This statistic shows the distribution of multinational companies based in Latin America - also known as 'Multilatinas' - in 2018, sorted by country. In 2018, 30 percent of Multilatinas were originally from Brazil, while 10 percent were from Colombia.
Distribution of multinational companies in Latin America in 2018, by country
companies that were worth over 25 million U.S. dollars and a collective worth of over 37.7 billion U.S. dollars by the time of the survey
Supplementary notes
Multilatinas are new Latin American companies that practice a modern concept of international expansion. Their branches reach from agriculture to retail in form of shopping centers or supermarket chains.
The source does not specify the exact survey period.
The sample was reached through research on specialized publications (such as Angel List and Crunchbase) as well as through expert interviews.
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Inter-American Development Bank. (July 16, 2018). Distribution of multinational companies in Latin America in 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881861/latin-america-number-multilatina-companies-city/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Distribution of multinational companies in Latin America in 2018, by country." Chart. July 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881861/latin-america-number-multilatina-companies-city/
Inter-American Development Bank. (2018). Distribution of multinational companies in Latin America in 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881861/latin-america-number-multilatina-companies-city/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Distribution of Multinational Companies in Latin America in 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881861/latin-america-number-multilatina-companies-city/
Inter-American Development Bank, Distribution of multinational companies in Latin America in 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881861/latin-america-number-multilatina-companies-city/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Distribution of multinational companies in Latin America in 2018, by country [Graph], Inter-American Development Bank, July 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881861/latin-america-number-multilatina-companies-city/
