Foreign direct investment inflows in South America in 2025 — 123,504,445,286 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 19,849.5%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 124B | −4.62B | −3.6% |
| 2024 | 128B | +4.25B | +3.43% |
| 2023 | 124B | −24.34B | −16.42% |
| 2022 | 148B | +52.55B | +54.93% |
| 2021 | 95.67B | +28.63B | +42.71% |
| 2020 | 67.04B | −47.57B | −41.51% |
| 2019 | 115B | −6.45B | −5.33% |
| 2018 | 121B | +9.19B | +8.22% |
| 2017 | 112B | −1.22B | −1.08% |
| 2016 | 113B | −8.84B | −7.25% |
| 2015 | 122B | −24.66B | −16.82% |
| 2014 | 147B | +8.21B | +5.94% |
| 2013 | 138B | −44.87B | −24.49% |
| 2012 | 183B | +10.17B | +5.88% |
| 2011 | 173B | +44.36B | +34.46% |
| 2010 | 129B | +64.54B | +100.57% |
| 2009 | 64.17B | −38.76B | −37.66% |
| 2008 | 103B | +20.67B | +25.13% |
| 2007 | 82.26B | +39.95B | +94.41% |
| 2006 | 42.31B | −860M | −1.99% |
| 2005 | 43.17B | +8.37B | +24.06% |
| 2004 | 34.8B | +13.55B | +63.74% |
| 2003 | 21.25B | −6.78B | −24.19% |
| 2002 | 28.04B | −10.63B | −27.49% |
| 2001 | 38.67B | −18.61B | −32.49% |
| 2000 | 57.28B | −12.2B | −17.57% |
| 1999 | 69.48B | +16.83B | +31.97% |
| 1998 | 52.65B | +3.48B | +7.07% |
| 1997 | 49.17B | +14.76B | +42.9% |
| 1996 | 34.41B | +15.31B | +80.18% |
| 1995 | 19.1B | +3.2B | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 15.9B | +7.89B | +98.55% |
| 1993 | 8.01B | −1.19B | −12.95% |
| 1992 | 9.2B | +2.11B | +29.71% |
| 1991 | 7.09B | +2.41B | +51.51% |
| 1990 | 4.68B | +506M | +12.12% |
| 1989 | 4.17B | −1.09B | −20.75% |
| 1988 | 5.27B | +2.76B | +110.41% |
| 1987 | 2.5B | +498M | +24.83% |
| 1986 | 2.01B | −1.68B | −45.56% |
| 1985 | 3.68B | +1.23B | +50.24% |
| 1984 | 2.45B | −373M | −13.19% |
| 1983 | 2.82B | −1.47B | −34.25% |
| 1982 | 4.3B | −294M | −6.4% |
| 1981 | 4.59B | +1.09B | +31.22% |
| 1980 | 3.5B | +5.64M | +0.16% |
| 1979 | 3.49B | +652M | +22.97% |
| 1978 | 2.84B | +629M | +28.46% |
| 1977 | 2.21B | +1.2B | +118.93% |
| 1976 | 1.01B | −1.14B | −53.03% |
| 1975 | 2.15B | +1.09B | +103.8% |
| 1974 | 1.05B | −347M | −24.74% |
| 1973 | 1.4B | +1.06B | +314.47% |
| 1972 | 338M | −629M | −65.05% |
| 1971 | 968M | +349M | +56.3% |
| 1970 | 619M | — | — |
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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