Foreign direct investment in Brazil posted net outflows of $5.2 billion in December 2025, reversing net inflows of $160 million recorded in December 2024. Total FDI inflows reached $77.7 billion in 2025, equivalent to 3.41% of GDP, up from $74.1 billion, or 3.39% of GDP, in 2024. This represented a 4.8% increase in annual FDI. source: Banco Central do Brasil

Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil decreased by -5248.30 USD Million in December of 2025. Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil averaged 4098.04 USD Million from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 16274.73 USD Million in December of 2010 and a record low of -5248.30 USD Million in December of 2025. This page 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. Brazil Foreign Direct Investment - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil decreased by -5248.30 USD Million in December of 2025. Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil is expected to be 5300.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Foreign Direct Investment is projected to trend around 6800.00 USD Million in 2027 and 7200.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-19 11:30 AM
Foreign Direct Investment
Nov $9.82B $10.94B $6.5B $10.4B
2026-01-26 11:30 AM
Foreign Direct Investment
Dec $-5.25B $9.82B $1B $0.5B
2026-02-27 11:30 AM
Foreign Direct Investment
Jan $-5.25B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Capital Flows -2254.80 -5001.50 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account -3363.00 -4956.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP -2.55 -1.12 percent of GDP Dec 2024
External Debt 804218.45 766905.40 USD Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment -5248.30 9820.30 USD Million Dec 2025
Remittances 437.20 348.60 USD Million Dec 2025


Brazil Foreign Direct Investment
In Brazil, Foreign Direct Investment refers to net inflows of foreign direct investments received from abroad, including equity capital and intercompany loans.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-5248.30 9820.30 16274.73 -5248.30 1995 - 2025 USD Million Monthly