Belgium vs Central America: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Belgium
- Central America
How they compare
Central America currently reports 46,661 million USD against 23,019 million USD in Belgium, a difference of 23,642 million USD.
That makes Central America's figure about 2.0 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Central America ahead.
Belgium ranks 18th and Central America ranks 16th of 191 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Central America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66,938 million USD | 29,175 million USD | 37,762 million USD | Belgium |
| 2010s | 36,023 million USD | 42,283 million USD | 6,260 million USD | Central America |
| 2020s | 11,871 million USD | 42,068 million USD | 30,197 million USD | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Belgium or Central America?
- Central America, at 46,661 million USD against 23,019 million USD in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Belgium and Central America?
- 23,642 million USD, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Central America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Central America rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Central America ranks 16th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. 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.