El Salvador - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in El Salvador was $97,317,120 as of 2020. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $199,849,500 in 2014 and ($413,303,000) in 2018.

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
1996 $7,195,888
1999 $53,800,000
2000 ($5,000,000)
2001 ($9,700,000)
2002 ($25,700,000)
2003 $18,600,000
2004 ($2,750,000)
2005 $112,900,000
2006 ($26,300,000)
2007 $95,200,000
2008 $79,430,000
2009 $2,960,000
2010 $112,404,700
2011 ($95,929,100)
2012 ($35,893,980)
2013 $66,072,600
2014 $199,849,500
2015 $98,191,700
2016 $131,616,500
2017 ($385,043,100)
2018 ($413,303,000)
2019 $60,523,680
2020 $97,317,120

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in El Salvador was 0.395 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 0.885 in 2014, while its lowest value was -1.588 in 2018.

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
1996 0.075
1999 0.477
2000 -0.042
2001 -0.079
2002 -0.203
2003 0.140
2004 -0.020
2005 0.768
2006 -0.164
2007 0.560
2008 0.442
2009 0.017
2010 0.609
2011 -0.473
2012 -0.168
2013 0.300
2014 0.885
2015 0.419
2016 0.544
2017 -1.541
2018 -1.588
2019 0.225
2020 0.395

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in El Salvador was ($201,183,700) as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $225,565,400 in 2010 and ($1,455,310,000) in 2007.

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.

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Year Value
1976 ($12,960,000)
1977 ($18,640,000)
1978 ($23,360,000)
1979 $9,960,000
1980 ($5,880,000)
1981 $5,720,000
1982 $1,000,000
1983 ($28,080,000)
1984 ($12,360,000)
1985 ($12,400,000)
1986 ($24,133,630)
1987 ($18,320,000)
1988 ($16,960,000)
1989 ($14,360,000)
1990 ($1,898,272)
1991 ($25,180,500)
1992 ($15,309,480)
1993 ($16,432,040)
1995 ($38,037,220)
1996 $7,195,888
1997 ($59,043,540)
1998 ($1,102,684,000)
1999 ($162,000,000)
2000 ($178,400,000)
2001 ($288,600,000)
2002 ($495,700,000)
2003 ($122,600,000)
2004 ($366,020,000)
2005 ($398,240,000)
2006 ($267,430,000)
2007 ($1,455,310,000)
2008 ($823,620,000)
2009 ($365,770,000)
2010 $225,565,400
2011 ($218,429,100)
2012 ($466,020,700)
2013 ($179,106,500)
2014 ($306,446,500)
2015 ($396,350,000)
2016 ($347,852,900)
2017 ($888,844,500)
2018 ($826,047,000)
2019 ($635,763,300)
2020 ($201,183,700)

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in El Salvador was $298,500,900 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,550,510,000 in 2007 and ($113,160,700) in 2010.

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.

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Year Value
1970 $3,700,000
1971 $7,000,000
1972 $6,600,000
1973 $6,000,000
1974 $20,100,000
1975 $13,100,000
1976 $12,960,000
1977 $18,640,000
1978 $23,360,000
1979 ($9,960,000)
1980 $5,880,000
1981 ($5,720,000)
1982 ($1,000,000)
1983 $28,080,000
1984 $12,360,000
1985 $12,400,000
1986 $24,133,630
1987 $18,320,000
1988 $16,960,000
1989 $14,360,000
1990 $1,898,272
1991 $25,180,500
1992 $15,309,480
1993 $16,432,040
1995 $38,037,220
1997 $59,043,540
1998 $1,102,684,000
1999 $215,800,000
2000 $173,400,000
2001 $278,900,000
2002 $470,000,000
2003 $141,200,000
2004 $363,270,000
2005 $511,140,000
2006 $241,130,000
2007 $1,550,510,000
2008 $903,050,000
2009 $368,730,000
2010 ($113,160,700)
2011 $122,500,000
2012 $430,126,700
2013 $245,179,100
2014 $506,296,000
2015 $494,541,700
2016 $479,469,400
2017 $503,801,400
2018 $412,744,000
2019 $696,287,000
2020 $298,500,900

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in El Salvador was 1.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 10.08 in 1998, while its lowest value was -0.61 in 2010.

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 0.33
1971 0.59
1972 0.52
1973 0.42
1974 1.21
1975 0.70
1976 0.56
1977 0.63
1978 0.75
1979 -0.29
1980 0.16
1981 -0.17
1982 -0.03
1983 0.80
1984 0.34
1985 0.33
1986 0.64
1987 0.46
1988 0.40
1989 0.33
1990 0.04
1991 0.48
1992 0.26
1993 0.25
1995 0.43
1997 0.58
1998 10.08
1999 1.91
2000 1.47
2001 2.27
2002 3.71
2003 1.07
2004 2.65
2005 3.48
2006 1.51
2007 9.11
2008 5.02
2009 2.09
2010 -0.61
2011 0.60
2012 2.01
2013 1.11
2014 2.24
2015 2.11
2016 1.98
2017 2.02
2018 1.59
2019 2.59
2020 1.21

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments