France vs South America: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- France
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 133,896 million USD against 36,831 million USD in France, a difference of 97,065 million USD.
That makes South America's figure about 3.6 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 7th and South America ranks 8th of 188 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,737 million USD | 44,346 million USD | 15,608 million USD | South America |
| 2000s | 27,266 million USD | 70,804 million USD | 43,539 million USD | South America |
| 2010s | 22,752 million USD | 105,219 million USD | 82,467 million USD | South America |
| 2020s | 27,169 million USD | 103,075 million USD | 75,906 million USD | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, France or South America?
- South America, at 133,896 million USD against 36,831 million USD in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices between France and South America?
- 97,065 million USD, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and South America rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- France ranks 7th and South America ranks 8th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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.