This dataset provides values for FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In 2024, no country had a higher foreign direct investment (FDI) position in the United States than Japan, followed by the United Kingdom and Canada. At that time, Japan had over 754 billion U.S. dollars invested in the United States. What is FDI? FDI is an international investment, in this case when a foreign firm or individual invests in a business in the United States. The worldwide value of FDI flows is immense, which is a result of the increasing connectedness of world financial markets. In this statistic, we see countries that are connected to the U.S. for historic and geographic reasons, such as the UK and Canada respectively, investing large sums of money in U.S. enterprises. The countries which received the most FDI from the United States in 2024 were the UK, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The effects of FDI Foreign direct investment, like any increase in capital, leads to a higher number of jobs. The economy of the target country grows, and the investing country generally earns a good rate of return. Critics of FDI worry that it opens companies to the influence of foreign individuals and firms.

This dataset provides values for FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In 2023, total annual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into China amounted to around ****** billion U.S. dollars. According to official accounts, approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars were invested from Hong Kong and *** billion from the U.S. However, this picture might not be representative for the actual origin of these money flows. Who are the investors? International financial hubs play an important role in directing foreign financial streams to China. According to official accounts, more than ** percent of the inward Chinese FDI stock in 2023 had entered China through *********, while a substantial share also came from the **************. These financial hubs offer favorable conditions or services to international investors, who are in most of the cases located in a third country. According to calculations by UNCTAD, made in an attempt to trace back ultimate investors, approximately **** percent of the total Chinese inward FDI stock in 2020 originated from investors in the United States, *** percent from Japan, and *** percent from the United Kingdom. Only **** percent originated from Hong Kong, while **** percent came from within China, from Chinese companies not registered on the mainland. Investment destinations in China Although China’s economic development has spread from Eastern China into the inner provinces, foreign FDI inflows are still mainly directed towards the coastal regions, which attracted more than ** percent of total investments in recent years. Foreign companies were most active in the Yangtze River Delta, namely in Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang province, in the Greater Bay Area in Guangdong, and in the north in Beijing, Tianjin, and Shandong province. Many investments were made in Special Economic Zones, which provide beneficial conditions for foreign investors.

FDI: BoP Data: Outward: Non CIS: Montenegro data was reported at 8.387 USD mn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.427 USD mn for Jun 2018. FDI: BoP Data: Outward: Non CIS: Montenegro data is updated quarterly, averaging 30.394 USD mn from Mar 2008 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.526 USD mn in Sep 2008 and a record low of 4.981 USD mn in Sep 2015. FDI: BoP Data: Outward: Non CIS: Montenegro 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.

This dataset provides values for FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In 2023, there was an estimated *** billion U.S. dollars worth of foreign direct investment inflows in the United States. That was nearly twice as much as China in second. The third highest sum of FDI inflows was registered in Singapore.

FDI: New: Hong Kong SAR (China) data was reported at 15.622 USD th in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,358.188 USD th for Sep 2024. FDI: New: Hong Kong SAR (China) data is updated quarterly, averaging -11,495.497 USD th from Jun 1999 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 83 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53,108.812 USD th in Sep 2021 and a record low of -51,464.280 USD th in Sep 2001. FDI: New: Hong Kong SAR (China) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.O: Foreign Direct Investments: by Country and Type of Investment (Discontinued).

In 2023, the inward foreign direct investment of the United States in the Colombia was the highest compared to other countries, with a total of **** billion U.S. dollars. It was followed by Spain and Anguilla, with over *** billion U.S. dollars each of investment in the South American country.

Annual data on direct investment positions. Values for Canadian direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in Canada are presented by country.

The average for 2024 based on 183 countries was 7.99 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 297.06 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Switzerland: -112.06 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The United Arab Emirates had the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Greece in 2024, at around 1.88 billion euros. It was followed by Czechia and Germany.

FDI: Business Support, Waste Mgmt & Remediation Svcs: Canada data was reported at 0.000 USD th in Dec 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD th for Sep 2024. FDI: Business Support, Waste Mgmt & Remediation Svcs: Canada data is updated quarterly, averaging 8,707.495 USD th from Mar 1999 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 94 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32,594.410 USD th in Sep 2006 and a record low of -46,918.562 USD th in Sep 2015. FDI: Business Support, Waste Mgmt & Remediation Svcs: Canada data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.O: Foreign Direct Investments: by Country (Discontinued).

This dataset provides insights into Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Saudi Arabia, offering key indicators that reflect investment trends and economic activity. It includes data on FDI inflows, FDI outflows, net FDI, and sectoral distribution of investments. The dataset also covers investment sources, ownership structures, and economic activities benefiting from foreign investments. These indicators help assess the country's investment climate, track changes in foreign capital inflows, and support economic planning and policy-making.Follow data.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research.Notes:Calculated according to the assets/liabilities methodology Source: Ministry of Investment Net inward FDI flows: Represents the difference between inflows and outflows of FDI inflows Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: In flow : These are financial transactions that arise between a foreign direct investment institution, direct investors, and related companies outside the Saudi economy, which occur during a specific period of time, and are inflows when their positive impact appears to increase property rights and/or debt instruments Foreign Direct Investment Outflows: Out flow These are financial transactions that arise between a foreign direct investment institution, direct investors, and related companies outside the Saudi economy, which occur during a specific period of time, and are outflows when their impact appears in a decrease in the liabilities side, such as distributions paid, repayment of loans and credit receivables, or when the foreign direct shareholder exits Net inward FDI flows: Represents the difference between inflows and outflows of FDI inflows FDI inflows: Financial transactions that arise between the FDI institution, direct investors and related companies outside the Saudi economy, which occur during a certain period of time, and form inflows when their positive impact appears in excess of equity and/or debt instruments FDI Outflow: These are financial transactions that arise between the Foreign Direct Investment Corporation, direct investors, and related companies outside the Saudi economy, and which occur during a certain period of time. They are outflows when their impact appears in a decrease in the side of obligations, such as paid dividends or repayment of loans and credit receivables, or when the foreign shareholder exits

Graph and download economic data for Financial Account: Liabilities: Direct Foreign Investment in Reporting Country for the United States (DISCONTINUED) (BPFADI03USA637N) from 1960 to 2013 about FDI, financial account, foreign, BOP, liabilities, investment, financial, and USA.

The average for 2023 based on 11 countries was 5.51 percent. The highest value was in Singapore: 26.21 percent and the lowest value was in Brunei: -0.37 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The Netherlands accounted for the largest share of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Turkey in 2024, at nearly 24 percent of the total. The second-leading investor country was Germany.

FDI: New: China data was reported at 1,077.824 USD th in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,316.412 USD th for Dec 2024. FDI: New: China data is updated quarterly, averaging 7,582.238 USD th from Mar 1999 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 105 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 387,270.173 USD th in Jun 2022 and a record low of -5,339.543 USD th in Dec 2002. FDI: New: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.O: Foreign Direct Investments: by Country and Type of Investment (Discontinued).

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) encompasses all kind of cross-border investment made by an entity resident in one economy (direct investor) to acquire a lasting interest in an enterprise operating in another economy (direct investment enterprise). FDI is one of the five main functional categories of investment used in international accounts to classify either the Internal Investment Positions (IIP) or the Balance of Payment (BOP) statements of a given economy (vis-à-vis the rest of the world).

Foreign Direct Investment positions at a point in time (generally, end of a reference year) show the value of financial direct investment assets of residents of an economy on non-residents, and financial direct investment liabilities of residents of an economy to non-resident. The net FDI position is the difference between assets and liabilities, which is also equivalent (under the directional principle presentation) to the difference between FDI positions abroad and in the reporting economy. The net FDI position represents either a net FDI claim or a net FDI liability to the rest of the world.

Foreign direct investment transactions summarize all economic direct investment interactions between the residents and the non-residents during a given period. Two types of FDI transactions can be identified (within the BOP framework) according to the economic meaning they convey:

• FDI income is a distributive transaction showing amounts payable and receivable between resident and non-resident entities in return for providing financial direct investment assets to the rest of the world, or incurring direct investment liabilities vis-à-vis the rest of the world.
• FDI flows refer to financial transactions showing the net acquisition or disposal of financial assets and liabilities involved in direct investment relationships.

FDI positions, FDI income and FDI flows are disseminated by Eurostat together with estimated EU FDI aggregates (directly produced by Eurostat). Other FDI changes that are not transaction changes, such as volume, value or prices changes, are not treated by Eurostat under the scope of annual FDI statistics.

Annual FDI data are disseminated by Eurostat according to the directional principle (see sub section 3.4 below).

The geographical allocation is made according to the economic residence of the immediate direct investor or immediate direct investment company (immediate counterparts). FDI data classified according to ultimate investor is also available (see 12.1).

International Guides recommend the classification of FDI data both according to the activity of the direct investor and the activity of the direct investment enterprise. In practice, it is very difficult for national compilers to have both classifications. In that case, the recommended classification by activity is that of the direct investment enterprise. On the outward side, national compilers are not always able to classify their FDI data according to the activity of the direct investment enterprise. In that case, the classification used as a proxy is the activity of the direct investor.

Alongside with International Trade in Services Statistics (ITSS) and Foreign Affiliates Statistics (FATS), FDI data are relevant to monitor the overall effectiveness and competitiveness of different economies in the globalised world.

This dataset provides values for FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.