Brazil vs United States of America: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Brazil
1.3%
in 2025
United States of America
1.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
41st
United States of America rank
38th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.
Brazil ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 38th of 189 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 2.0% | 1.3% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Brazil or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Brazil and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 38th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.