Latvia - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Latvia was $191,936,900 as of 2020. Over the past 28 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $769,402,500 in 2007 and ($315,328,700) in 2018.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1992 $3,412,080
1993 $6,309,000
1994 $3,752,000
1995 ($555,000)
1996 ($47,353,000)
1997 ($40,616,000)
1998 $68,500,000
1999 $17,500,000
2000 $6,925,786
2001 $84,280,010
2002 ($46,725,580)
2003 $85,871,860
2004 $85,052,580
2005 $225,736,900
2006 $212,519,900
2007 $769,402,500
2008 $342,829,800
2009 ($193,673,200)
2010 $102,825,200
2011 $107,827,200
2012 $161,303,500
2013 $493,833,200
2014 $694,139,500
2015 $144,049,200
2016 $245,361,600
2017 $573,778,200
2018 ($315,328,700)
2019 $86,944,460
2020 $191,936,900

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Latvia was 0.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 2.48 in 2007, while its lowest value was -0.92 in 2018.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1995 -0.01
1996 -0.79
1997 -0.62
1998 0.96
1999 0.23
2000 0.09
2001 1.01
2002 -0.49
2003 0.73
2004 0.59
2005 1.33
2006 0.99
2007 2.48
2008 0.96
2009 -0.73
2010 0.43
2011 0.39
2012 0.57
2013 1.63
2014 2.21
2015 0.53
2016 0.87
2017 1.88
2018 -0.92
2019 0.25
2020 0.57

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Latvia was ($1,973,135,000) as of 2021. Over the past 29 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between ($27,291,250) in 1992 and ($1,973,135,000) in 2021.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1992 ($27,291,250)
1993 ($49,624,000)
1994 ($279,076,000)
1995 ($244,594,000)
1996 ($378,705,000)
1997 ($514,970,000)
1998 ($302,900,000)
1999 ($330,600,000)
2000 ($317,259,100)
2001 ($89,220,700)
2002 ($206,816,300)
2003 ($230,780,300)
2004 ($506,537,400)
2005 ($584,119,500)
2006 ($1,493,148,000)
2007 ($1,944,010,000)
2008 ($1,091,444,000)
2009 ($43,651,070)
2010 ($372,158,400)
2011 ($1,411,692,000)
2012 ($919,475,500)
2013 ($494,130,000)
2014 ($349,596,500)
2015 ($669,889,900)
2016 ($90,059,350)
2017 ($580,861,800)
2018 ($743,136,100)
2019 ($999,508,400)
2020 ($753,347,000)
2021 ($1,973,135,000)

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Latvia was $944,115,000 as of 2020. Over the past 28 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,713,413,000 in 2007 and ($150,022,100) in 2009.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1992 $30,703,330
1993 $55,933,000
1994 $282,828,000
1995 $244,039,000
1996 $331,352,000
1997 $474,354,000
1998 $371,400,000
1999 $348,100,000
2000 $324,184,900
2001 $173,500,700
2002 $160,090,700
2003 $316,652,200
2004 $591,590,000
2005 $809,856,400
2006 $1,705,667,000
2007 $2,713,413,000
2008 $1,434,274,000
2009 ($150,022,100)
2010 $474,983,600
2011 $1,519,519,000
2012 $1,080,779,000
2013 $989,283,900
2014 $1,045,107,000
2015 $812,843,800
2016 $335,421,000
2017 $1,153,575,000
2018 $427,807,400
2019 $1,087,576,000
2020 $944,115,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Latvia was 2.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 8.74 in 2007, while its lowest value was -0.57 in 2009.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1995 4.22
1996 5.55
1997 7.27
1998 5.18
1999 4.62
2000 4.07
2001 2.07
2002 1.68
2003 2.69
2004 4.10
2005 4.76
2006 7.91
2007 8.74
2008 4.00
2009 -0.57
2010 1.98
2011 5.53
2012 3.84
2013 3.28
2014 3.33
2015 2.98
2016 1.19
2017 3.78
2018 1.24
2019 3.17
2020 2.80

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments