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
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.