Mexico vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Mexico
326.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Uruguay
330.36 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
74th
Uruguay rank
73rd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Mexico
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person against 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Mexico, a difference of 3.83 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 8.8 BoP, current US$ per person 14.95 BoP, current US$ per person 6.15 BoP, current US$ per person Uruguay
1980s 32.08 BoP, current US$ per person 16.64 BoP, current US$ per person 15.45 BoP, current US$ per person Mexico
1990s 92.99 BoP, current US$ per person 35.8 BoP, current US$ per person 57.19 BoP, current US$ per person Mexico
2000s 227.69 BoP, current US$ per person 271.55 BoP, current US$ per person 43.87 BoP, current US$ per person Uruguay
2010s 272.82 BoP, current US$ per person 727.23 BoP, current US$ per person 454.41 BoP, current US$ per person Uruguay
2020s 290.53 BoP, current US$ per person 337.38 BoP, current US$ per person 46.85 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$), per capita, Mexico or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 330.36 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Mexico and Uruguay?
3.83 BoP, current US$ per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Mexico ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.