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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

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"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, and is divided by GDP."
(World Bank, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS [2], 15-01-2015)

Data host: 

World Bank

Unit of Measurement: 

Percentage (%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Link to Data: 

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS [2]

Type of Indicator source: 

  • Intergovernmental Organisation [3]

Geographical Level: 

  • National [4]

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets: 

  • World Development Indicators (World Bank) [5]
  • World Development Indicators (World Bank)       [6]
  • EU Eurostat SDI Indicators [7]
  • GGGI Set of Diagnostic Indicators for assessing country sustainability in green growth planning [8]

Methodological transparency: 

  • Partial methodology available [9]
Indicator relation: 
Indicator: 
GDP (current US$) [10]
Type of relation: 
Other arithmetical connection
Indicator: 
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) [11]
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Foreign direct investment in developing countries, by income group    [12]
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator

Temporal Coverage: 

1980 to 2013

Frequency of Updates: 

  • annualy [13]

Indicator developer: 

World Bank

Link to Methodology: 

Metadata [2]

Aggregation level of indicator: 

  • Aggregate [14]

Data quality assesment: 

  • assessed by international institution including WTO, OECD [15]

Publishing delay: 

  • 1-3 years [16]

Link to data quality assessment: 

Metadata [2]

Contribution to the green economy: 

An increase would indicate that the net inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased in relation to GDP. FDI encourages the transfer of technology and know-how between countries and, under the right policy environment, it is contributing to GE.

Cost of accessing data: 

  • free of charge [17]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) increasing, but the share of green investments is decreasing?
Related Indicator: 
Green investments (to capture potential source of transformational change) [18]
Potential misinterpretation: 
A decline in GDP with stable FDI will be reflected in an increase in this indicator, despite no additional investment. Therefore, GDP growth should also be consulted when using this indicator to assess progress towards the green economy.
Related Indicator: 
GDP growth [19]

Use of indicator in mandates, international agreements or legislation: 

Name of agreement or policy: 

Overview of EU investment policy

Name of body or organisation: 

European Commission

Link to body or organisation: 

EU investment policy [20]

Section or page to find indicator: 

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Source URL: https://measuring-progress.eu/foreign-direct-investment-net-inflows-gdp

Links
[1] https://measuring-progress.eu/coll-del/nojs/2016
[2] http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
[3] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/52
[4] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/33
[5] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/97
[6] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/98
[7] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/67
[8] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/79
[9] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/36
[10] https://measuring-progress.eu/gdp-current-us
[11] https://measuring-progress.eu/foreign-direct-investment-net-outflows-gdp
[12] https://measuring-progress.eu/foreign-direct-investment-developing-countries-income-group-%C2%A0%C2%A0
[13] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/17
[14] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/28
[15] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/39
[16] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/25
[17] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/9
[18] https://measuring-progress.eu/green-investments-capture-potential-source-transformational-change
[19] https://measuring-progress.eu/gdp-growth
[20] http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/accessing-markets/investment/