SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region received US$194.2 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, or 1.7 per cent more than in 2024.

But ECLAC in its latest report said that in a scenario of great uncertainty and heightened global tensions, the results were uneven across destination countries and sectors.

ECLAC said that the relative weight of FDI in the region’s economies varies significantly between countries, but on average, the FDI received by the region as a share of gross domestic product (2.8 per cent) and gross fixed capital formation (14 per cent) held steady in 2025.