Brazil vs Latin America & Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Brazil
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 60.29 billion BoP, current US$ against 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 30.12 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 2.0 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Brazil ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.19 million BoP, current US$ | 106.24 million BoP, current US$ | 18.05 million BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 223.90 million BoP, current US$ | 883.17 million BoP, current US$ | 659.27 million BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.93 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 8.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 54.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 14.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 120.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 105.76 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 21.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 86.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 65.21 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Brazil or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Latin America & Caribbean, at 60.29 billion BoP, current US$ against 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 30.12 billion BoP, current US$, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Brazil ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.