Brazil vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Brazil
365 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Mexico
326.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
71st
Mexico rank
74th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 365 BoP, current US$ per person against 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Mexico, a difference of 38.47 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 71st and Mexico ranks 74th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.85 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 13.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.88 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 61.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 92.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.87 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 142.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 227.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.27 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 397.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 272.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 124.5 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 295.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 290.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.42 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 365 BoP, current US$ per person against 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Brazil and Mexico?
- 38.47 BoP, current US$ per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 71st and Mexico ranks 74th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.