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 $": The number of countries with data stands at: 191 countries. The average value across those countries stands at: 8,015,460,382.57. The standard deviation across those countries stands at: 30,647,373,345.67. The lowest value stands at: -112,057,950,069.46, and was observed in Switzerland, which in this case constitutes the country that ranks last. The highest value stands at: 297,058,000,000.00, and was observed in United States, which in this case constitutes the country that ranks first.
Looking at countries with values, the top 5 countries are: 1. United States, actual value 297,058,000,000.00, actual ranking 1. 2. Singapore, actual value 151,941,202,883.73, actual ranking 2. 3. Hong Kong SAR, China, actual value 117,026,502,147.15, actual ranking 3. 4. Luxembourg, actual value 105,986,643,430.00, actual ranking 4. 5. Brazil, actual value 71,069,145,546.20, actual ranking 5.
Looking at countries with values, the bottom 5 countries are: 1. Switzerland, actual value -112,057,950,069.46, actual ranking 191. 2. Ireland, actual value -38,890,993,520.00, actual ranking 190. 3. Belgium, actual value -35,568,962,017.30, actual ranking 189. 4. Hungary, actual value -34,949,042,582.52, actual ranking 188. 5. Cyprus, actual value -18,587,645,675.10, actual ranking 187.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
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.
