Central America vs Mexico: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Central America
- Mexico
How they compare
Central America currently reports 35,686 million USD against 26,738 million USD in Mexico, a difference of 8,948 million USD.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 13th of 30 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,347 million USD | 13,740 million USD | 2,607 million USD | Central America |
| 2000s | 33,501 million USD | 26,814 million USD | 6,687 million USD | Central America |
| 2010s | 41,581 million USD | 31,259 million USD | 10,322 million USD | Central America |
| 2020s | 37,686 million USD | 29,522 million USD | 8,164 million USD | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Central America or Mexico?
- Central America, at 35,686 million USD against 26,738 million USD in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Central America and Mexico?
- 8,948 million USD, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Mexico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Mexico rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Central America ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 13th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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.