New Zealand - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in New Zealand was $697,301,700 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,990,624,000 in 2007 and ($4,140,835,000) in 2000.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $9,000,000
1971 $12,000,000
1972 $3,590,000
1973 $19,000,000
1974 $20,970,000
1975 $21,630,000
1976 $35,820,000
1977 $32,030,000
1978 $55,990,000
1979 $74,600,000
1980 $71,102,980
1981 $102,360,400
1982 $86,296,820
1983 $403,535,600
1984 $30,612,420
1985 $172,484,500
1986 $86,767,440
1987 $560,027,400
1988 $614,517,800
1989 $135,155,300
1990 $2,363,083,000
1991 $1,468,696,000
1992 $391,021,500
1993 ($1,388,806,000)
1994 $2,008,870,000
1995 $1,783,605,000
1996 ($1,238,616,000)
1997 ($1,565,703,000)
1998 $401,445,200
1999 $1,073,767,000
2000 ($4,140,835,000)
2001 ($607,280,700)
2002 $1,406,693,000
2003 $645,368,300
2004 $853,681,600
2005 ($640,852,200)
2006 ($399,857,100)
2007 $3,990,624,000
2008 $839,269,100
2009 ($2,072,579,000)
2010 $1,033,263,000
2011 ($120,298,000)
2012 ($90,671,710)
2013 ($1,414,175,000)
2014 $1,422,388,000
2015 ($15,724,520)
2016 ($764,628,700)
2017 ($80,051,140)
2018 $644,146,600
2019 ($1,558,656,000)
2020 $697,301,700

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in New Zealand was 0.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 5.19 in 1990, while its lowest value was -7.87 in 2000.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1971 0.15
1972 0.04
1973 0.15
1974 0.15
1975 0.17
1976 0.26
1977 0.21
1978 0.30
1979 0.36
1980 0.31
1981 0.42
1982 0.36
1983 1.66
1984 0.14
1985 0.70
1986 0.28
1987 1.39
1988 1.36
1989 0.31
1990 5.19
1991 3.44
1992 0.94
1993 -2.97
1994 3.63
1995 2.79
1996 -1.77
1997 -2.37
1998 0.71
1999 1.83
2000 -7.87
2001 -1.13
2002 2.11
2003 0.73
2004 0.82
2005 -0.56
2006 -0.36
2007 2.91
2008 0.63
2009 -1.71
2010 0.71
2011 -0.07
2012 -0.05
2013 -0.74
2014 0.71
2015 -0.01
2016 -0.40
2017 -0.04
2018 0.30
2019 -0.73
2020 0.33

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in New Zealand was ($3,360,241,000) as of 2020. Over the past 20 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,009,309,000 in 2003 and ($4,479,685,000) in 2019.

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
2000 ($2,633,023,000)
2001 ($866,602,300)
2002 ($1,441,864,000)
2003 $4,009,309,000
2004 ($1,466,138,000)
2005 ($2,547,518,000)
2006 ($3,312,503,000)
2007 ($344,882,100)
2008 ($1,752,697,000)
2009 ($2,020,194,000)
2010 $746,956,300
2011 ($1,498,709,000)
2012 ($3,937,556,000)
2013 ($1,344,655,000)
2014 ($1,829,175,000)
2015 $57,648,270
2016 ($2,772,740,000)
2017 ($2,470,087,000)
2018 ($1,872,342,000)
2019 ($4,479,685,000)
2020 ($3,360,241,000)

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in New Zealand was $4,057,542,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,335,506,000 in 2007 and ($3,363,941,000) in 2003.

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 $146,000,000
1971 $110,000,000
1972 $126,690,000
1973 $207,650,000
1974 $251,610,000
1975 $138,170,000
1976 $277,640,000
1977 $154,320,000
1978 $273,740,000
1979 $350,540,000
1980 $334,086,600
1981 $176,962,000
1982 $274,649,000
1983 $243,190,300
1984 $116,213,800
1985 $225,366,600
1986 $389,408,100
1987 $237,229,700
1988 $155,922,400
1989 $433,573,500
1990 $1,684,763,000
1991 $1,691,366,000
1992 $1,088,200,000
1993 $2,211,823,000
1994 $2,616,631,000
1995 $2,849,962,000
1996 $3,918,617,000
1997 $1,917,457,000
1998 $1,825,773,000
1999 $941,464,100
2000 ($1,507,812,000)
2001 $259,321,600
2002 $2,848,557,000
2003 ($3,363,941,000)
2004 $2,319,819,000
2005 $1,906,666,000
2006 $2,912,646,000
2007 $4,335,506,000
2008 $2,591,966,000
2009 ($52,385,530)
2010 $286,306,900
2011 $1,378,411,000
2012 $3,846,884,000
2013 ($69,519,940)
2014 $3,251,564,000
2015 ($73,372,800)
2016 $2,008,111,000
2017 $2,390,036,000
2018 $2,516,489,000
2019 $2,921,028,000
2020 $4,057,542,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in New Zealand was 1.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 5.59 in 1996, while its lowest value was -3.81 in 2003.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1971 1.39
1972 1.32
1973 1.62
1974 1.80
1975 1.07
1976 2.04
1977 1.00
1978 1.48
1979 1.69
1980 1.44
1981 0.72
1982 1.14
1983 1.00
1984 0.54
1985 0.91
1986 1.27
1987 0.59
1988 0.35
1989 0.99
1990 3.70
1991 3.96
1992 2.61
1993 4.73
1994 4.73
1995 4.46
1996 5.59
1997 2.90
1998 3.25
1999 1.60
2000 -2.87
2001 0.48
2002 4.28
2003 -3.81
2004 2.23
2005 1.66
2006 2.61
2007 3.16
2008 1.95
2009 -0.04
2010 0.20
2011 0.82
2012 2.18
2013 -0.04
2014 1.62
2015 -0.04
2016 1.06
2017 1.15
2018 1.19
2019 1.37
2020 1.93

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments