Italy vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Italy
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 51.74 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy, a difference of 28.84 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 298.28 million BoP, current US$ | 96.57 million BoP, current US$ | 201.70 million BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 439.02 million BoP, current US$ | 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 1990s | 7.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.31 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 2000s | 36.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 15.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 20.85 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 2010s | 24.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 34.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.08 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 34.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 38.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.72 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Italy or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 51.74 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 28.84 billion BoP, current US$, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Italy ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.