In the aftermath of the commodity price slowdown, attraction and retention of investment remain a priority in the LAC region. To inform investment policy, the OECD compiles and disseminates reliable and up-to-date statistics essential for a meaningful interpretation of investment trends.

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• Total investment
• Current account deficits and foreign direct investment
• Latin America: Phases of external constraint and economic growth, 1960-2016
• Structure of general government expenditures by economic transaction, 2007 and 2017
• Government investment as a percentage of total government expenditures, 2007 and 2017
• Government investment as a percentage of GDP, 2007 and 2017
• Distribution of investment spending across levels of government, 2007 and 2017
• Higher levels of corruption lower incentives to invest in innovation in OECD, LAC and G20 countries (2017-18)

Explore main findiings from How to Solve the Investment Promotion Puzzle: A Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies in LAC and OECD Countries. This is a joint effort from the OECD and the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) to track established investment promotion agencies (IPA) in LAC and monitor their ability to attract and retain foreign direct investment (FDI).

       

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