Brazil vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Brazil
365 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Uruguay
330.36 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
71st
Uruguay rank
73rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 365 BoP, current US$ per person against 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person in Uruguay, a difference of 34.64 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 13.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 61.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.31 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 142.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 271.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 129.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 397.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 727.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 329.91 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 295.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 337.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Brazil, at 365 BoP, current US$ per person against 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 34.64 BoP, current US$ per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.