Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Central America
Central America: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 35,686 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Central America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Central America recorded 35,686 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Central America peaked at 52,483 million USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,582 million USD, in 1990.
Central America ranks 16th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Central America, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,582 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 9,954 million USD | +51.2% |
| 1992 | 8,538 million USD | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 7,633 million USD | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 17,008 million USD | +122.8% |
| 1995 | 19,797 million USD | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 18,544 million USD | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 24,178 million USD | +30.4% |
| 1998 | 26,989 million USD | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 24,247 million USD | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 27,579 million USD | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 39,768 million USD | +44.2% |
| 2002 | 31,324 million USD | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 27,205 million USD | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 36,191 million USD | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 35,414 million USD | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 31,675 million USD | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 42,530 million USD | +34.3% |
| 2008 | 38,045 million USD | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 25,280 million USD | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 34,110 million USD | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 33,402 million USD | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 29,883 million USD | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 52,483 million USD | +75.6% |
| 2014 | 38,198 million USD | -27.2% |
| 2015 | 47,097 million USD | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 45,050 million USD | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 47,022 million USD | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 45,507 million USD | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 43,058 million USD | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 33,664 million USD | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 40,132 million USD | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 41,262 million USD | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 35,686 million USD | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,347 million USD | 6,582 million USD | 26,989 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,501 million USD | 25,280 million USD | 42,530 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,581 million USD | 29,883 million USD | 52,483 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,686 million USD | 33,664 million USD | 41,262 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More economy & growth data for Central America
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,068 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.8466 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 532,885 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 389,960 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 23.75 % (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 — Annual growth US$ 3.99 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.24 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Central America?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Central America was 35,686 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 52,483 million USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,582 million USD in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Central America ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.