BY LATINVEX STAFF

Mexico and Panama led the way in Latin American growth in foreign direct investment last year, according to a Latinvex analysis of FDI data from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

Meanwhile, when measuring FDI as a percent of GDP, Panama replaced Chile as Latin America’s leader, according to Latinvex analysis of data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) .

El Salvador is the big loser both in terms of overall FDI, FDI growth and FDI as a percent of GDP.

MEXICO AND BRAZIL

Mexico led the way ...