Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was $2,380,774,000 as of 2020. Over the past 49 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,367,460,000 in 2010 and ($1,232,131,000) in 1998.

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
1971 $0
1972 $0
1973 $4,000,000
1974 $11,932,070
1975 $3,740,659
1976 $14,079,660
1977 $12,104,790
1978 $7,851,580
1979 $12,126,550
1980 $227,174,300
1981 $60,396,870
1982 $190,061,200
1983 $74,007,070
1984 $75,195,810
1985 $272,105,600
1986 ($250,988,700)
1987 $92,340,420
1988 $237,281,300
1989 $59,436,460
1990 ($66,531,840)
1991 $229,928,000
1992 $108,645,400
1993 ($45,807,800)
1994 ($116,325,800)
1995 ($59,249,200)
1996 ($42,122,760)
1997 $518,937,600
1998 ($1,232,131,000)
1999 ($144,306,200)
2000 $424,725,200
2001 ($442,260,200)
2002 ($80,144,800)
2003 $96,594,460
2004 $356,317,000
2005 $853,611,600
2006 $750,981,100
2007 $254,143,800
2008 $316,550,000
2009 ($134,064,000)
2010 $3,367,460,000
2011 $1,783,807,000
2012 $2,029,858,000
2013 $3,309,654,000
2014 $1,790,922,000
2015 $2,281,431,000
2016 $3,135,298,000
2017 $1,384,774,000
2018 $736,302,900
2019 $2,627,038,000
2020 $2,380,774,000

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.407 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 0.934 in 2010, while its lowest value was -0.409 in 1998.

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
1979 0.021
1980 -0.014
1981 0.025
1982 0.040
1983 0.019
1984 0.021
1985 0.022
1986 0.016
1987 0.029
1988 0.031
1989 -0.006
1990 -0.067
1991 -0.124
1992 0.050
1993 -0.091
1994 -0.225
1995 -0.049
1996 -0.016
1997 0.020
1998 -0.409
1999 -0.341
2000 0.305
2001 -0.371
2002 -0.058
2003 0.055
2004 0.171
2005 0.360
2006 0.270
2007 0.075
2008 0.078
2009 -0.031
2010 0.934
2011 0.437
2012 0.476
2013 0.710
2014 0.370
2015 0.501
2016 0.677
2017 0.275
2018 0.126
2019 0.445
2020 0.407

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was $23,353,430,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $35,188,110,000 in 2013 and ($15,811,820) in 1986.

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 $306,794,000
1971 $143,210,000
1972 $259,055,000
1973 $380,330,000
1974 $377,841,900
1975 $513,134,900
1976 $541,019,800
1977 $421,326,600
1978 $695,217,500
1979 $694,128,800
1980 $789,971,800
1981 $754,372,000
1982 $483,790,900
1983 $188,085,500
1984 $203,002,600
1985 $578,010,400
1986 ($15,811,820)
1987 $553,089,700
1988 $619,129,800
1989 $919,883,300
1990 $708,906,400
1991 $355,549,400
1992 $588,676,400
1993 $1,219,407,000
1994 $1,186,794,000
1995 $1,683,486,000
1996 $1,897,157,000
1997 $3,333,086,000
1998 $4,053,909,000
1999 $4,612,015,000
2000 $4,053,507,000
2001 $4,685,372,000
2002 $5,891,949,000
2003 $6,835,601,000
2004 $7,421,870,000
2005 $8,173,539,000
2006 $10,332,370,000
2007 $14,870,960,000
2008 $19,424,600,000
2009 $15,638,980,000
2010 $23,685,480,000
2011 $28,509,120,000
2012 $32,570,870,000
2013 $35,188,110,000
2014 $29,399,020,000
2015 $29,884,920,000
2016 $24,657,520,000
2017 $29,558,480,000
2018 $28,397,870,000
2019 $26,991,050,000
2020 $23,353,430,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 2.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 5.66 in 2012, while its lowest value was -0.01 in 1986.

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 0.91
1971 0.65
1972 0.70
1973 0.76
1974 0.71
1975 0.63
1976 0.81
1977 0.36
1978 0.72
1979 0.74
1980 0.76
1981 0.45
1982 0.48
1983 0.20
1984 0.23
1985 0.59
1986 -0.01
1987 0.43
1988 0.25
1989 0.21
1990 0.36
1991 0.26
1992 0.47
1993 0.96
1994 1.04
1995 1.29
1996 1.43
1997 2.11
1998 2.47
1999 2.77
2000 2.37
2001 2.81
2002 3.21
2003 3.29
2004 3.10
2005 2.96
2006 3.16
2007 3.79
2008 4.18
2009 3.37
2010 4.70
2011 5.11
2012 5.66
2013 5.43
2014 4.28
2015 4.54
2016 3.70
2017 4.11
2018 3.70
2019 3.42
2020 2.93

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments