Colombia vs Italy: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Colombia
- Italy
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 17,207 million USD against 16,124 million USD in Italy, a difference of 1,083 million USD.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Colombia ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 25th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,612 million USD | 5,814 million USD | 3,202 million USD | Italy |
| 2000s | 6,768 million USD | 18,720 million USD | 11,952 million USD | Italy |
| 2010s | 11,443 million USD | 20,424 million USD | 8,981 million USD | Italy |
| 2020s | 13,276 million USD | 6,817 million USD | 6,459 million USD | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Colombia or Italy?
- Colombia, at 17,207 million USD against 16,124 million USD in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Colombia and Italy?
- 1,083 million USD, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Italy?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Italy rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Colombia ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 25th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.