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Foreign Direct Investment in the Global Economy
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Last updated 1 Feb 2019
Many countries rely on inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a key source of aggregate demand and also as a driver of real economic growth. In 2017, total foreign direct investment was $1.43 trillion globally.
Developed economies
- FDI Inflows: $712.4 billion
- FDI Outflows: $1,009.2 billion
Developing economies
- FDI Inflows: $670.7 billion
- FDI Outflows: $380.8 billion
Google public data on net foreign direct investment measured as a % of a nation's GDP (Source, World Bank)
Google public data on net flows of foreign direct investment (measured as a % of GDP)
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