Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Argentina
Argentina: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 2,403 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Argentina, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$ in Argentina is 2,403 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 170.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Argentina peaked at 3,653 million USD in 1997 and was at its lowest, -627.13 million USD, in 2002.
That places Argentina 42nd out of 182 countries 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 | 1,377 million USD | 34.9 million USD | 3,653 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 924.1 million USD | -627.13 million USD | 2,439 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,338 million USD | 875.23 million USD | 1,921 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,798 million USD | 1,177 million USD | 2,403 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 39 Greece 3,952 million USD compare
- 40 Portugal 3,621 million USD compare
- 41 Hungary 3,299 million USD compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,007 million USD compare
- 44 Azerbaijan 1,875 million USD compare
- 45 China, Macao SAR 1,607 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Argentina
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 0.7467 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 219.88 (2024)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 13,287 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 13.58 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 609.23 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 13,287 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,241 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.72 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 130.88 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Argentina?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Argentina was 2,403 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3,653 million USD in 1997.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -627.13 million USD in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Argentina ranks 42nd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — 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.