The Investment / Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) dataset is collected or analyzed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on foreign direct investment flows and stocks in the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors.

FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Indonesia was reported at 24107310607 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

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.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in France was reported at 1.6462 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Sri Lanka LK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 1.577 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.097 % for 2016. Sri Lanka LK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.064 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.850 % in 1997 and a record low of -0.030 % in 1977. Sri Lanka LK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank: 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 net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Russia was reported at --0.37272 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset (formerly Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS) includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises.

Details on the methodology are available at Direct Investment Methodology (http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/di/index.htm)

Jordan JO: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -1.658 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -1.550 USD bn for 2016. Jordan JO: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -71.969 USD mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.568 USD mn in 1991 and a record low of -3.682 USD bn in 2006. Jordan JO: 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 Jordan – Table JO.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.

The average for 2023 based on 59 countries was 2.64 percent. The highest value was in Malta: 113.22 percent and the lowest value was in Luxembourg: -71.72 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 1.833 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.840 % for 2016. France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.128 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.879 % in 2005 and a record low of 0.204 % in 2014. France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.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 net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Botswana BW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 3.431 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.492 % for 2022. Botswana BW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.012 % from Dec 1974 (Median) to 2023, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.594 % in 1979 and a record low of -10.775 % in 1975. Botswana BW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.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 net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.;International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;Weighted average;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Norway NO: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at 9.523 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.733 USD bn for 2016. Norway NO: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 687.032 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.733 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of -1.881 USD bn in 2007. Norway NO: 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 Norway – Table NO.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.

Hong Kong HK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 35.848 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41.529 % for 2016. Hong Kong HK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 28.196 % from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.519 % in 2015 and a record low of 4.056 % in 2002. Hong Kong HK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.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 net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in World was reported at 1563741062287 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Portugal PT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 4.607 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.592 % for 2016. Portugal PT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.297 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.157 % in 2012 and a record low of 0.270 % in 1977. Portugal PT: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.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 net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

The paper focused on how energy consumption could promote inclusive growth and which type of energy consumption either renewable or non-renewable can lead to inclusive growth. The paper then proceeds to test empirically if the presence of foreign direct investment could help energy consumption to further enhance inclusive growth. The paper used 32 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over a 25-year time spanning 1995 to 2019. The is primarily based on the availability of data which was obtained from the World Bank (World Development Indicators), and the United States Energy Information Agency (EIA).

The dependent variable was proxied with an inclusive growth index where principal component analysis (PCA) was used in the generation of the index. The paper used 21 variables to create the index and these include access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of the population); access to electricity (% of the population); mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people); contributing family workers, total (% of total employment); employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modelled ILO); Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months); mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births); nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people); physicians (per 1,000 people); the prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5); primary education, duration (years), the proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%); pupil-teacher ratio, primary; school enrolment, primary (gross); gender parity index (GPI); school enrolment, secondary (gross), gender parity index; school enrolment, tertiary (gross) gender parity index; people using at least basic drinking water services (% of the population); people using at least basic sanitation services (% of the population); domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure); government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure); Gross Domestic Product per Capital (Constant, 2017, US$ PPP). All these variables were sourced from WDI.

To ensure that the index created is robust, the paper conducts various diagnostic tests such as determinant of the correlation matrix; Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling (KMO) and Bartlett test of sphericity.

The main variable of interest is energy consumption which was disaggregated into renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) and fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products (non-renewable) sourced from EIA. The moderating variable is net Foreign Direct Investment Inflow (% GDP).

The control variables we sourced from WDI include gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP), labour force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modelled ILO estimate), trade (% of GDP) and GDP per person employed (constant 2017 PPP $).

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. Sum. FDI data do not give a complete picture of international investment in an economy.

Graph and download economic data for Rest of the World; Foreign Direct Investment in U.S.; Asset (Current Cost), Transactions (ROWFDIQ027S) from Q4 1946 to Q2 2025 about FDI, IMA, transactions, assets, and USA.

FDI Net Inflows data from The World Bank (Thailand), year: 1970-2018

This table contains information on foreign direct investment (FDI) inward and outward flows and stock, expressed in millions of dollars. These figures correspond to the Statistical Annexes of the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2015. The table also presents following indicators: FDI per capita, the percentage share of each economy/group in the world, and percentage ratios of FDI to GDP, percentage ratios of FDI flows to gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), to total merchandise and services trade, and to total merchandise trade.