Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in South America
South America: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 133,896 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in South America stood at 133,896 million USD. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in South America peaked at 133,896 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,997 million USD, in 1991.
That places South America 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in South America, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,119 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 10,997 million USD | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 23,527 million USD | +113.9% |
| 1993 | 15,670 million USD | -33.4% |
| 1994 | 26,114 million USD | +66.6% |
| 1995 | 28,330 million USD | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 49,683 million USD | +75.4% |
| 1997 | 76,694 million USD | +54.4% |
| 1998 | 80,349 million USD | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 119,972 million USD | +49.3% |
| 2000 | 94,447 million USD | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 77,642 million USD | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 67,079 million USD | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 40,554 million USD | -39.5% |
| 2004 | 66,708 million USD | +64.5% |
| 2005 | 61,827 million USD | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 61,442 million USD | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 83,167 million USD | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 97,706 million USD | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 57,473 million USD | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 83,864 million USD | +45.9% |
| 2011 | 101,672 million USD | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 115,669 million USD | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 119,498 million USD | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 119,245 million USD | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 125,336 million USD | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 96,100 million USD | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 82,892 million USD | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 108,902 million USD | +31.4% |
| 2019 | 99,013 million USD | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 70,502 million USD | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 79,443 million USD | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 128,460 million USD | +61.7% |
| 2023 | 133,896 million USD | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,346 million USD | 10,997 million USD | 119,972 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,804 million USD | 40,554 million USD | 97,706 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,219 million USD | 82,892 million USD | 125,336 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,075 million USD | 70,502 million USD | 133,896 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More economy & growth data for South America
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,035 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.51 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 753,486 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 682,399 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 17.32 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.12 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.83 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.44 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.93 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.35 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in South America?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in South America was 133,896 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 133,896 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,997 million USD in 1991.
- How does South America rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- South America ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.