Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Statistics - OECD Data, Analysis and Forecasts

 Investment Newsletter

The investment newsletter includes reports on key developments and trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, as well as making forecasts. These reports are prepared using the most recent annual FDI statistics released by OECD countries and statistics for international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) collected by Dealogic:

Investment News 16, October 2011

> Earlier reports 2002 to November 2011

 Most recent FDI statistics 

FDI Inflows Q3 2007- Q3 2011 (xls)

> FDI IN FIGURES - January 2012 (pdf) 

> FDI series from 1990 to Q3 2011 (xls)  

   Including:

   - FDI inflows (annual, quarterly)

   - FDI outflows (annual, quarterly)

   - FDI inward positions (stocks, annual)

   - FDI outward positions (stocks, annual)

Frequently asked questions about how OECD collects FDI statistics

Explanatory notes (pdf)

Glossary of FDI terms (pdf)

Access free, downloadable, frequently-requested FDI statistics for OECD countries on the OECD Stat Extracts database.
Find FDI statistics under Globalisation

> FDI flows by country

> FDI flows by industry

> FDI position by industry

> FDI position by country

 FDI statistics database

OECD International Direct Investment Statistics

Online database of detailed historical statistics on international direct investment to and from the OECD area, broken down by geographical zone and industrial sector for direct investment flows and stocks.

 Measuring restrictiveness on foreign direct investment

FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index
This index is available for 49 countries, including all G20 members, and 22 sectors. It gauges the restrictiveness of a country’s FDI rules by looking at the 4 main types of restrictions on FDI: foreign equity limitations, screening or approval mechanisms, restrictions on the employment of foreigners as key personnel, and operational restrictions.

 Benchmark definition of FDI

OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment

Operational guidelines on how foreign direct investment (FDI) activity should be measured, setting the world standard for direct investment statistics.

 OECD Factbook - free, user-friendly statistics

OECD Factbook 2010, 25 May 2010

A global overview of today’s major economic, social and environmental indicators. Find FDI statistics under Globalisation. 

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