Brazil vs Peru: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Brazil
3.4%
in 2025
Peru
3.1%
in 2025
Brazil rank
69th
Peru rank
72nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.4% against 3.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 69th and Peru ranks 72nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 3.1% | 1.7% | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.6% | 0.8% | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Brazil or Peru?
- Brazil, at 3.4% against 3.1% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Brazil and Peru?
- 0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 69th and Peru ranks 72nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.