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$), per capita over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 330.36 BoP, current US$ 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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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.