Brazil vs Singapore: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Brazil
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 130,506 million USD against 60,305 million USD in Brazil, a difference of 70,201 million USD.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,395 million USD | 12,466 million USD | 2,929 million USD | Brazil |
| 2000s | 35,266 million USD | 26,643 million USD | 8,623 million USD | Brazil |
| 2010s | 56,653 million USD | 64,333 million USD | 7,680 million USD | Singapore |
| 2020s | 47,244 million USD | 107,288 million USD | 60,044 million USD | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Brazil or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 130,506 million USD against 60,305 million USD in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Brazil and Singapore?
- 70,201 million USD, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Singapore rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.