Foreign direct investment outflows in Latin America & Caribbean in 2025 — 60,292,920,823 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 259,593%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.29B | −53.14B | −46.85% |
| 2024 | 113B | +30.74B | +37.17% |
| 2023 | 82.69B | −41.05B | −33.17% |
| 2022 | 124B | +37.33B | +43.21% |
| 2021 | 86.4B | +33.91B | +64.6% |
| 2020 | 52.49B | −37.16B | −41.45% |
| 2019 | 89.66B | +18.52B | +26.04% |
| 2018 | 71.13B | −20.21B | −22.13% |
| 2017 | 91.34B | +17.03B | +22.92% |
| 2016 | 74.31B | −99.93B | −57.35% |
| 2015 | 174B | +23.43B | +15.54% |
| 2014 | 151B | +9.72B | +6.89% |
| 2013 | 141B | +11.09B | +8.53% |
| 2012 | 130B | −12.39B | −8.7% |
| 2011 | 142B | +4.52B | +3.28% |
| 2010 | 138B | +75.56B | +121.28% |
| 2009 | 62.3B | −37.06B | −37.3% |
| 2008 | 99.37B | +7.97B | +8.72% |
| 2007 | 91.4B | +10.39B | +12.83% |
| 2006 | 81.01B | +37.95B | +88.13% |
| 2005 | 43.06B | +8.94B | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 34.12B | +6.57B | +23.86% |
| 2003 | 27.55B | +18.97B | +221.06% |
| 2002 | 8.58B | −31.67B | −78.68% |
| 2001 | 40.25B | −12.37B | −23.52% |
| 2000 | 52.62B | +29.79B | +130.53% |
| 1999 | 22.83B | +7.24B | +46.44% |
| 1998 | 15.59B | −648M | −3.99% |
| 1997 | 16.24B | +8.26B | +103.6% |
| 1996 | 7.97B | +334M | +4.37% |
| 1995 | 7.64B | +1.27B | +19.92% |
| 1994 | 6.37B | −1.59B | −20% |
| 1993 | 7.96B | +5.24B | +192.77% |
| 1992 | 2.72B | −690M | −20.22% |
| 1991 | 3.41B | +3.75B | +1,087.7% |
| 1990 | -345M | −4.57B | −108.18% |
| 1989 | 4.22B | +3.64B | +628.49% |
| 1988 | 579M | +169M | +41.34% |
| 1987 | 410M | −824M | −66.79% |
| 1986 | 1.23B | +765M | +163.01% |
| 1985 | 469M | +59.67M | +14.57% |
| 1984 | 410M | +103M | +33.55% |
| 1983 | 307M | −177M | −36.58% |
| 1982 | 484M | +350M | +261.84% |
| 1981 | 134M | −451M | −77.14% |
| 1980 | 585M | +412M | +237.87% |
| 1979 | 173M | +20.17M | +13.19% |
| 1978 | 153M | −61.88M | −28.81% |
| 1977 | 215M | −6.23M | −2.82% |
| 1976 | 221M | +73.49M | +49.81% |
| 1975 | 148M | +78.19M | +112.77% |
| 1974 | 69.34M | +36.23M | +109.42% |
| 1973 | 33.11M | +9.58M | +40.72% |
| 1972 | 23.53M | +19.66M | +508.01% |
| 1971 | 3.87M | −19.35M | −83.33% |
| 1970 | 23.22M | — | — |
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.