Belgium - Foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Belgium was 10.20 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 42.13 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1.40 in 2009.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.52 |
| 2003 | 12.53 |
| 2004 | 9.59 |
| 2005 | 8.63 |
| 2006 | 12.54 |
| 2007 | 18.18 |
| 2008 | 42.13 |
| 2009 | 1.40 |
| 2010 | 10.20 |
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Belgium was $25,046,840,000.00 as of 2010. Over the past 8 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $54,300,060,000.00 in 2009 and ($28,771,400,000.00) in 2008.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2002 | $9,178,390,000.00 |
| 2003 | ($4,499,239,000.00) |
| 2004 | $9,733,218,000.00 |
| 2005 | $1,139,202,000.00 |
| 2006 | $8,688,143,000.00 |
| 2007 | $13,095,640,000.00 |
| 2008 | ($28,771,400,000.00) |
| 2009 | $54,300,060,000.00 |
| 2010 | $25,046,840,000.00 |
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Belgium was $72,914,270,000 as of 2010. Over the past 8 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $184,842,000,000 in 2008 and $18,080,580,000 in 2002.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2002 | $18,080,580,000 |
| 2003 | $34,543,940,000 |
| 2004 | $44,415,180,000 |
| 2005 | $33,683,830,000 |
| 2006 | $58,827,700,000 |
| 2007 | $96,587,920,000 |
| 2008 | $184,842,000,000 |
| 2009 | $60,932,590,000 |
| 2010 | $72,914,270,000 |
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Belgium was 15.53 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 36.46 in 2008, while its lowest value was 7.15 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.
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, Global Development Finance, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.15 |
| 2003 | 11.08 |
| 2004 | 12.28 |
| 2005 | 8.93 |
| 2006 | 14.71 |
| 2007 | 21.03 |
| 2008 | 36.46 |
| 2009 | 12.89 |
| 2010 | 15.53 |
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
