Low income - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Low income was $1,515,463,000 as of 2020. Over the past 46 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,398,908,000 in 2012 and ($871,539,100) in 1998.

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
1974 $691,585
1975 $8,599,789
1976 $6,456,307
1977 $4,818,883
1978 $495,245
1979 $10,142,740
1980 $232,347,900
1981 $41,464,230
1982 $165,192,200
1983 $63,299,440
1984 $59,989,920
1985 $256,727,700
1986 ($263,940,700)
1987 $79,526,950
1988 $214,156,700
1989 $81,639,600
1990 $11,058,830
1991 $378,876,500
1992 $123,312,500
1993 $75,183,450
1994 $106,468,300
1995 ($40,660,440)
1996 ($14,006,950)
1997 $521,177,800
1998 ($871,539,100)
1999 $230,465,800
2000 $728,304,900
2001 ($168,683,900)
2002 $185,812,400
2003 $200,768,800
2004 $322,963,100
2005 $493,315,100
2006 $645,631,000
2007 $313,279,300
2008 $336,614,700
2009 ($121,056,800)
2010 $1,699,469,000
2011 $1,368,237,000
2012 $2,398,908,000
2013 $1,447,501,000
2014 $991,123,100
2015 $1,110,302,000
2016 $1,085,660,000
2017 $562,194,600
2018 $516,759,400
2019 $411,398,800
2020 $1,515,463,000

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Low income was 0.189 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 0.509 in 2000, while its lowest value was -0.132 in 2001.

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
1980 -0.009
1981 -0.001
1982 0.008
1983 0.004
1984 0.001
1985 0.003
1986 0.005
1987 0.022
1988 0.017
1989 0.023
1990 0.007
1991 0.015
1992 0.081
1993 0.026
1994 0.017
1995 -0.034
1996 0.010
1997 0.024
1998 -0.130
1999 -0.065
2000 0.509
2001 -0.132
2002 0.129
2003 0.114
2004 0.156
2005 0.189
2006 0.217
2007 0.087
2008 0.077
2009 -0.026
2010 0.397
2018 0.189

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Low income was $12,628,110,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $19,981,230,000 in 2012 and ($156,925,200) in 1983.

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 $107,040,000
1971 ($7,260,000)
1972 $64,700,000
1973 $147,625,000
1974 $149,620,500
1975 $309,053,600
1976 $395,548,500
1977 $271,803,800
1978 $466,697,100
1979 $346,094,400
1980 $318,716,200
1981 $431,105,400
1982 $107,470,200
1983 ($156,925,200)
1984 $36,447,760
1985 $128,015,000
1986 ($56,137,270)
1987 $155,813,300
1988 $341,566,000
1989 $770,848,400
1990 $300,244,400
1991 $449,070,900
1992 $860,171,800
1993 $1,061,681,000
1994 $629,044,000
1995 $247,436,300
1996 $347,135,600
1997 $1,011,554,000
1998 $1,384,679,000
1999 $1,589,468,000
2000 $1,733,623,000
2001 $2,652,580,000
2002 $3,105,242,000
2003 $4,409,675,000
2004 $5,071,659,000
2005 $3,840,828,000
2006 $6,304,898,000
2007 $9,092,371,000
2008 $11,670,780,000
2009 $10,166,080,000
2010 $14,261,220,000
2011 $17,711,990,000
2012 $19,981,230,000
2013 $18,173,570,000
2014 $13,773,790,000
2015 $14,024,750,000
2016 $14,232,170,000
2017 $12,955,010,000
2018 $12,396,010,000
2019 $12,322,730,000
2020 $12,628,110,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Low income was 3.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.16 in 2012, while its lowest value was -0.24 in 1983.

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 0.30
1971 0.19
1972 0.19
1973 0.27
1974 0.31
1975 0.36
1976 0.85
1977 0.21
1978 0.67
1979 0.54
1980 0.41
1981 0.21
1982 0.15
1983 -0.24
1984 0.06
1985 0.18
1986 -0.07
1987 0.15
1988 0.06
1989 0.13
1990 0.06
1991 0.43
1992 0.87
1993 1.06
1994 0.59
1995 0.21
1996 0.37
1997 0.58
1998 0.80
1999 0.92
2000 1.03
2001 1.58
2002 1.67
2003 2.15
2004 2.11
2005 1.35
2006 1.96
2007 2.26
2008 2.41
2009 2.07
2010 2.65
2011 4.76
2012 6.16
2013 5.06
2014 3.57
2015 3.65
2016 4.00
2017 3.49
2018 3.23
2019 3.33
2020 3.20

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments