Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Central America
Central America: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was -13.51 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Central America, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Central America stood at -13.51 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 579.9% on the previous year and down 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Central America peaked at 122.83 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -33.55 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Central America 21st out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Central America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.24 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -14.23 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 1993 | -10.6 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 122.83 % change on previous year | -1258.8% |
| 1995 | 16.4 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1996 | -6.33 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 1997 | 30.38 % change on previous year | -580.0% |
| 1998 | 11.63 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 1999 | -10.16 % change on previous year | -187.4% |
| 2000 | 13.74 % change on previous year | -235.3% |
| 2001 | 44.2 % change on previous year | +221.6% |
| 2002 | -21.23 % change on previous year | -148.0% |
| 2003 | -13.15 % change on previous year | -38.1% |
| 2004 | 33.03 % change on previous year | -351.2% |
| 2005 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 2006 | -10.56 % change on previous year | +391.8% |
| 2007 | 34.27 % change on previous year | -424.6% |
| 2008 | -10.55 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 2009 | -33.55 % change on previous year | +218.2% |
| 2010 | 34.93 % change on previous year | -204.1% |
| 2011 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 2012 | -10.54 % change on previous year | +408.1% |
| 2013 | 75.63 % change on previous year | -817.8% |
| 2014 | -27.22 % change on previous year | -136.0% |
| 2015 | 23.3 % change on previous year | -185.6% |
| 2016 | -4.35 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 2017 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -200.7% |
| 2018 | -3.22 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 2019 | -5.38 % change on previous year | +67.1% |
| 2020 | -21.82 % change on previous year | +305.3% |
| 2021 | 19.21 % change on previous year | -188.1% |
| 2022 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 2023 | -13.51 % change on previous year | -579.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1258.8% | -10.6 % change on previous year | 122.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.24 % change on previous year | -14.23 % change on previous year | 122.83 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.41 % change on previous year | -33.55 % change on previous year | 44.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 % change on previous year | -27.22 % change on previous year | 75.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.32 % change on previous year | -21.82 % change on previous year | 19.21 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 18 Saint Lucia 129.55 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Belgium 122.83 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Switzerland 121.03 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Eswatini 120.33 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Togo 118.37 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 113.07 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Eritrea 106.4 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Central America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.8466 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.84 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.98 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 12,233 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Central America?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Central America was -13.51 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 122.83 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.55 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Central America rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Central America ranks 21st out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.