Brazil vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Brazil
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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$.
That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 2.0 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Brazil ranks 19th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.19 million BoP, current US$ | 99.51 million BoP, current US$ | 11.32 million BoP, current US$ | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 223.90 million BoP, current US$ | 514.91 million BoP, current US$ | 291.01 million BoP, current US$ | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.65 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 8.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 19.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.50 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 14.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 47.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 33.27 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 21.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 48.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 27.31 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Brazil or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 60.29 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps between Brazil and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 30.12 billion BoP, current US$, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Brazil ranks 19th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.