Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Northern America
Northern America: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 493,921 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Northern America stood at 493,921 million USD. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Northern America peaked at 493,921 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, -99,393 million USD, in 2018.
That places Northern America 5th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Northern America, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,218 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 38,530 million USD | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 46,238 million USD | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 82,949 million USD | +79.4% |
| 1994 | 82,546 million USD | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 103,536 million USD | +25.4% |
| 1996 | 97,522 million USD | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 118,853 million USD | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 165,402 million USD | +39.2% |
| 1999 | 226,667 million USD | +37.0% |
| 2000 | 187,319 million USD | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 160,925 million USD | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 161,741 million USD | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 152,302 million USD | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 338,282 million USD | +122.1% |
| 2005 | 42,939 million USD | -87.3% |
| 2006 | 271,013 million USD | +531.2% |
| 2007 | 458,250 million USD | +69.1% |
| 2008 | 387,896 million USD | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 327,523 million USD | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 312,469 million USD | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 448,380 million USD | +43.5% |
| 2012 | 374,301 million USD | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 360,844 million USD | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 393,404 million USD | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 331,715 million USD | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 354,048 million USD | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 403,928 million USD | +14.1% |
| 2018 | -99,393 million USD | -124.6% |
| 2019 | 109,317 million USD | -210.0% |
| 2020 | 270,507 million USD | +147.5% |
| 2021 | 381,333 million USD | +41.0% |
| 2022 | 448,890 million USD | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 493,921 million USD | +10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Northern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +531.2% | 42,939 million USD | 271,013 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,846 million USD | 36,218 million USD | 226,667 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 248,819 million USD | 42,939 million USD | 458,250 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 298,901 million USD | -99,393 million USD | 448,380 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,663 million USD | 270,507 million USD | 493,921 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 2 China, mainland 147,850 million USD compare
- 3 Switzerland 104,954 million USD compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 104,286 million USD compare
- 5 Germany 101,254 million USD compare
- 6 Canada 89,583 million USD compare
- 7 France 72,356 million USD compare
- 8 Caribbean 66,510 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Northern America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 29.81 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.12 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 5.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.13 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 81,512 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 31.41 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Northern America?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Northern America was 493,921 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 493,921 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -99,393 million USD in 2018.
- How does Northern America rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.