Canada vs Western Asia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Canada
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 80,228 million USD against 50,324 million USD in Canada, a difference of 29,904 million USD.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and Western Asia ranks 10th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Western Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,608 million USD | 4,642 million USD | 5,967 million USD | Canada |
| 2000s | 41,071 million USD | 62,294 million USD | 21,223 million USD | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 43,042 million USD | 125,730 million USD | 82,688 million USD | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 45,619 million USD | 70,679 million USD | 25,061 million USD | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Canada or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 80,228 million USD against 50,324 million USD in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Canada and Western Asia?
- 29,904 million USD, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Western Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Western Asia rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Canada ranks 5th and Western Asia ranks 10th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. 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.