Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Americas
Americas: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 507,449 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Americas recorded 507,449 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Americas peaked at 601,326 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, -33,610 million USD, in 2018.
That places Americas 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Americas, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58,850 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 67,522 million USD | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 76,323 million USD | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 141,901 million USD | +85.9% |
| 1994 | 134,255 million USD | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 163,102 million USD | +21.5% |
| 1996 | 151,600 million USD | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 193,141 million USD | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 261,288 million USD | +35.3% |
| 1999 | 348,244 million USD | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 335,194 million USD | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 272,902 million USD | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 238,167 million USD | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 235,362 million USD | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 467,505 million USD | +98.6% |
| 2005 | 104,583 million USD | -77.6% |
| 2006 | 397,313 million USD | +279.9% |
| 2007 | 592,653 million USD | +49.2% |
| 2008 | 507,973 million USD | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 420,865 million USD | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 460,687 million USD | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 601,326 million USD | +30.5% |
| 2012 | 495,183 million USD | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 489,454 million USD | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 518,156 million USD | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 503,490 million USD | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 409,453 million USD | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 483,754 million USD | +18.1% |
| 2018 | -33,610 million USD | -106.9% |
| 2019 | 225,846 million USD | -772.0% |
| 2020 | 302,798 million USD | +34.1% |
| 2021 | 438,348 million USD | +44.8% |
| 2022 | 495,905 million USD | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 507,449 million USD | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Americas 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 | +772.0% | -33,610 million USD | 225,846 million USD |
| 2006 | +279.9% | 104,583 million USD | 397,313 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 159,623 million USD | 58,850 million USD | 348,244 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 357,252 million USD | 104,583 million USD | 592,653 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 415,374 million USD | -33,610 million USD | 601,326 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 436,125 million USD | 302,798 million USD | 507,449 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Japan 201,907 million USD compare
- 2 China, mainland 134,749 million USD compare
- 2 Türkiye 6,393 million USD compare
- 3 Switzerland 94,403 million USD compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,885 million USD compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 89,476 million USD compare
- 5 Germany 82,280 million USD compare
- 5 Melanesia 574.32 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Americas
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 43.65 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 3.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.9 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.58 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.08 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 36,841 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.72 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 38.59 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Americas?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Americas was 507,449 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 601,326 million USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -33,610 million USD in 2018.
- How does Americas rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.