Foreign direct investment outflows in Central America in 2025 — 11,789,759,815 US$.
1977–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.79B | −2.85B | −19.49% |
| 2024 | 14.64B | +10.98B | +299.3% |
| 2023 | 3.67B | −15.6B | −80.96% |
| 2022 | 19.26B | +17.91B | +1,324.74% |
| 2021 | 1.35B | −1.62B | −54.56% |
| 2020 | 2.98B | −4.82B | −61.85% |
| 2019 | 7.8B | −5.82B | −42.74% |
| 2018 | 13.62B | +10.98B | +416.22% |
| 2017 | 2.64B | −6.74B | −71.87% |
| 2016 | 9.38B | −3.82B | −28.96% |
| 2015 | 13.2B | +5.62B | +74.2% |
| 2014 | 7.58B | −12.19B | −61.65% |
| 2013 | 19.77B | −232M | −1.16% |
| 2012 | 20B | +6.92B | +52.93% |
| 2011 | 13.08B | −5.54B | −29.76% |
| 2010 | 18.62B | +6.88B | +58.62% |
| 2009 | 11.74B | +10.3B | +718.78% |
| 2008 | 1.43B | −7.95B | −84.72% |
| 2007 | 9.38B | +1.96B | +26.41% |
| 2006 | 7.42B | +1.06B | +16.75% |
| 2005 | 6.36B | +1.23B | +23.94% |
| 2004 | 5.13B | +3.67B | +252.69% |
| 2003 | 1.45B | +5.34B | +137.37% |
| 2002 | -3.89B | −7.11B | −220.86% |
| 2001 | 3.22B | +3.95B | +540.22% |
| 2000 | -731M | −1.86B | −164.65% |
| 1999 | 1.13B | +330M | +41.27% |
| 1998 | 801M | +231M | +40.68% |
| 1997 | 569M | +532M | +1,415.72% |
| 1996 | 37.55M | −7.73M | −17.07% |
| 1995 | 45.27M | −1.02B | −95.75% |
| 1994 | 1.07B | +1.16B | +1,219.42% |
| 1993 | -95.24M | −754M | −114.46% |
| 1992 | 659M | +459M | +230.69% |
| 1991 | 199M | — | — |
| 1989 | 119M | −53.93M | −31.19% |
| 1988 | 173M | +89.42M | +107.08% |
| 1987 | 83.51M | −351M | −80.79% |
| 1986 | 435M | +204M | +88.43% |
| 1985 | 231M | −3.35M | −1.43% |
| 1984 | 234M | +264M | +886.52% |
| 1983 | -29.76M | −123M | −132.01% |
| 1982 | 92.97M | +57.67M | +163.4% |
| 1981 | 35.29M | −9.3M | −20.86% |
| 1980 | 44.6M | +40.9M | +1,105.35% |
| 1979 | 3.7M | +2.1M | +131.25% |
| 1978 | 1.6M | +1.6M | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — |
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.