Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Brazil
Brazil: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 29,920 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 29,920 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 2,635.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Brazil peaked at 32,100 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -16,336 million USD, in 2018.
That places Brazil 13th out of 168 countries 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$ in Brazil, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 624.6 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 1,015 million USD | +62.5% |
| 1992 | 136.7 million USD | -86.5% |
| 1993 | 492.3 million USD | +260.1% |
| 1994 | 689.9 million USD | +40.1% |
| 1995 | 1,096 million USD | +58.8% |
| 1996 | -469.06 million USD | -142.8% |
| 1997 | 1,116 million USD | -337.8% |
| 1998 | 2,854 million USD | +155.8% |
| 1999 | 1,690 million USD | -40.8% |
| 2000 | 2,282 million USD | +35.0% |
| 2001 | -2,258 million USD | -198.9% |
| 2002 | 2,482 million USD | -209.9% |
| 2003 | 249.3 million USD | -90.0% |
| 2004 | 9,807 million USD | +3833.8% |
| 2005 | 2,517 million USD | -74.3% |
| 2006 | 24,005 million USD | +853.8% |
| 2007 | 11,645 million USD | -51.5% |
| 2008 | 20,457 million USD | +75.7% |
| 2009 | -10,084 million USD | -149.3% |
| 2010 | 22,060 million USD | -318.8% |
| 2011 | 11,062 million USD | -49.9% |
| 2012 | -5,301 million USD | -147.9% |
| 2013 | -1,180 million USD | -77.7% |
| 2014 | 2,024 million USD | -271.6% |
| 2015 | 2,934 million USD | +44.9% |
| 2016 | -7,543 million USD | -357.1% |
| 2017 | 19,040 million USD | -352.4% |
| 2018 | -16,336 million USD | -185.8% |
| 2019 | 19,032 million USD | -216.5% |
| 2020 | -13,415 million USD | -170.5% |
| 2021 | 20,450 million USD | -252.4% |
| 2022 | 32,100 million USD | +57.0% |
| 2023 | 29,920 million USD | -6.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 29,920 million USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.33 million USD, 561.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 29,920 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.32 million USD, 504.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +3833.8% | 249.3 million USD | 9,807 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 924.51 million USD | -469.06 million USD | 2,854 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,110 million USD | -10,084 million USD | 24,005 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,579 million USD | -16,336 million USD | 22,060 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,264 million USD | -13,415 million USD | 32,100 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 10 British Virgin Islands 44,158 million USD compare
- 10 Polynesia 15.59 million USD compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 34,541 million USD compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 12.1 million USD compare
- 12 Spain 30,207 million USD compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 2.26 million USD compare
- 13 Micronesia 0.1023 million USD compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0067 million USD compare
- 14 Russian Federation 29,110 million USD compare
- 14 Caribbean 66,510 million USD compare
- 15 China, Taiwan Province of 24,714 million USD compare
- 15 Timor-Leste -17 million USD compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 22,328 million USD compare
- 16 Viet Nam -950 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 365 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Brazil?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Brazil was 29,920 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 32,100 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -16,336 million USD in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,635.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.