Argentina vs Colombia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ in Argentina, a difference of 1.99 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.7 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.
Argentina ranks 39th and Colombia ranks 36th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -6.73 million BoP, current US$ | 11.73 million BoP, current US$ | 18.46 million BoP, current US$ | Colombia |
| 1980s | -5.80 million BoP, current US$ | 43.73 million BoP, current US$ | 49.53 million BoP, current US$ | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 278.43 million BoP, current US$ | 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ | Argentina |
| 2000s | 924.10 million BoP, current US$ | 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 701.93 million BoP, current US$ | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.22 billion BoP, current US$ | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 912.99 million BoP, current US$ | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Argentina or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Argentina and Colombia?
- 1.99 billion BoP, current US$, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Argentina ranks 39th and Colombia ranks 36th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.