Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean is 2.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 4.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2023.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 13th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.4% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2023.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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