Italy vs Latin America & Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Italy
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 60.29 billion BoP, current US$ against 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy, a difference of 37.39 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 2.6 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 298.28 million BoP, current US$ | 106.24 million BoP, current US$ | 192.04 million BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 883.17 million BoP, current US$ | 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ | Italy |
| 1990s | 7.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.97 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 36.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 54.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.21 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 24.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 120.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 95.57 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 34.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 86.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 51.61 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$), gaps, Italy or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Latin America & Caribbean, at 60.29 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps between Italy and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 37.39 billion BoP, current US$, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Italy ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.