Foreign direct investment inflows in Central America in 2025 — 51,770,242,179 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 12,776.8%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America
| 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 | — | — |
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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