MONEY FLOWS
Only the US attracted more FDI than Brazil in the first half of 2025
A view of São Paulo, Brazil’s financial capital. Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas/Shutterstock
Brazil has consolidated its place among the world’s top destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI), attracting USD 38 billion in the first half of 2025, according to new data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). That marks a 48% increase from the same period last year and secures Brazil’s position as the world’s second-largest recipient of productive foreign capital, behind only the United States.
Between January and June, global FDI flows totaled USD 663 billion — 6% below levels recorded a year earlier. But Brazil stood out as a rare bright spot amid the slowdown…
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