Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) was 18.30 billion NFL, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 18.30 billion NFL, current US$.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 71.44 billion NFL, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -5.06 billion NFL, current US$, in 2006.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -81.49 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 3.61 billion NFL, current US$ | -4534.1% |
| 1992 | 3.56 billion NFL, current US$ | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 19.26 billion NFL, current US$ | +440.9% |
| 1994 | 14.89 billion NFL, current US$ | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 11.16 billion NFL, current US$ | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 30.14 billion NFL, current US$ | +170.1% |
| 1997 | 14.04 billion NFL, current US$ | -53.4% |
| 1998 | 16.55 billion NFL, current US$ | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 26.71 billion NFL, current US$ | +61.4% |
| 2000 | 15.50 billion NFL, current US$ | -42.0% |
| 2001 | 10.79 billion NFL, current US$ | -30.4% |
| 2002 | 1.17 billion NFL, current US$ | -89.2% |
| 2003 | 14.77 billion NFL, current US$ | +1165.3% |
| 2004 | 3.47 billion NFL, current US$ | -76.5% |
| 2005 | 18.25 billion NFL, current US$ | +426.1% |
| 2006 | -5.06 billion NFL, current US$ | -127.7% |
| 2007 | 18.72 billion NFL, current US$ | -469.7% |
| 2008 | 5.41 billion NFL, current US$ | -71.1% |
| 2009 | 33.34 billion NFL, current US$ | +516.2% |
| 2010 | 59.34 billion NFL, current US$ | +78.0% |
| 2011 | 71.44 billion NFL, current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 67.88 billion NFL, current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 65.37 billion NFL, current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 60.86 billion NFL, current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 29.53 billion NFL, current US$ | -51.5% |
| 2016 | 54.72 billion NFL, current US$ | +85.3% |
| 2017 | 67.70 billion NFL, current US$ | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 46.20 billion NFL, current US$ | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 17.73 billion NFL, current US$ | -61.6% |
| 2020 | 38.91 billion NFL, current US$ | +119.5% |
| 2021 | 19.73 billion NFL, current US$ | -49.3% |
| 2022 | -4.71 billion NFL, current US$ | -123.9% |
| 2023 | 18.45 billion NFL, current US$ | -491.7% |
| 2024 | 18.30 billion NFL, current US$ | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +4534.1% | -81.49 million NFL, current US$ | 3.61 billion NFL, current US$ |
| 2003 | +1165.3% | 1.17 billion NFL, current US$ | 14.77 billion NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.98 billion NFL, current US$ | -81.49 million NFL, current US$ | 30.14 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.64 billion NFL, current US$ | -5.06 billion NFL, current US$ | 33.34 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.08 billion NFL, current US$ | 17.73 billion NFL, current US$ | 71.44 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.14 billion NFL, current US$ | -4.71 billion NFL, current US$ | 38.91 billion NFL, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 3 Brazil 12.60 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 4 South Africa 6.14 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 5 Philippines 5.15 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 6 Peru 3.98 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 7 Colombia 3.76 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 3.59 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 9 Indonesia 3.52 billion NFL, current US$ compare
More financial sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Net migration -462,147 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.7 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 47.3% (2025)
- Broad money 73.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 35.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 50.1% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 18.30 billion NFL, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.44 billion NFL, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.06 billion NFL, current US$ in 2006.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Bonds are securities issued with a fixed rate of interest for a period of more than one year. They include net flows through cross-border public and publicly guaranteed and private nonguaranteed bond issues. Data are in current U.S. dollars.