63.75%
1977 536M −301M −36.02%
1976 837M +199M +31.1%
1975 638M +3.22M +0.51%
1974 635M +79.92M +14.39%
1973 555M +316M +131.63%
1972 240M −149M −38.33%
1971 389M −13.3M −3.31%
1970 402M

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.