According to UNCTAD World Investment Report 2022 (published on June 9, 2022), all major FDI (foreign direct investment) recipients in South America, including Brazil, Chile and Colombia, saw their FDI flows increase in 2021, driven by the resumption of flows into mining and hydrocarbons. Total FDI increased by 78 percent in Brazil to $50 billion, by 32 percent in Chile to $13 billion and by 26 percent in Colombia to $9 billion. FDI flows to Argentina grew to $6.5 billion.

Last Updated on June 10, 2022 by Ramin Seddiq