Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Argentina
Argentina: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 22,352 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Argentina, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$ in Argentina is 22,352 million USD, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 47.6% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Argentina peaked at 23,988 million USD in 1999 and was at its lowest, 395 million USD, in 2016.
That places Argentina 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Argentina, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,836 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 2,439 million USD | +32.8% |
| 1992 | 4,431 million USD | +81.7% |
| 1993 | 2,793 million USD | -37.0% |
| 1994 | 3,635 million USD | +30.1% |
| 1995 | 5,609 million USD | +54.3% |
| 1996 | 6,949 million USD | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 9,160 million USD | +31.8% |
| 1998 | 7,291 million USD | -20.4% |
| 1999 | 23,988 million USD | +229.0% |
| 2000 | 10,418 million USD | -56.6% |
| 2001 | 2,166 million USD | -79.2% |
| 2002 | 2,149 million USD | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,652 million USD | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 4,274 million USD | +158.8% |
| 2005 | 6,242 million USD | +46.0% |
| 2006 | 6,934 million USD | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 8,284 million USD | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 12,139 million USD | +46.5% |
| 2009 | 3,766 million USD | -69.0% |
| 2010 | 10,871 million USD | +188.7% |
| 2011 | 10,981 million USD | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16,844 million USD | +53.4% |
| 2013 | 13,436 million USD | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 11,476 million USD | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 15,264 million USD | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 395 million USD | -97.4% |
| 2017 | 11,314 million USD | +2764.2% |
| 2018 | 14,938 million USD | +32.0% |
| 2019 | 10,513 million USD | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 5,046 million USD | -52.0% |
| 2021 | 8,045 million USD | +59.4% |
| 2022 | 15,145 million USD | +88.3% |
| 2023 | 22,352 million USD | +47.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 22,352 million USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 760.67 million USD, 29.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 22,352 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 759.73 million USD, 29.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +2764.2% | 395 million USD | 11,314 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,813 million USD | 1,836 million USD | 23,988 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,802 million USD | 1,652 million USD | 12,139 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,603 million USD | 395 million USD | 16,844 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,647 million USD | 5,046 million USD | 22,352 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 16 India 28,163 million USD compare
- 16 Polynesia 20.71 million USD compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 28,134 million USD compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 13.32 million USD compare
- 18 Belgium 23,019 million USD compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.26 million USD compare
- 20 Indonesia 21,628 million USD compare
- 21 Japan 21,433 million USD compare
- 22 Chile 21,027 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Argentina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 61.81 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -73.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Argentina?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Argentina was 22,352 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 23,988 million USD in 1999.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 395 million USD in 2016.
- How does Argentina rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Argentina ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. 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.