European Union Compared by Economy > Trade > Balance of payments > Foreign direct investment, net inflows > BoP, current US$

DEFINITION: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	United Kingdom	$56.14 billion	2012
2	Ireland	$40.96 billion	2012
3	Spain	$36.16 billion	2012
4	France	$28.12 billion	2012
5	Luxembourg	$27.88 billion	2012
6	Germany	$27.22 billion	2012
7	Portugal	$13.38 billion	2012
8	Czech Republic	$10.58 billion	2012
9	Hungary	$9.36 billion	2012
10	Poland	$6.70 billion	2012
11	Italy	$6.69 billion	2012
12	Netherlands	$6.68 billion	2012
13	Finland	$4.33 billion	2012
14	Austria	$4.14 billion	2012
15	Sweden	$4.04 billion	2012
16	Bulgaria	$2.09 billion	2012
17	Romania	$2.02 billion	2012
18	Greece	$1.66 billion	2012
19	Estonia	$1.65 billion	2012
20	Slovakia	$1.53 billion	2012
21	Croatia	$1.40 billion	2012
22	Denmark	$1.27 billion	2012
23	Cyprus	$1.25 billion	2012
24	Latvia	$1.08 billion	2012
25	Malta	$599.29 million	2012
26	Lithuania	$574.05 million	2012
27	Slovenia	$-227,373,077.32	2012
28	Belgium	$-1,917,113,506.65	2012

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