Panama has the highest rate of foreign direct investment as a percentage of GDP of any country in Latin America, says the Latin Business Chronicle. Panama’s $1.8 billion FDI contributes to 9.1 percent of the country’s nearly $20 billion GDP. Following Panama on the list were Chile, El Salvador and Costa Rica. Ecuador and Venezuela had the lowest rate of foreign direct investment of all of the Latin American countries. Despite Panama’s high foreign direct investment, Panama’s FDI actually decreased by 29 percent from 2024. Both Chile and Panama topped the Latin Business Chronicles ‘Latin Business Index,’ which was published in May.
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