Foreign Investment Attractiveness Rankings in Latin America

- With a few exceptions, Latin America has struggled to attract the same level of foreign investment as other emerging regions such as East Asia or Central Europe. This has much to do with the lack of export competitiveness of most Latin American countries, as well as the relative lack of growth of the region’s domestic market in recent years.

 

 

- Mexico remains a leading recipient of foreign investment thanks to its location and its unique access to the US and Canadian markets. Chile also compares favorably to other Latin American markets thanks to its stability and wealth.

- The region’s largest economy, Brazil, has failed to improve its attractiveness for foreign investment, hampered by infrastructure problems, a struggling economy and high levels of political polarization. Other large economies such as Argentina and Venezuela have some of the lowest foreign investment attractiveness scores in the region.