Argentina vs Chile: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Argentina
- Chile
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 22,352 million USD against 21,027 million USD in Chile, a difference of 1,325 million USD.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 20th and Chile ranks 23rd of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,813 million USD | 3,247 million USD | 3,566 million USD | Argentina |
| 2000s | 5,802 million USD | 6,827 million USD | 1,024 million USD | Chile |
| 2010s | 11,603 million USD | 18,066 million USD | 6,463 million USD | Chile |
| 2020s | 12,647 million USD | 15,457 million USD | 2,810 million USD | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Argentina or Chile?
- Argentina, at 22,352 million USD against 21,027 million USD in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Argentina and Chile?
- 1,325 million USD, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Argentina ranks 20th and Chile ranks 23rd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. 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.