Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in South America
South America: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 40,789 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
South America recorded 40,789 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in South America peaked at 52,108 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2,703 million USD, in 2020.
That places South America 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in South America, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,109 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 1,414 million USD | +27.6% |
| 1992 | 1,930 million USD | +36.5% |
| 1993 | 2,603 million USD | +34.9% |
| 1994 | 3,123 million USD | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 3,701 million USD | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 3,084 million USD | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 7,698 million USD | +149.6% |
| 1998 | 8,576 million USD | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 7,092 million USD | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 8,020 million USD | +13.1% |
| 2001 | -183.61 million USD | -102.3% |
| 2002 | 4,097 million USD | -2331.5% |
| 2003 | 4,963 million USD | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 12,878 million USD | +159.5% |
| 2005 | 12,012 million USD | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 31,409 million USD | +161.5% |
| 2007 | 17,203 million USD | -45.2% |
| 2008 | 35,303 million USD | +105.2% |
| 2009 | 4,337 million USD | -87.7% |
| 2010 | 39,105 million USD | +801.7% |
| 2011 | 38,903 million USD | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14,172 million USD | -63.6% |
| 2013 | 24,317 million USD | +71.6% |
| 2014 | 21,401 million USD | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 27,051 million USD | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 8,424 million USD | -68.9% |
| 2017 | 32,702 million USD | +288.2% |
| 2018 | 232.09 million USD | -99.3% |
| 2019 | 36,372 million USD | +15572.0% |
| 2020 | -2,703 million USD | -107.4% |
| 2021 | 41,362 million USD | -1630.4% |
| 2022 | 52,108 million USD | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 40,789 million USD | -21.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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 | +15572.0% | 232.09 million USD | 36,372 million USD |
| 2002 | +2331.5% | -183.61 million USD | 4,097 million USD |
| 2021 | +1630.4% | -2,703 million USD | 41,362 million USD |
| 2010 | +801.7% | 4,337 million USD | 39,105 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,033 million USD | 1,109 million USD | 8,576 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,004 million USD | -183.61 million USD | 35,303 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,268 million USD | 232.09 million USD | 39,105 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,889 million USD | -2,703 million USD | 52,108 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 13 Spain 30,207 million USD compare
- 14 Brazil 29,920 million USD compare
- 15 Russian Federation 29,110 million USD compare
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 24,714 million USD compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 22,328 million USD compare
- 18 Malta 20,860 million USD compare
- 19 Cayman Islands 20,422 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 — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.83 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate -0.3026 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 0.8744 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.93 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 9,997 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,035 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in South America?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in South America was 40,789 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 52,108 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,703 million USD in 2020.
- How does South America rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- South America ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.