Historical chart and dataset showing Ethiopia foreign direct investment by year from 1977 to 2023.

Foreign Direct Investment in Ethiopia increased by 1117.90 USD Million in the second quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Ethiopia Foreign Direct Investment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Ethiopia was reported at 1.9933 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Ethiopia ET: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -3.989 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of -2.627 USD bn for 2015. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -288.272 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -5.845 USD mn in 1977 and a record low of -3.989 USD bn in 2016. Ethiopia ET: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. 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.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.

Ethiopia: Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 2.89 percent, a decline from 3.83 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 2.40 percent, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for Ethiopia from 1977 to 2022 is 1.73 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1978 while the maximum of 5.58 percent was recorded in 2016.

In 2023, the annual flow of outward foreign direct investments (FDI) from China to Ethiopia amounted to around ****** million U.S. dollars. Chinese outward FDI flows to Ethiopia peaked at around *** million U.S. dollars in 2019.

China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Africa: Ethiopia data was reported at 0.060 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.040 USD mn for 2014. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Africa: Ethiopia data is updated yearly, averaging 0.530 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2016, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.550 USD mn in 2006 and a record low of 0.040 USD mn in 2014. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Africa: Ethiopia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Investment – Table CN.OA: Foreign Direct Investment: Capital Utilized: by Country.

In 2023, the total stock of foreign direct investments (FDI) from China in Ethiopia amounted to around **** billion U.S. dollars. This was an inecrease from **** billion U.S. dollars in the previous year.

Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Africa: OT: Ethiopia data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in Sep 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for Aug 2018. Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Africa: OT: Ethiopia data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Jan 2005 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 165 observations. Turkey (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Flows: Africa: OT: Ethiopia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.O003: Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: by Country.

3.8 (%) in 2021. 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 of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world and is divided by GDP.

Egypt was the main recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa in 2022. That year, the country attracted nearly 11.4 billion U.S. dollars of FDI, an impressive growth compared to the previous years. South Africa and Ethiopia followed, with FDI reaching a value of 9.05 billion and 3.67 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, respectively. Large part of the annual FDI inflows into the African continent comes from China.

Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total FDI: Total: Ethiopia data was reported at 0.004 % in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.004 % for 2022. Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total FDI: Total: Ethiopia data is updated yearly, averaging 0.004 % from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.005 % in 2017 and a record low of 0.003 % in 2020. Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total FDI: Total: Ethiopia 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 France – Table FR.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment: % of Total FDI: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) has never been observed or is very negligible. It would be treated as portfolio investment in theory. Netting of 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 transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the ultimate controlling parent (extended directional principle). Resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) do not exist or are not significant and are recorded as zero in the FDI database. 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: 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. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. 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 Direct Influence/Indirect Control (DIIC) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered. Collective investment institutions 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 are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Russia (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: BoP Data: Outward: Non CIS: Ethiopia data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in Sep 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for Jun 2018. Russia (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: BoP Data: Outward: Non CIS: Ethiopia data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Mar 2008 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.720 USD mn in Sep 2009 and a record low of -0.121 USD mn in Mar 2011. Russia (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: BoP Data: Outward: Non CIS: Ethiopia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Balance of Payments – Table RU.JBB009: Outward Foreign Direct Investments: by Country.

Spain Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: Total: Ethiopia data was reported at 17.000 EUR mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.000 EUR mn for 2014. Spain Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: Total: Ethiopia data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 EUR mn from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.000 EUR mn in 2023 and a record low of 0.000 EUR mn in 2014. Spain Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: Total: Ethiopia 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 Spain – Table ES.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: 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: 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. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. 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. 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 posisitons are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Unspecified.

Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: Total: Ethiopia data was reported at 64.000 EUR mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 58.000 EUR mn for 2022. Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: Total: Ethiopia data is updated yearly, averaging 53.000 EUR mn from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66.000 EUR mn in 2016 and a record low of 33.000 EUR mn in 2013. Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: Total: Ethiopia 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 France – Table FR.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Position: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) has never been observed or is very negligible. It would be treated as portfolio investment in theory. Netting of 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 transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the ultimate controlling parent (extended directional principle). Resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) do not exist or are not significant and are recorded as zero in the FDI database. 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: 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. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. 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 Direct Influence/Indirect Control (DIIC) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered. Collective investment institutions 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 are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Spain Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: USD: Total: Ethiopia data was reported at 18.382 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.921 USD mn for 2021. Spain Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: USD: Total: Ethiopia data is updated yearly, averaging 13.473 USD mn from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.785 USD mn in 2018 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2015. Spain Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: USD: Total: Ethiopia 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 Spain – Table ES.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: 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: 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. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. 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. 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 posisitons are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Unspecified.

Ethiopia ET: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: in Reporting Economy data was reported at 3.263 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.670 USD bn for 2022. Ethiopia ET: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: in Reporting Economy data is updated yearly, averaging 260.670 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2023, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.259 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2009. Ethiopia ET: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: in Reporting Economy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ethiopia – Table ET.World Bank.IDS: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account: Annual. Foreign direct investment (net) shows the net change in foreign investment in the reporting country. Foreign direct investment is defined as investment that is made to acquire a lasting management interest (usually of 10 percent of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a country other than that of the investor (defined according to residency), the investor's purpose being an effective voice in the management of the enterprise. 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 in the reporting economy. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Outward: Total: Ethiopia data was reported at 10.000 EUR mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.000 EUR mn for 2022. Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Outward: Total: Ethiopia data is updated yearly, averaging 6.000 EUR mn from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.000 EUR mn in 2017 and a record low of -5.000 EUR mn in 2019. Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Outward: Total: Ethiopia 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 France – Table FR.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) has never been observed or is very negligible. It would be treated as portfolio investment in theory. Netting of 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 transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the ultimate controlling parent (extended directional principle). Resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) do not exist or are not significant and are recorded as zero in the FDI database. 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: 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. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. 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 Direct Influence/Indirect Control (DIIC) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered. Collective investment institutions 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 are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Denmark Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: Total: Ethiopia data was reported at 0.000 DKK mn in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 DKK mn for 2022. Denmark Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: Total: Ethiopia data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 DKK mn from Dec 2020 (Median) to 2023, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 DKK mn in 2023 and a record low of 0.000 DKK mn in 2023. Denmark Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: Total: Ethiopia 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 Denmark – Table DK.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) is treated as portfolio investment. Netting of 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 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 excluding 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, 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. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the immediate counterpart country. 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 Direct Influence/Indirect Control (DIIC) 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 are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit:Enterprise and Local Enterprise Group combined. Respondents have the opportunity to choose between reporting for one enterprise only or reporting for several enterprises within the same group

Costa Rica Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: Total: Ethiopia data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2022. Costa Rica Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: Total: Ethiopia data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2023, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 USD mn in 2023 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2023. Costa Rica Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: Total: Ethiopia 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 Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: 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 positionsTreatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the ultimate controlling parent (extended directional principle). Resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) do not exist or are not significant and are recorded as zero in the FDI database. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Book value. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book 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 a partial application of the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are covered. Non-profit institutions serving households are not 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 and outward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise/direct investor. Outward FDI transactions and positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Enterprise.