Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Americas
Americas: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Americas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Americas stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Americas peaked at 3.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
Americas ranks 21st of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -44.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +48.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +76.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -43.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +34.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +49.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -23.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +80.8% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -19.2% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More economy & growth data for Americas
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 43.65 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 38.59 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 6.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 36,841 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 29,094 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 30.48 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.78 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.08 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.11 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.5 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Americas?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Americas was 1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Americas rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Americas ranks 21st out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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