Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Northern America

Foreign direct investment outflows in Northern America in 2024 — 411,634,892,548 US$. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 177.9%.

2024 412B US$ −7.04% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 589B US$2007
Period minimum -67.99B US$2018

Trend over time

1997–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Northern America, 1997–2024-200B0200B400B600B19972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 148,126,689,666 US$1998: 211,156,093,780 US$1999: 267,443,276,160 US$2000: 233,034,211,862 US$2001: 182,895,662,714 US$2002: 208,243,054,655 US$2003: 218,673,360,705 US$2004: 418,857,696,248 US$2005: 79,901,916,280 US$2006: 334,265,180,680 US$2007: 589,136,130,922 US$2008: 432,594,481,415 US$2009: 350,347,062,844 US$2010: 386,155,510,928 US$2011: 486,374,013,028 US$2012: 439,728,879,457 US$2013: 447,311,206,231 US$2014: 452,628,515,779 US$2015: 385,900,374,431 US$2016: 367,516,311,518 US$2017: 487,559,225,294 US$2018: -67,994,732,933 US$2019: 190,796,960,344 US$2020: 329,748,948,020 US$2021: 446,853,450,548 US$2022: 477,735,318,461 US$2023: 442,830,090,352 US$2024: 411,634,892,548 US$
Change over the period: +264B (+177.89%) Average annual rate: 3.86 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern America 412B US$
World 1.72T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 412B −31.2B −7.04%
2023 443B −34.91B −7.31%
2022 478B +30.88B +6.91%
2021 447B +117B +35.51%
2020 330B +139B +72.83%
2019 191B +259B +380.61%
2018 -67.99B −556B −113.95%
2017 488B +120B +32.66%
2016 368B −18.38B −4.76%
2015 386B −66.73B −14.74%
2014 453B +5.32B +1.19%
2013 447B +7.58B +1.72%
2012 440B −46.65B −9.59%
2011 486B +100B +25.95%
2010 386B +35.81B +10.22%
2009 350B −82.25B −19.01%
2008 433B −157B −26.57%
2007 589B +255B +76.25%
2006 334B +254B +318.34%
2005 79.9B −339B −80.92%
2004 419B +200B +91.54%
2003 219B +10.43B +5.01%
2002 208B +25.35B +13.86%
2001 183B −50.14B −21.52%
2000 233B −34.41B −12.87%
1999 267B +56.29B +26.66%
1998 211B +63.03B +42.55%
1997 148B

About the indicator

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.