Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil increased by 10940 USD Million in October of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Brazil Foreign Direct Investment - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2024, the Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil amounted to ** billion U.S. dollars. The FDI in the South American country has been fluctuating since 2012, when it reported over ** billion U.S. dollars in investment.

Key information about Brazil Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Brazil Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 2.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 3.3 % in the previous quarter.
• Brazil Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 6.0 % in Dec 2000 and a record low 0.3 % in Mar 1995.

• In the latest reports of Brazil, Current Account recorded a deficit of 8.7 USD bn in Jan 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 5.4 USD bn in May 2023.
• Brazil Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 4.2 USD bn in Jan 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 2.4 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 491.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.

The net foreign direct investment in Brazil stood at approximately 46.75 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the direct investment rose by around 45.21 billion U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Key information about Brazil Foreign Portfolio Investment

• Brazil Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 7.366 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 4.756 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Brazil Foreign Portfolio Investment: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Sep 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 25.278 USD bn in Dec 2010 and a record low of -21.706 USD bn in Mar 2020.

• In the latest reports of Brazil, Current Account recorded a deficit of 5.121 USD bn in Oct 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 10.937 USD bn in Oct 2025.
• Brazil Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 3.005 USD bn in Oct 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 587.698 USD bn in Sep 2025.

Actual value and historical data chart for Brazil Foreign Direct Investment Net Inflows Percent Of GDP

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Brazil was reported at --44730476432 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Mexico (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Brazil data was reported at -13,488.596 USD th in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 117,786.029 USD th for Sep 2024. Mexico (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Brazil data is updated quarterly, averaging 26,729.573 USD th from Mar 1999 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 104 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 678,345.665 USD th in Sep 2015 and a record low of -292,884.365 USD th in Mar 2017. Mexico (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Brazil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.O007: Foreign Direct Investments: by Country.

In 2024, the U.S. investments made in Brazil were valued at approximately 87.96 billion U.S. dollars. The total direct position of the United States abroad amounted to 6.68 trillion U.S. dollars in that year.

Graph and download economic data for Financial Account: Liabilities: Direct Foreign Investment in Reporting Country for Brazil (DISCONTINUED) (BPFADI03BRA637N) from 1979 to 2014 about FDI, financial account, Brazil, foreign, BOP, liabilities, investment, and financial.

Monthly and long-term Brazil Foreign Direct Investment data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Brazil was reported at 71069145546 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

In 2023, the outward foreign direct investment flow from Brazil amounted to nearly ***** billion U.S. dollars. Thus, accounting with a decrease from the previous year of more than five billion. In 2020, Brazil´s outward FDI peaked at **** billion dollars.

Brazil Foreign Investment Portfolio: Composition %: Quotas of Investment Funds: Private Equity data was reported at 3.608 % in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.932 % for Nov 2018. Brazil Foreign Investment Portfolio: Composition %: Quotas of Investment Funds: Private Equity data is updated monthly, averaging 2.472 % from Jul 2016 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.608 % in Dec 2018 and a record low of 1.090 % in Nov 2016. Brazil Foreign Investment Portfolio: Composition %: Quotas of Investment Funds: Private Equity data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil . The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.ZA016: Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil: Foreign Investment Portfolio: Value of Investments.

In 2023, the foreign direct investment from the United States in Brazil amounted to ** percent of the total. In that year, the manufacturing sector attracted the second most FDI in Brazil. The United Kingdom were responsible for the second largest FDI with *** percent.

Historical dataset showing Brazil foreign direct investment by year from 1970 to 2024.

Brazil Foreign Investment Portfolio: CVM: Outflow data was reported at 88,433.710 BRL mn in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 52,458.689 BRL mn for Jul 2018. Brazil Foreign Investment Portfolio: CVM: Outflow data is updated monthly, averaging 56,462.159 BRL mn from Jul 2016 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98,080.416 BRL mn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 45,513.904 BRL mn in Nov 2017. Brazil Foreign Investment Portfolio: CVM: Outflow data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil . The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.ZA015: Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil: Foreign Investment Portfolio: Flow.

This statistic shows the value of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks from Italy in Brazil from 2013 to 2019. Over the period of consideration, Italian outward direct investment stocks in Brazil experienced a steep increase. Starting at roughly *** billion euros as of 2013, the Italian FDI in Brazil boomed at approximately **** billion euros as of 2019.

Actual value and historical data chart for Brazil Foreign Direct Investment Net Outflows Bop Current Us$

Brazil BR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 71.070 USD bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 62.442 USD bn for 2023. Brazil BR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 12.552 USD bn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2024, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102.427 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 345.000 USD mn in 1986. Brazil BR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).