Economy > Trade > Balance of payments > Foreign direct investment, net inflows > BoP, current US$: Group totals
DEFINITION:
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold countries | $837.01 billion | 2012 | |||
| Christian countries | $766.63 billion | 2012 | |||
| High income OECD countries | $656.78 billion | 2012 | |||
| Emerging markets | $584.40 billion | 2012 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries | $563.56 billion | 2012 | |||
| Non-religious countries | $510.01 billion | 2012 | |||
| Hot countries | $463.24 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former British colonies | $453.50 billion | 2012 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific | $437.63 billion | 2012 | |||
| Europe | $404.58 billion | 2012 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) | $367.57 billion | 2012 | |||
| Catholic countries | $346.45 billion | 2012 | |||
| NATO countries | $320.94 billion | 2012 | |||
| Tourist destinations | $311.15 billion | 2012 | |||
| European Union | $295.35 billion | 2012 | |||
| Sparsely populated countries | $241.21 billion | 2012 | |||
| Eurozone | $201.18 billion | 2012 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean | $191.33 billion | 2012 | |||
| Religious countries | $179.23 billion | 2012 | |||
| Muslim countries | $134.90 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies | $111.20 billion | 2012 | |||
| Eastern Europe | $103.09 billion | 2012 | |||
| Landlocked countries | $96.49 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former Soviet republics | $90.00 billion | 2012 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa | $58.44 billion | 2012 | |||
| South and Central Asia | $47.35 billion | 2012 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $39.63 billion | 2012 | |||
| OPEC countries | $36.24 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former French colonies | $34.79 billion | 2012 | |||
| South Asia | $26.13 billion | 2012 | |||
| failed states | $19.36 billion | 2012 | |||
| Potential Future EU Members | $16.77 billion | 2012 |