Brazil vs Caribbean: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Brazil
- Caribbean
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 74,479 million USD against 65,897 million USD in Brazil, a difference of 8,582 million USD.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Caribbean ranks 7th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,922 million USD | 5,420 million USD | 4,501 million USD | Brazil |
| 2000s | 23,660 million USD | 36,554 million USD | 12,894 million USD | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 67,865 million USD | 94,243 million USD | 26,378 million USD | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 46,342 million USD | 70,759 million USD | 24,417 million USD | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Brazil or Caribbean?
- Caribbean, at 74,479 million USD against 65,897 million USD in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Brazil and Caribbean?
- 8,582 million USD, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Caribbean?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Caribbean rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Caribbean ranks 7th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. 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.