Chile vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Chile
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Chile, a difference of 2.60 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 25th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2.60 million BoP, current US$ | 8.40 million BoP, current US$ | Chile |
| 1980s | 12.74 million BoP, current US$ | 82.01 million BoP, current US$ | 69.27 million BoP, current US$ | Mexico |
| 1990s | 375.10 million BoP, current US$ | 399.03 million BoP, current US$ | 23.93 million BoP, current US$ | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.32 billion BoP, current US$ | Mexico |
| 2010s | 10.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 884.72 million BoP, current US$ | Mexico |
| 2020s | 9.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.49 billion BoP, current US$ | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Chile or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Chile and Mexico?
- 2.60 billion BoP, current US$, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mexico?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Chile ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 25th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.