Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in South America
South America: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 2.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in South America, 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 South America is 2.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in South America peaked at 4.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2003.
South America ranks 9th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +57.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +56.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -24.2% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 6 Singapore 27.8% compare
- 7 Mozambique 15.4% compare
- 8 Namibia 14.8% compare
- 9 Mauritania 13.2% compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.0% compare
- 11 Egypt 12.0% compare
- 12 Grenada 11.9% compare
More economy & growth data for South America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 9.17 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.35 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 753,486 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 9,997 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,035 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.93 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.44 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.83 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -0.3025 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.35 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in South America?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in South America was 2.9% 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2003.
- How does South America rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- South America ranks 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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