MARKET INSIGHT | LATIN AMERICA
share – 43.8% – equivalent to $117.2bn. Chile follows with $63bn, while Mexico’s pipeline totals $38.6bn.
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Much of Latin America’s recent investment has been concentrated in primary industries. In February 2025, the Brazilian Mining Association (IBRAM), a private non-profit,
atin America’s industrial construction pipeline is valued at $267.5bn, with Brazil accounting for the largest
announced that Brazil’s mining sector is expected to attract $64.4bn in investments between 2025 and 2028. The month prior, Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and Finep – an agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology – unveiled a $922.9m package to fast-track strategic mineral projects focused on lithium, rare earth elements, nickel, graphite and silicon. This initiative
is designed to strengthen Brazil’s critical minerals supply chain, foster domestic and international partnerships and align with the country’s industrial and ecological transition strategies – cementing its role in the global clean energy shift. In March 2025, the Brazilian government also committed $276.9bn to expand steel production facilities nationwide, aiming to raise annual output by 250,000t.
Latin America – Industrial construction project pipeline Value by stage ($ millions)
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000 Pre-planning Planning Pre-execution Execution
Latin America – Industrial construction project pipeline Value by stage and country ($ millions)
Brazil Chile Mexico Peru Argentina Bolivia Paraguay Jamaica Venezuela Guyana
0 20,000 30,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 Pre-planning Planning Pre-execution Execution
Latin America – Industrial construction project pipeline By country and stage ($ millions) Country
Brazil Chile
Mexico Peru
Argentina Bolivia
Paraguay Jamaica
Venezuela Guyana
Total (including others)
Pre-planning 19,235
42,317 10,267 8,904 4,550 4,454 0 0 0
2,500 92,522
Planning 78,029
16,002 7,335 2,089 3,380 350 100
4,100 4,000 0
116,830
Pre-execution 5,820
0 0
1,112 0
461
4,158 0 0 0
12,106
Execution 14,158
4,681
20,992 430
3,929 310 0
40 0 0
40,025 Total
117,242 63,000 38,594 12,535 11,859 5,575 4,258 4,140 4,000 2,500
267,483 120,000 140,000
250,000
300,000
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