Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in South America
South America: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 142,210 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in South America, 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 South America is 142,210 million USD, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in South America peaked at 148,245 million USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5,044 million USD, in 1990.
That places South America 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,669 million USD | 5,044 million USD | 69,644 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,815 million USD | 17,929 million USD | 91,341 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,512 million USD | 92,247 million USD | 148,245 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,380 million USD | 61,001 million USD | 142,210 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$ in South America?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in South America was 142,210 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 148,245 million USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,044 million USD in 1990.
- How does South America rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- South America ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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$. 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.