* According to El Salvador’s central bank (BCR) net foreign direct investment (FDI) to El Salvador totalled US$839.6m in 2018. This was the second consecutive year in which FDI exceeded US$800m in the country. BCR attributed the positive result mainly to investment in the industry (49.2%), trade (11.7%), and the financial sectors (10.6%). The industrial sector maintained its leadership as the sector with the highest net FDI, amounting to US$579.6m, which reflects a growth of 28.6% with respect to 2017. The US was the leader in FDI in El Salvador in 2018, responsible for 39.9% of net flows in the country, totalling US$334.7m.
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