Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual was -0.1328 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at -0.1328 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.3% on the previous year and up 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 623.13 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, -117.2 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -85.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 623.13 % change on previous year | -828.4% |
| 1973 | 48.41 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 1974 | 114.32 % change on previous year | +136.2% |
| 1975 | 74.09 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 1976 | 83.04 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1977 | -24.28 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1978 | -11.98 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1979 | 11.29 % change on previous year | -194.3% |
| 1980 | 133.68 % change on previous year | +1083.8% |
| 1981 | -53.9 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 1982 | 166.79 % change on previous year | -409.4% |
| 1983 | -28.68 % change on previous year | -117.2% |
| 1984 | -32.42 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 62.28 % change on previous year | -292.1% |
| 1986 | 164.51 % change on previous year | +164.1% |
| 1987 | -75.05 % change on previous year | -145.6% |
| 1988 | 25.19 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1989 | 200.51 % change on previous year | +696.1% |
| 1990 | 52.8 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 1991 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 1992 | 48.18 % change on previous year | +609.6% |
| 1993 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1994 | 59.19 % change on previous year | +2017.1% |
| 1995 | -9.86 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 1996 | 4.7 % change on previous year | -147.7% |
| 1997 | 98.77 % change on previous year | +2000.4% |
| 1998 | 15.35 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 1999 | -32.46 % change on previous year | -311.5% |
| 2000 | -38.36 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 2001 | -35.76 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2002 | -117.2 % change on previous year | +227.7% |
| 2004 | 311.29 % change on previous year | -365.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2029 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 2006 | 161.5 % change on previous year | +79510.8% |
| 2007 | -29.54 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 2008 | 11.24 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 2009 | -58.17 % change on previous year | -617.5% |
| 2010 | 293.6 % change on previous year | -604.7% |
| 2011 | -31.08 % change on previous year | -110.6% |
| 2012 | -26.61 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 58.6 % change on previous year | -320.2% |
| 2014 | -10.5 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 2015 | -42.79 % change on previous year | +307.6% |
| 2016 | 49.16 % change on previous year | -214.9% |
| 2017 | -0.0739 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 2018 | -32.17 % change on previous year | +43429.3% |
| 2019 | 53.51 % change on previous year | -266.3% |
| 2020 | -76.28 % change on previous year | -242.6% |
| 2021 | 230.75 % change on previous year | -402.5% |
| 2022 | 116.17 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 2023 | -42 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 2024 | 52.1 % change on previous year | -224.0% |
| 2025 | -0.1328 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +79510.8% | 0.2029 % change on previous year | 161.5 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -43429.3% | -0.0739 % change on previous year | -32.17 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +2017.1% | 2.8 % change on previous year | 59.19 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +2000.4% | 4.7 % change on previous year | 98.77 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.5 % change on previous year | -85.55 % change on previous year | 623.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 56.29 % change on previous year | -75.05 % change on previous year | 200.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.63 % change on previous year | -32.46 % change on previous year | 98.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8 % change on previous year | -117.2 % change on previous year | 311.29 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.16 % change on previous year | -42.79 % change on previous year | 293.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.77 % change on previous year | -76.28 % change on previous year | 230.75 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 11 Zimbabwe 330.49 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Angola 278.42 % change on previous year compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 246.03 % change on previous year compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 219.9 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Pakistan 217.86 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Botswana 195.41 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Nigeria 190.83 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was -0.1328 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 623.13 % change on previous year in 1972.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -117.2 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.