Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Northern America
Northern America: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 493,921 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 493,921 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Northern America peaked at 493,921 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, -99,393 million USD, in 2018.
Northern America ranks 4th of 30 groups on this measure, 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$ 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$ 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
- 1 Japan 184,022 million USD compare
- 2 China, mainland 147,850 million USD compare
- 2 Türkiye 5,669 million USD compare
- 3 Switzerland 104,954 million USD compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 104,286 million USD compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,434 million USD compare
- 5 Germany 101,254 million USD compare
- 5 Melanesia 687.37 million USD compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 256.54 million USD compare
- 6 Canada 89,583 million USD compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 235.5 million USD compare
- 7 France 72,356 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Northern America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 29.81 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 81,512 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.12 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.85 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 22.11 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.42 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 6.80 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.06 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.47 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.13 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Northern America?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Northern America was 493,921 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 493,921 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ 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$?
- Northern America ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 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.