Iceland - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Iceland was ($352,643,300) as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $10,216,620,000 in 2007 and ($7,163,192,000) in 2017.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an 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. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. 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
1976 $0
1977 $0
1978 $0
1979 $0
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $0
1983 $0
1984 $0
1985 $0
1986 $2,100,000
1987 $700,000
1988 $1,100,000
1989 $8,200,000
1990 ($15,276,580)
1991 ($8,240,903)
1992 $28,142,140
1993 $14,331,930
1994 $26,736,620
1995 $24,889,630
1996 $63,646,700
1997 $56,473,650
1998 $75,211,580
1999 $124,316,200
2000 $374,555,200
2001 $332,089,400
2002 $342,215,800
2003 $383,298,700
2004 $2,581,660,000
2005 $7,069,524,000
2006 $5,550,454,000
2007 $10,216,620,000
2008 ($3,779,192,000)
2009 $2,272,140,000
2010 ($2,491,670,000)
2011 $24,051,990
2012 ($3,204,929,000)
2013 $527,116,500
2014 $21,354,670
2015 $450,579,500
2016 ($1,810,011,000)
2017 ($7,163,192,000)
2018 ($151,722,500)
2019 $146,478,700
2020 ($352,643,300)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Iceland was -1.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 47.18 in 2007, while its lowest value was -28.97 in 2017.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an 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. 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, 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
1976 0.00
1977 0.00
1978 0.00
1979 0.00
1980 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 0.00
1985 0.00
1986 0.05
1987 0.01
1988 0.02
1989 0.14
1990 -0.24
1991 -0.12
1992 0.40
1993 0.23
1994 0.42
1995 0.35
1996 0.86
1997 0.75
1998 0.88
1999 1.38
2000 4.15
2001 4.03
2002 3.67
2003 3.35
2004 18.67
2005 41.95
2006 31.78
2007 47.18
2008 -20.91
2009 17.27
2010 -18.12
2011 0.16
2012 -21.73
2013 3.27
2014 0.12
2015 2.57
2016 -8.70
2017 -28.97
2018 -0.58
2019 0.59
2020 -1.62

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Iceland was $673,638,300 as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,975,844,000 in 2005 and ($4,982,879,000) in 2008.

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 total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1976 ($4,500,000)
1977 ($4,200,000)
1978 ($8,100,000)
1979 ($3,100,000)
1980 ($22,300,000)
1981 ($53,000,000)
1982 ($35,800,000)
1983 $23,400,000
1984 ($13,700,000)
1985 ($23,600,000)
1986 ($6,400,000)
1987 ($1,700,000)
1988 $15,900,000
1989 $35,600,000
1990 ($10,473,400)
1991 $10,195,200
1992 $19,494,060
1993 $14,333,100
1994 $24,342,420
1995 $34,198,630
1996 ($19,734,790)
1997 ($91,539,180)
1998 ($78,871,020)
1999 $57,676,890
2000 $219,394,400
2001 $168,643,700
2002 $250,310,300
2003 $47,943,490
2004 $1,826,343,000
2005 $3,975,844,000
2006 $1,673,899,000
2007 $3,344,454,000
2008 ($4,982,879,000)
2009 $2,208,552,000
2010 ($2,748,652,000)
2011 ($1,082,906,000)
2012 ($4,229,093,000)
2013 $54,508,980
2014 ($745,420,900)
2015 ($695,188,000)
2016 ($743,724,100)
2017 ($163,299,300)
2018 $470,995,900
2019 $702,942,500
2020 $673,638,300

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Iceland was ($1,026,282,000) as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $6,872,169,000 in 2007 and ($6,999,893,000) in 2017.

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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1970 $4,500,000
1971 $19,800,000
1972 $2,800,000
1973 ($1,500,000)
1974 $13,200,000
1975 $42,400,000
1976 $4,500,000
1977 $4,200,000
1978 $8,100,000
1979 $3,100,000
1980 $22,300,000
1981 $53,000,000
1982 $35,800,000
1983 ($23,400,000)
1984 $13,700,000
1985 $23,600,000
1986 $8,500,000
1987 $2,400,000
1988 ($14,800,000)
1989 ($27,400,000)
1990 ($4,803,188)
1991 ($18,436,100)
1992 $8,648,079
1993 ($1,175)
1994 $2,394,199
1995 ($9,309,003)
1996 $83,381,490
1997 $148,012,800
1998 $154,082,600
1999 $66,639,310
2000 $155,160,700
2001 $163,445,800
2002 $91,905,500
2003 $335,355,200
2004 $755,317,000
2005 $3,093,680,000
2006 $3,876,555,000
2007 $6,872,169,000
2008 $1,203,687,000
2009 $63,588,140
2010 $256,982,200
2011 $1,106,958,000
2012 $1,024,164,000
2013 $472,607,600
2014 $766,775,600
2015 $1,145,767,000
2016 ($1,066,287,000)
2017 ($6,999,893,000)
2018 ($622,718,400)
2019 ($556,463,700)
2020 ($1,026,282,000)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Iceland was -4.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 31.74 in 2007, while its lowest value was -28.31 in 2017.

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 inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

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

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Year Value
1970 0.85
1971 2.95
1972 0.33
1973 -0.13
1974 0.87
1975 3.01
1976 0.27
1977 0.19
1978 0.32
1979 0.11
1980 0.66
1981 1.52
1982 1.12
1983 -0.85
1984 0.48
1985 0.79
1986 0.21
1987 0.04
1988 -0.24
1989 -0.48
1990 -0.07
1991 -0.27
1992 0.12
1993 0.00
1994 0.04
1995 -0.13
1996 1.12
1997 1.96
1998 1.81
1999 0.74
2000 1.72
2001 1.98
2002 0.99
2003 2.93
2004 5.46
2005 18.36
2006 22.20
2007 31.74
2008 6.66
2009 0.48
2010 1.87
2011 7.27
2012 6.94
2013 2.93
2014 4.29
2015 6.54
2016 -5.13
2017 -28.31
2018 -2.37
2019 -2.24
2020 -4.73

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments