Small states - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Small states was ($8,025,055,000) as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $69,256,940,000 in 2012 and ($9,415,251,000) 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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $3,400,000
1971 ($139,187)
1972 $1,769,653
1973 ($1,183,349)
1974 $4,128,091
1975 $7,786,580
1976 $40,407,370
1977 $21,992,200
1978 $3,115,068
1979 $7,508,066
1980 $142,916,500
1981 ($26,669,260)
1982 ($59,227,400)
1983 ($25,098,310)
1984 $28,715,960
1985 $69,998,670
1986 $186,614,000
1987 $97,680,140
1988 ($118,234,200)
1989 $118,446,100
1990 $253,491,200
1991 $127,871,400
1992 $269,502,700
1993 $168,871,200
1994 $261,942,500
1995 $466,125,700
1996 $742,988,400
1997 $553,676,300
1998 $507,819,100
1999 $1,088,487,000
2000 $1,455,917,000
2001 $1,945,850,000
2002 $1,331,690,000
2003 $3,018,636,000
2004 $10,724,000,000
2005 $21,878,040,000
2006 $24,958,720,000
2007 $36,253,520,000
2008 $34,471,540,000
2009 $61,365,190,000
2010 $37,067,460,000
2011 $54,065,780,000
2012 $69,256,940,000
2013 $31,944,720,000
2014 $68,042,370,000
2015 $45,666,240,000
2016 $6,064,251,000
2017 $2,445,563,000
2018 ($9,415,251,000)
2019 $42,111,840,000
2020 ($8,025,055,000)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Small states was -1.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 19.97 in 2009, while its lowest value was -1.98 in 2020.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1976 0.29
1977 0.13
1978 0.02
1979 0.03
1980 0.36
1981 -0.06
1982 -0.17
1983 -0.06
1984 0.08
1985 0.17
1986 0.47
1987 0.22
1988 -0.24
1989 0.22
1990 0.40
1991 0.19
1992 0.38
1993 0.23
1994 0.36
1995 0.58
1996 0.88
1997 0.58
1998 0.52
1999 1.04
2000 1.27
2001 1.68
2002 1.07
2003 2.03
2004 5.75
2005 10.44
2006 9.72
2007 12.21
2008 9.71
2009 19.97
2010 10.44
2011 12.71
2012 15.61
2013 6.90
2014 14.13
2015 10.92
2016 1.46
2017 0.55
2018 -1.91
2019 8.68
2020 -1.98

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Small states was $12,591,940,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $86,121,040,000 in 2009 and $252,750,600 in 1980.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $484,718,500
1971 $440,511,000
1972 $369,790,000
1973 $358,677,200
1974 $483,158,800
1975 $444,935,400
1976 $275,894,800
1977 $268,234,100
1978 $397,901,500
1979 $635,443,500
1980 $252,750,600
1981 $851,372,200
1982 $637,916,300
1983 $550,166,900
1984 $462,476,100
1985 $410,304,200
1986 $280,147,900
1987 $486,215,700
1988 $690,378,800
1989 $615,010,000
1990 $975,965,100
1991 $1,602,539,000
1992 $2,246,352,000
1993 $641,702,300
1994 $1,866,375,000
1995 $3,131,224,000
1996 $5,107,067,000
1997 $4,569,677,000
1998 $5,051,839,000
1999 $5,411,790,000
2000 $6,285,067,000
2001 $6,070,541,000
2002 $5,471,989,000
2003 $8,349,907,000
2004 $17,102,180,000
2005 $38,580,630,000
2006 $46,218,600,000
2007 $64,436,620,000
2008 $47,243,080,000
2009 $86,121,040,000
2010 $57,273,840,000
2011 $61,844,960,000
2012 $85,374,360,000
2013 $36,664,250,000
2014 $65,556,430,000
2015 $41,061,450,000
2016 $18,845,870,000
2017 $21,679,340,000
2018 $10,501,100,000
2019 $56,742,800,000
2020 $12,591,940,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Small states was 2.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 25.30 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.55 in 1980.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 8.64
1971 6.64
1972 4.41
1973 3.51
1974 3.07
1975 2.51
1976 1.27
1977 1.06
1978 1.36
1979 1.46
1980 0.55
1981 1.78
1982 1.34
1983 1.20
1984 1.01
1985 0.88
1986 0.62
1987 0.93
1988 1.20
1989 1.03
1990 1.41
1991 2.26
1992 2.88
1993 0.64
1994 2.12
1995 3.35
1996 5.14
1997 4.30
1998 4.77
1999 4.76
2000 4.99
2001 4.81
2002 4.04
2003 5.14
2004 8.76
2005 16.52
2006 16.98
2007 19.55
2008 11.89
2009 25.30
2010 14.62
2011 13.09
2012 17.33
2013 7.16
2014 12.41
2015 9.12
2016 4.25
2017 4.54
2018 2.00
2019 10.97
2020 2.80

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments