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

> Archive of reports dating back to 2002

 Most recent FDI statistics 

FDI Inflows 1996- 2011 (xls)

> FDI IN FIGURES - May 2012 (pdf) 

> FDI series from 1990 to Q4 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, FDI statistics on the OECD,stat database:

> FDI aggregates for OECD and G20 countries

> FDI flows by partner country

> FDI flows by industry

> FDI position by industry

> FDI position by partner country

NB. FDI statistics are categorised under Globalisation on OECD.stat.

Background information about data collection

 Measuring restrictiveness on foreign direct investment

FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index

This index is available for 55 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.

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