Brazil FDI keeps the country among the world's top five destinations for foreign direct investment, UNCTAD data shows, even as global flows wobble.
Key Facts
—The rank. Brazil remains the world’s fifth-largest destination for foreign direct investment, according to UNCTAD.
—The size. Recent annual inflows have run near $66bn, on a total foreign-investment stock close to $1tn.
—The backdrop. Global flows are distorted by money passing through financial hubs, making real projects harder to read.
—The sources. Europe holds most of Brazil’s foreign-investment stock, with North America second and the United States dominant within it.
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