Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in South America
South America: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 39,798 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in South America stood at 39,798 million USD.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in South America peaked at 50,784 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -4,906 million USD, in 2020.
That places South America 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in South America, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,265 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 3,712 million USD | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 3,486 million USD | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 6,777 million USD | +94.4% |
| 1994 | 5,857 million USD | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 5,286 million USD | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 5,461 million USD | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 11,345 million USD | +107.7% |
| 1998 | 13,454 million USD | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 12,528 million USD | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 13,865 million USD | +10.7% |
| 2001 | -893.08 million USD | -106.4% |
| 2002 | 8,752 million USD | -1080.0% |
| 2003 | 11,150 million USD | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 25,446 million USD | +128.2% |
| 2005 | 18,467 million USD | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 42,814 million USD | +131.8% |
| 2007 | 19,853 million USD | -53.6% |
| 2008 | 35,448 million USD | +78.6% |
| 2009 | 6,116 million USD | -82.7% |
| 2010 | 32,528 million USD | +431.9% |
| 2011 | 30,459 million USD | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 13,290 million USD | -56.4% |
| 2013 | 20,006 million USD | +50.5% |
| 2014 | 19,212 million USD | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 27,051 million USD | +40.8% |
| 2016 | 9,122 million USD | -66.3% |
| 2017 | 29,307 million USD | +221.3% |
| 2018 | 275.97 million USD | -99.1% |
| 2019 | 35,586 million USD | +12794.9% |
| 2020 | -4,906 million USD | -113.8% |
| 2021 | 42,463 million USD | -965.6% |
| 2022 | 50,784 million USD | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 39,798 million USD | -21.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +12794.9% | 275.97 million USD | 35,586 million USD |
| 2002 | +1080.0% | -893.08 million USD | 8,752 million USD |
| 2021 | +965.6% | -4,906 million USD | 42,463 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,117 million USD | 3,265 million USD | 13,454 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,102 million USD | -893.08 million USD | 42,814 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,684 million USD | 275.97 million USD | 35,586 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,035 million USD | -4,906 million USD | 50,784 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 12 Republic of Korea 35,577 million USD compare
- 13 Brazil 27,380 million USD compare
- 14 Spain 25,916 million USD compare
- 15 Russian Federation 22,205 million USD compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 19,757 million USD compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 17,499 million USD compare
- 18 Malta 17,172 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for South America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 9.17 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.93 million million USD (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 0.3155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,035 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 9,997 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.35 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.8745 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate -0.3026 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in South America?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in South America was 39,798 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 50,784 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,906 million USD in 2020.
- How does South America rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- South America ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.