IDA blend - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in IDA blend was $603,836,700 as of 2020. Over the past 47 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,225,805,000 in 2014 and ($379,877,100) in 1999.

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
1973 $4,000,000
1974 $8,000,000
1975 $3,361,805
1976 $10,418,180
1977 $8,826,971
1978 $14,060,080
1979 $11,918,090
1980 $15,331,280
1981 $15,236,850
1982 ($7,524,107)
1983 $31,947,300
1984 $22,278,840
1985 $26,780,070
1986 $25,014,670
1987 $90,466,120
1988 $62,308,050
1989 $901,182,900
1990 $343,468,300
1991 $394,896,000
1992 $250,343,700
1993 $498,463,400
1994 $251,096,500
1995 $86,876,420
1996 $592,409,200
1997 $9,318,199
1998 ($143,403,900)
1999 ($379,877,100)
2000 ($58,031,520)
2001 ($128,776,700)
2002 ($43,974,210)
2003 $147,284,400
2004 $419,457,500
2005 $362,728,600
2006 $565,303,900
2007 $983,680,600
2008 $1,124,482,000
2009 $1,498,508,000
2010 $2,138,798,000
2011 $1,597,401,000
2012 $1,954,201,000
2013 $2,853,156,000
2014 $3,225,805,000
2015 $2,336,367,000
2016 $1,834,925,000
2017 $1,067,655,000
2018 $1,723,350,000
2019 $283,714,700
2020 $603,836,700

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in IDA blend was 0.063 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 0.749 in 1989, while its lowest value was -0.231 in 1999.

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
1977 0.014
1978 0.020
1979 0.013
1980 0.013
1981 0.007
1982 -0.004
1983 0.021
1984 0.017
1985 0.020
1986 0.021
1987 0.074
1988 0.050
1989 0.749
1990 0.259
1991 0.298
1992 0.187
1993 0.419
1994 0.209
1995 0.061
1996 0.375
1997 0.006
1998 -0.090
1999 -0.231
2000 -0.030
2001 -0.066
2002 -0.020
2003 0.060
2004 0.140
2005 0.101
2006 0.126
2007 0.191
2008 0.184
2009 0.266
2010 0.301
2011 0.196
2012 0.217
2013 0.292
2014 0.307
2015 0.231
2016 0.195
2017 0.115
2018 0.178
2019 0.028
2020 0.063

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in IDA blend was $11,466,760,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $17,941,190,000 in 2008 and ($280,995,600) in 1980.

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 $417,620,000
1971 $420,630,000
1972 $515,770,000
1973 $615,750,000
1974 $472,460,000
1975 $595,518,700
1976 $472,621,000
1977 $569,046,600
1978 $397,335,600
1979 $611,564,700
1980 ($280,995,600)
1981 $1,000,269,000
1982 $806,209,500
1983 $871,070,100
1984 $463,058,200
1985 $1,108,516,000
1986 $401,239,900
1987 $1,068,507,000
1988 $887,134,500
1989 $2,353,071,000
1990 $991,235,600
1991 $1,189,956,000
1992 $1,537,795,000
1993 $2,368,176,000
1994 $2,653,899,000
1995 $1,917,880,000
1996 $2,029,666,000
1997 $1,824,848,000
1998 $1,665,692,000
1999 $2,140,136,000
2000 $1,996,567,000
2001 $1,782,699,000
2002 $3,749,476,000
2003 $3,796,806,000
2004 $3,963,983,000
2005 $9,045,807,000
2006 $12,249,930,000
2007 $16,124,790,000
2008 $17,941,190,000
2009 $15,191,780,000
2010 $12,732,160,000
2011 $15,172,190,000
2012 $11,581,590,000
2013 $12,223,630,000
2014 $13,227,130,000
2015 $12,767,610,000
2016 $10,364,700,000
2017 $14,610,110,000
2018 $12,674,590,000
2019 $12,837,100,000
2020 $11,466,760,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in IDA blend was 1.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.99 in 2007, while its lowest value was -0.25 in 1980.

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
1970 1.47
1971 1.60
1972 1.74
1973 1.95
1974 1.04
1975 1.14
1976 0.74
1977 0.83
1978 0.52
1979 0.66
1980 -0.25
1981 0.45
1982 0.40
1983 0.57
1984 0.35
1985 0.84
1986 0.34
1987 0.88
1988 0.71
1989 1.96
1990 0.75
1991 0.89
1992 1.04
1993 1.79
1994 1.99
1995 1.23
1996 1.18
1997 1.04
1998 0.96
1999 1.18
2000 0.97
2001 0.87
2002 1.65
2003 1.48
2004 1.27
2005 2.42
2006 2.62
2007 2.99
2008 2.80
2009 2.50
2010 1.79
2011 1.86
2012 1.29
2013 1.25
2014 1.26
2015 1.26
2016 1.10
2017 1.58
2018 1.31
2019 1.29
2020 1.19

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments