Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP
DEFINITION:
Foreign direct investment are 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 in the reporting economy. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 173,370.39 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2002 | ||
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 130.56 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 129.29 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Belize | 114.14 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 104.01 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Guyana | 97.6 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Dominica | 91.89 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Colombia | 84.82 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 76.61 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Jamaica | 71.28 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Panama | 66.4 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Chile | 57.85 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Honduras | 55.95 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Grenada | 55.56 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Nicaragua | 49.15 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Ecuador | 45.11 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Costa Rica | 43.01 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Uruguay | 42.32 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 34.68 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 20 | The Bahamas | 34.57 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Peru | 31.73 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 22 | El Salvador | 30.48 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Argentina | 25.82 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Mexico | 24.43 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Venezuela | 21.09 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Barbados | 20.05 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Brazil | 19.09 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Paraguay | 8.67 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Guatemala | 6.56 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Haiti | 2.23 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Bolivia | -29.637 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 |
