Indicator Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Indicator Unit: The statistic is measured in USD.
Descriptive Statistics regarding the Indicator "Foreign Direct Investment Net Inflows $": The number of countries with data stands at: 96 countries. The average value across those countries stands at: 14,015,556,990.62. The standard deviation across those countries stands at: 49,449,949,465.63. The lowest value stands at: -93,894,206,837.54, and was observed in Luxembourg, which in this case constitutes the country that ranks last. The highest value stands at: 400,519,000,000.00, and was observed in United States, which in this case constitutes the country that ranks first.
Looking at countries with values, the top 5 countries are: 1. United States, actual value 400,519,000,000.00, actual ranking 1. 2. Singapore, actual value 159,087,766,262.57, actual ranking 2. 3. Germany, actual value 95,190,853,681.33, actual ranking 3. 4. China, actual value 79,979,865,650.02, actual ranking 4. 5. Brazil, actual value 77,676,162,911.61, actual ranking 5.
Looking at countries with values, the bottom 5 countries are: 1. Luxembourg, actual value -93,894,206,837.54, actual ranking 96. 2. Hungary, actual value -69,938,246,708.25, actual ranking 95. 3. Belgium, actual value -28,789,111,916.73, actual ranking 94. 4. Switzerland, actual value -12,285,721,335.79, actual ranking 93. 5. Austria, actual value -11,681,041,500.08, actual ranking 92.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Indicator Source:
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources | macro-rankings.com
Indicator Description:
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
