Argentina Foreign Direct Investment 1970-2024

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.
  • Argentina foreign direct investment for 2023 was $23.87B, a 57.01% increase from 2022.
  • Argentina foreign direct investment for 2022 was $15.20B, a 128.3% increase from 2021.
  • Argentina foreign direct investment for 2021 was $6.66B, a 36.32% increase from 2020.
  • Argentina foreign direct investment for 2020 was $4.88B, a 26.55% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflows, US $
United States $348.78B
Singapore $175.24B
Hong Kong $111.11B
Canada $47.75B
British Virgin Islands $39.89B
Spain $33.71B
Italy $33.14B
Australia $32.74B
Poland $31.58B
UAE $30.69B
Cayman Islands $28.13B
Argentina $23.87B
Sweden $23.00B
Chile $21.74B
Malta $20.90B
Japan $19.98B
Germany $16.29B
South Korea $15.18B
Israel $15.11B
Saudi Arabia $12.32B
Portugal $9.71B
France $8.80B
Norway $8.69B
Czech Republic $8.23B
Bahrain $6.84B
Denmark $6.75B
Estonia $5.13B
Greece $4.99B
Oman $4.75B
New Zealand $3.59B
Lithuania $3.17B
Croatia $2.94B
Panama $2.33B
Macao $2.32B
Kuwait $2.11B
Latvia $1.50B
Bahamas $1.46B
Slovenia $1.14B
New Caledonia $0.69B
Iceland $0.60B
Antigua and Barbuda $0.30B
Seychelles $0.24B
Barbados $0.22B
Bermuda $0.16B
Curacao $0.14B
Palau $0.05B
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) $0.05B
Turks and Caicos Islands $0.03B
St. Kitts and Nevis $0.03B
French Polynesia $-0.01B
Brunei $-0.05B
Aruba $-0.18B
Slovak Republic $-0.33B
Uruguay $-0.44B
Qatar $-0.47B
Austria $-0.67B
Finland $-1.47B
Trinidad and Tobago $-1.56B
Cyprus $-8.94B
Belgium $-20.00B
Switzerland $-45.59B
United Kingdom $-48.15B
Luxembourg $-62.81B
Hungary $-75.22B
Ireland $-124.84B
Netherlands $-309.01B
Argentina Foreign Direct Investment - Historical Data
Year Inflows, US $ % of GDP
2023 $23.87B 3.73%
2022 $15.20B 2.41%
2021 $6.66B 1.36%
2020 $4.88B 1.27%
2019 $6.65B 1.49%
2018 $11.72B 2.23%
2017 $11.52B 1.79%
2016 $3.26B 0.58%
2015 $11.76B 1.98%
2014 $5.07B 0.96%
2013 $9.82B 1.78%
2012 $15.32B 2.81%
2011 $10.84B 2.04%
2010 $11.33B 2.68%
2009 $4.02B 1.21%
2008 $9.73B 2.69%
2007 $6.47B 2.25%
2006 $5.54B 2.38%
2005 $5.27B 2.65%
2004 $4.12B 2.51%
2003 $1.65B 1.29%
2002 $2.15B 2.20%
2001 $2.17B 0.81%
2000 $10.42B 3.67%
1999 $23.99B 8.46%
1998 $7.29B 2.44%
1997 $9.16B 3.13%
1996 $6.95B 2.55%
1995 $5.61B 2.17%
1994 $3.63B 1.41%
1993 $2.79B 1.18%
1992 $4.43B 1.94%
1991 $2.44B 1.29%
1990 $1.84B 1.30%
1989 $1.03B 1.34%
1988 $1.15B 0.90%
1987 $-0.02B -0.02%
1986 $0.57B 0.54%
1985 $0.92B 1.04%
1984 $0.27B 0.24%
1983 $0.19B 0.17%
1982 $0.23B 0.17%
1981 $0.84B 0.17%
1980 $0.68B 0.17%
1979 $0.21B 0.17%
1978 $0.25B 0.17%
1977 $0.14B 0.17%
1976 $0.24B 0.17%
1975 $0.06B 0.17%
1974 $0.02B 0.17%
1973 $0.10B 0.17%
1972 $0.07B 0.17%
1971 $0.13B 0.17%
1970 $0.09B 0.17%