Ethiopia vs Uruguay: Total FDI inflows — Value US$

Ethiopia
3,263 million USD
in 2023
Uruguay
3,429 million USD
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
60th
Uruguay rank
58th

Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Uruguay
-2.0k02.0k4.0k199020062023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3,429 million USD against 3,263 million USD in Ethiopia, a difference of 166 million USD.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 58th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 69.41 million USD 116.03 million USD 46.63 million USD Uruguay
2000s 494.27 million USD 881.74 million USD 387.48 million USD Uruguay
2010s 2,321 million USD 1,418 million USD 903.56 million USD Ethiopia
2020s 3,393 million USD 2,445 million USD 948.33 million USD Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Ethiopia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 3,429 million USD against 3,263 million USD in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Ethiopia and Uruguay?
166 million USD, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uruguay?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Uruguay rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
Ethiopia ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 58th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,713 data points, 1990–2023
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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.