Brazil vs Germany: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Brazil
77.68 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany
95.19 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Brazil rank
6th
Germany rank
4th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • Brazil
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ against 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 17.51 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.

Brazil ranks 6th and Germany ranks 4th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ 129.47 million BoP, current US$ Germany
1980s 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ 846.25 million BoP, current US$ 897.15 million BoP, current US$ Brazil
1990s 10.22 billion BoP, current US$ 15.42 billion BoP, current US$ 5.20 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
2000s 26.27 billion BoP, current US$ 68.70 billion BoP, current US$ 42.43 billion BoP, current US$ Germany
2010s 79.56 billion BoP, current US$ 80.06 billion BoP, current US$ 503.77 million BoP, current US$ Germany
2020s 62.45 billion BoP, current US$ 104.95 billion BoP, current US$ 42.49 billion BoP, current US$ Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Brazil or Germany?
Germany, at 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ against 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Brazil and Germany?
17.51 billion BoP, current US$, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 6th and Germany ranks 4th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.