Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual was -46.85 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean is -46.85 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 226.0% on the previous year and down 401.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 628.49 % change on previous year in 1989 and was at its lowest, -108.18 % change on previous year, in 1990.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -83.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 508.01 % change on previous year | -709.6% |
| 1973 | 40.72 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1974 | 109.42 % change on previous year | +168.7% |
| 1975 | 112.77 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 49.81 % change on previous year | -55.8% |
| 1977 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 1978 | -28.81 % change on previous year | +922.7% |
| 1979 | 13.19 % change on previous year | -145.8% |
| 1980 | 237.87 % change on previous year | +1703.6% |
| 1981 | -77.14 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 1982 | 261.84 % change on previous year | -439.4% |
| 1983 | -36.58 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 1984 | 33.55 % change on previous year | -191.7% |
| 1985 | 14.57 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1986 | 163.01 % change on previous year | +1019.0% |
| 1987 | -66.79 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 1988 | 41.34 % change on previous year | -161.9% |
| 1989 | 628.49 % change on previous year | +1420.4% |
| 1990 | -108.18 % change on previous year | -117.2% |
| 1992 | -20.22 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
| 1993 | 192.77 % change on previous year | -1053.2% |
| 1994 | -20 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1995 | 19.92 % change on previous year | -199.6% |
| 1996 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 1997 | 103.6 % change on previous year | +2271.5% |
| 1998 | -3.99 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 1999 | 46.44 % change on previous year | -1263.4% |
| 2000 | 130.53 % change on previous year | +181.1% |
| 2001 | -23.52 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 2002 | -78.68 % change on previous year | +234.6% |
| 2003 | 221.06 % change on previous year | -381.0% |
| 2004 | 23.86 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 2005 | 26.2 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 88.13 % change on previous year | +236.4% |
| 2007 | 12.83 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 2008 | 8.72 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2009 | -37.3 % change on previous year | -527.9% |
| 2010 | 121.28 % change on previous year | -425.1% |
| 2011 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 2012 | -8.7 % change on previous year | -365.2% |
| 2013 | 8.53 % change on previous year | -198.1% |
| 2014 | 6.89 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 15.54 % change on previous year | +125.5% |
| 2016 | -57.35 % change on previous year | -469.2% |
| 2017 | 22.92 % change on previous year | -140.0% |
| 2018 | -22.13 % change on previous year | -196.5% |
| 2019 | 26.04 % change on previous year | -217.7% |
| 2020 | -41.45 % change on previous year | -259.2% |
| 2021 | 64.6 % change on previous year | -255.8% |
| 2022 | 43.21 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 2023 | -33.17 % change on previous year | -176.8% |
| 2024 | 37.18 % change on previous year | -212.1% |
| 2025 | -46.85 % change on previous year | -226.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +2271.5% | 4.37 % change on previous year | 103.6 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +1703.6% | 13.19 % change on previous year | 237.87 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.88 % change on previous year | -83.33 % change on previous year | 508.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 120.02 % change on previous year | -77.14 % change on previous year | 628.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.86 % change on previous year | -108.18 % change on previous year | 192.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.18 % change on previous year | -78.68 % change on previous year | 221.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.63 % change on previous year | -57.35 % change on previous year | 121.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 % change on previous year | -46.85 % change on previous year | 64.6 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 33 Kazakhstan 124.64 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 119.01 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Chile 115.08 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Namibia 114.44 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Sri Lanka 114.26 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Qatar 113.96 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Timor-Leste 106.62 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2615 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Latin America & Caribbean was -46.85 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 628.49 % change on previous year in 1989.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -108.18 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 401.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.
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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.