Foreign direct investment, net inflows in South America

12 countries in South America, 2024. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
35.0 %
Guyana
Median country
2.4 %
half above, half below
World
1.4 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
-4.8 to 35.0
Uruguay - Guyana

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Guyana (35.0 %) and the lowest in Uruguay (-4.8 %).

The median country is at 2.4 %: half are above, half below.

Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less…

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Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB); World… · via World Bank WDI (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS) · licence

FDI inflows over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Guyana35.0
2Suriname15.1
3Chile4.0
4Brazil3.4
5Colombia3.3
6Paraguay2.5
7Peru2.3
8Argentina1.8
9Venezuela1.4
10Bolivia0.7
11Ecuador0.4
12Uruguay-4.8
World Bank, WDI · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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