Variable: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

QoG Code: (wdi_fdiout)


Dataset: World Development Indicators

Description:

Foreign direct investment are the net outflows 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 outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world and is divided by GDP.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-01-23
Last updated by source: 2023-01-22


Categories:

Public Economy


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2024 Basic Time-series - 2024 OECD Cross-section - 2024 OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 168
Basic time-series: 186
Standard cross-section: 168
Standard time-series: 186
OECD cross-section: 38
OECD time-series: 39

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1970-2022
Basic time-series: 1970-2022
OECD time-series: 1970-2022

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