Aruba - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Aruba was -0.32 as of 2002. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 0.08 in 1998, while its lowest value was -0.32 in 2002.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, Global Development Finance, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1996 0.02
1997 -0.11
1998 0.08
1999 -0.25
2000 -0.02
2001 -0.27
2002 -0.32

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Aruba was $156,815,600.00 as of 2010. Over the past 20 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $577,653,600.00 in 2006 and ($262,793,300.00) in 2001.

Definition: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1990 $130,502,800.00
1991 $184,748,600.00
1992 ($36,983,240.00)
1993 ($17,932,960.00)
1994 ($73,184,360.00)
1995 ($5,530,727.00)
1996 $84,134,080.00
1997 $197,597,800.00
1998 $82,178,770.00
1999 $467,262,600.00
2000 ($127,653,600.00)
2001 ($262,793,300.00)
2002 $267,430,200.00
2003 $157,765,400.00
2004 $144,190,000.00
2005 $109,720,700.00
2006 $577,653,600.00
2007 ($155,921,800.00)
2008 $197,541,900.00
2009 $71,955,300.00
2010 $156,815,600.00

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Aruba was $160,782,100.00 as of 2010. Over the past 23 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $564,860,400.00 in 2006 and ($267,933,000.00) in 2001.

Definition: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting interest in or management control over an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital, as shown in the balance of payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1987 $1,087,876.00
1988 $12,264,020.00
1989 $1,300,000.00
1990 $130,502,800.00
1991 $184,748,600.00
1992 ($36,983,240.00)
1993 ($17,932,960.00)
1994 ($73,184,360.00)
1995 ($5,530,727.00)
1996 $84,469,270.00
1997 $195,921,800.00
1998 $83,575,420.00
1999 $463,016,800.00
2000 ($127,988,800.00)
2001 ($267,933,000.00)
2002 $261,284,900.00
2003 $154,525,100.00
2004 $133,910,600.00
2005 $100,838,000.00
2006 $564,860,400.00
2007 ($126,424,600.00)
2008 $200,335,200.00
2009 $73,407,820.00
2010 $160,782,100.00

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Aruba was 13.67 as of 2002. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 26.87 in 1999, while its lowest value was -14.11 in 2001.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, Global Development Finance, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1991 21.19
1992 -3.86
1993 -1.66
1994 -5.87
1995 -0.42
1996 6.12
1997 12.79
1998 5.02
1999 26.87
2000 -6.89
2001 -14.11
2002 13.67

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments