Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in ***** increased remarkably since 2000, underlining the country's rising economy. FDI in other developing countries fluctuated more, with ****** even having a negative flow in 2022, which must be seen in relation to the Russia-Ukraine war.

Infrastructure was the sustainable development goals (SDG) sector with the highest number of announced greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2023, reaching more than ***** projects. Renewable energy and agrifood followed behind. Meanwhile, renewable energy accounted for the highest financial amount.

The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on repression in developing nations is still disputed. Some argue that FDI improves economic development and exports human rights values. Others criticize the exploitation of cheap labor and resources, which may lead to tensions and government oppression. Previous studies have employed aggregate FDI data with conflicting results. Alternatively, I propose that the effects depend on what kind of FDI enters a country. I build a sectoral framework to discuss how skills and technology levels, as well as the motivation for FDI, can mediate the impact. I then examine the link in a panel data analysis (1983–2010) in 121 countries, integrating sectoral FDI in several resource, manufacturing, and service industries. The results show that investment in high-skilled and high-tech sectors has positive effects. The results are robust across several measures for repression, and when accounting for sector size, regional and time effects. Preprint available below and here: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38518/ (please cite the published journal article).

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows were highest in the United States in 2023, reaching *** billion U.S. dollars. It was also the country with the largest amount of FDI inflows worldwide that year.

Croatia Foreign Direct Investment: Other Developing Countries data was reported at 15.211 EUR mn in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.529 EUR mn for 2020. Croatia Foreign Direct Investment: Other Developing Countries data is updated yearly, averaging 6.771 EUR mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2021, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 110.936 EUR mn in 2018 and a record low of -95.490 EUR mn in 2005. Croatia Foreign Direct Investment: Other Developing Countries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Croatian National Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Croatia – Table HR.O002: Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6: by Country.

As foreign direct investment (FDI) has become increasingly important in the world economy, a large body of literature has emerged regarding the determinants of FDI flows. Some scholars argue that democracy attracts FDI through the mechanism of political constraints, which reduce the risk of negative policy changes. However, the value of policy stability should be conditional on the attractiveness of contemporary FDI-relevant policies. I therefore propose a theoretically more comprehensive argument: political constraints are attractive to investors when the host country policy environment is FDI-friendly, because these political constraints reduce the probability of negative policy changes in the future. When the policy environment is hostile to FDI, on the other hand, political constraints will have little positive effect, and, to the extent they indicate that FDI-relevant policies are unlikely to improve, may even deter FDI. This argument helps explain why the positive relationship between democracy and FDI seems to emerge after a global shift toward FDI-friendly polices. I find robust empirical support for the argument in tests covering more than 100 developing countries from 1970 to 2014, indicating significant effects using a variety of policy and political constraint measures.

The product has been discontinued since: 08 Feb 2018. The indicator displays Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) made by EU companies in countries covered by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), broken down by income group of countries. DAC countries refer to developing countries and territories on Part I of the OECD DAC List of Aid Recipients for which there is a long-standing United Nations target of 0.7% of donors' gross national product.

Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: Total: Total Official Development Assistance (ODA) Recipients data was reported at 15,148.810 EUR mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16,173.550 EUR mn for 2022. Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: Total: Total Official Development Assistance (ODA) Recipients data is updated yearly, averaging 12,852.220 EUR mn from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,173.550 EUR mn in 2022 and a record low of 4,323.796 EUR mn in 2014. Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: Total: Total Official Development Assistance (ODA) Recipients data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Position: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the ultimate controlling parent (extended directional principle). FDI transactions and positions by partner country and/or by industry are available excluding and including resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs). The dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary' contains series including resident SPEs only. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Market value, Own funds at book value. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Market value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are not excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered. Collective investment institutions are not covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions and positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Enterprise.; Countries recipients of Offical Development Assistance (ODA), 55 countries: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the , Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland

This map is part of SDGs Today. Please see sdgstoday.orgForeign direct investment (FDI) is defined as an investment reflecting a lasting interest and control by a foreign direct investor, resident in one economy, in an enterprise resident in another economy (foreign affiliate). FDI is the most important source of external finance for developing countries. Its importance for development is essential, even if it does not necessarily constitute a panacea. The effects of FDI on development often depend on the initial conditions prevailing in the recipient countries, on the investment strategies of transnational corporations (TNCs) and on host government policies. Governments, therefore, cannot be passive and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) strives to support its member States attracting and benefitting from it. UNCTAD first estimated investment requirements for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2014. The Organization highlighted the need for private investment, including international investment, to supplement public and domestic investment in order to bridge the financing gap. UNCTAD also proposes a set of recommendations to mobilize and channel private investment towards the SDGs and ensure their positive impact on sustainable development. Sound FDI data is an essential tool for research and policy analysis, and a basis for policy formulation, implementation, and assessment. UNCTAD addresses countries’ needs through its analysis and dissemination of FDI statistics, including through its annual flagship World Investment Report and quarterly Global Investment Trends Monitors, enhancing the capacity of government agencies to collect and report FDI and TNC data, conducting leading-edge policy analysis and providing technical assistance.For more information, contact diaeinfo@unctad.org.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing countries like India and China is often met with domestic backlash by the citizens of the host country, and backlash in the form of protest and other disruptive behavior has raised the salience of public opinion in FDI policy. As one of the first survey experiments of Chinese citizens’ attitudes toward FDI, this paper adopts a novel conjoint design to evaluate the impact of both individual characteristics and specific features of the proposed project on FDI preferences. Importantly, we find that low-skilled respondents are not necessarily more likely to support labor-intensive FDI, a result that challenges the conventional wisdom that individuals in developing countries abundantly endowed with labor should be more likely to support low-skilled FDI. Instead, citizens are more concerned about FDI projects’ country of origin and impact on the local job market when forming their preferences.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows in China increased remarkably since 2000, reaching ***** billion U.S. dollars in 2022. FDI in other developing countries was significantly lower, with Brazil having the second highest amount at ** billion dolars.

Increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries can play an important role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals. In this context, a descriptive analysis of Canadian direct investment abroad (CDIA), by revenue level and by geographic region of recipient countries, was carried out.

Croatia Foreign Direct Investment: European Developing Countries data was reported at 72.236 EUR mn in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 79.803 EUR mn for 2020. Croatia Foreign Direct Investment: European Developing Countries data is updated yearly, averaging 16.151 EUR mn from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2021, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 113.032 EUR mn in 2017 and a record low of -1.737 EUR mn in 2000. Croatia Foreign Direct Investment: European Developing Countries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Croatian National Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Croatia – Table HR.O002: Foreign Direct Investment: BPM6: by Country.

Series Name: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of US dollars)Series Code: GF_FRN_FDIRelease Version: 2020.Q2.G.03 This dataset is the part of the Global SDG Indicator Database compiled through the UN System in preparation for the Secretary-General's annual report on Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.Indicator 17.3.1: Foreign direct investment, official development assistance and South-South cooperation as a proportion of gross national incomeTarget 17.3: Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sourcesGoal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable DevelopmentFor more information on the compilation methodology of this dataset, see https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/

The Global Investment Report 2023 revealed that after a sharp decline in 2020 and a strong rebound in 2021, global foreign direct investment (FDI) declined by 12 percent to $1.3 trillion in 2022. However, in developing countries, FDI increased by 4% to $916 billion, a record share of more than 70% of global flows. The number of greenfield investment projects in developing countries increased by 37 percent and international project finance transactions by 5 percent. Foreign investment from China, the second largest recipient of foreign investment globally, increased by 5 percent. The service industry has become the mainstream industry in the global FDI structure. The global industry is accelerating its transformation to a "service-based economy," international FDI in productive service industries has become an essential means of industrial transfer in developed countries and a meaningful way to upgrade the industrial structure and high-quality development in emerging economies. As a representative province in central China, Hubei Province has unique advantages in human capital, factor cost, and market potential, which provide preferential conditions to attract foreign investment. This paper first introduced the concept of the productive service industry, based on the relevant statistical data from 2011 to 2022, focused on the current situation of foreign investment utilization in five major sub-sectors of the productive service industry in Hubei Province in the past ten years, and empirically investigated the impact of foreign investment utilization in five major sub-sectors of the productive service industry on the economic growth of Hubei Province, and obtained that the level of foreign investment attraction varied significantly among the regions in Hubei Province. The three productive service industries, namely transportation, storage and postal services, information transmission, software and information technology services, and financial services, played a significant role in the active attraction and optimal utilization of foreign capital and the economic development of Hubei Province. Based on this, it was proposed to build a market-oriented rule of law and internationalized business environment, improve the infrastructure construction in different regions of the province, focus on the training of professional talents for the development of productive service industries, and pay attention to the improvement of independent innovation capacity.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a category of cross-border investment in which an investor resident in one economy establishes a lasting interest in and a significant degree of influence over an enterprise resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power in an enterprise in one economy by an investor in another economy is evidence of such a relationship. FDI is a key element in international economic integration because it creates stable and long-lasting links between economies. FDI is an important channel for the transfer of technology between countries, promotes international trade through access to foreign markets, and can be an important vehicle for economic development. The indicators covered in this group are inward and outward values for stocks, flows and income, by partner country and by industry and FDI restrictiveness.

The Global Investment Report 2023 revealed that after a sharp decline in 2020 and a strong rebound in 2021, global foreign direct investment (FDI) declined by 12 percent to $1.3 trillion in 2022. However, in developing countries, FDI increased by 4% to $916 billion, a record share of more than 70% of global flows. The number of greenfield investment projects in developing countries increased by 37 percent and international project finance transactions by 5 percent. Foreign investment from China, the second largest recipient of foreign investment globally, increased by 5 percent. The service industry has become the mainstream industry in the global FDI structure. The global industry is accelerating its transformation to a "service-based economy," international FDI in productive service industries has become an essential means of industrial transfer in developed countries and a meaningful way to upgrade the industrial structure and high-quality development in emerging economies. As a representative province in central China, Hubei Province has unique advantages in human capital, factor cost, and market potential, which provide preferential conditions to attract foreign investment. This paper first introduced the concept of the productive service industry, based on the relevant statistical data from 2011 to 2022, focused on the current situation of foreign investment utilization in five major sub-sectors of the productive service industry in Hubei Province in the past ten years, and empirically investigated the impact of foreign investment utilization in five major sub-sectors of the productive service industry on the economic growth of Hubei Province, and obtained that the level of foreign investment attraction varied significantly among the regions in Hubei Province. The three productive service industries, namely transportation, storage and postal services, information transmission, software and information technology services, and financial services, played a significant role in the active attraction and optimal utilization of foreign capital and the economic development of Hubei Province. Based on this, it was proposed to build a market-oriented rule of law and internationalized business environment, improve the infrastructure construction in different regions of the province, focus on the training of professional talents for the development of productive service industries, and pay attention to the improvement of independent innovation capacity.

Developing countries invest time and other scarce resources to negotiate and conclude double taxation treaties (DTTs) with developed countries. They also accept a loss of tax revenue as such treaties typically favour residence-based over source-based taxation and developing countries are typically net capital importers. The incurred costs will only pay off if developing countries can expect to receive more foreign direct investment (FDI) in return. This is the first study to provide evidence that developing countries that have signed a DTT with the US or a higher number of DTTs with important capital exporters actually do receive more FDI from the US and in total. However, DTTs are only effective in the group of middle-, not low-income developing countries.

Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: ODA Recipients - Africa data was reported at 288.714 EUR mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 203.901 EUR mn for 2022. Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: ODA Recipients - Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 155.572 EUR mn from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 288.714 EUR mn in 2023 and a record low of -1,238.071 EUR mn in 2014. Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: ODA Recipients - Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Position: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the ultimate controlling parent (extended directional principle). FDI transactions and positions by partner country and/or by industry are available excluding and including resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs). The dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary' contains series including resident SPEs only. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Market value, Own funds at book value. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Market value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are not excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered. Collective investment institutions are not covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions and positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Enterprise.; Countries from AFRICA recipients of Offical Development Assistance (ODA), 55 countries: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the , Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland

LU: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: Gulf Arabian Countries data was reported at 1.304 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.030 USD bn for 2022. LU: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: Gulf Arabian Countries data is updated yearly, averaging 1.701 USD bn from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2023, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.537 USD bn in 2020 and a record low of 638.817 USD mn in 2012. LU: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: Gulf Arabian Countries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Luxembourg – Table LU.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the ultimate controlling parent (extended directional principle). FDI transactions and positions by partner country and/or by industry are available excluding and including resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs). The dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary' contains series including resident SPEs only. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Market value. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Market value, Nominal value.; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered. Collective investment institutions are not covered as direct investment enterprises. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions and positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Enterprise.