Hungary vs Romania: Total FDI inflows — Value US$

Hungary
6,016 million USD
in 2023
Romania
7,130 million USD
in 2023
Hungary rank
41st
Romania rank
38th

Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time

  • Hungary
  • Romania
-10.0k010.0k199020062023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 7,130 million USD against 6,016 million USD in Hungary, a difference of 1,114 million USD.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 41st and Romania ranks 38th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 2,630 million USD 550.7 million USD 2,080 million USD Hungary
2000s 4,178 million USD 5,583 million USD 1,404 million USD Romania
2010s 2,919 million USD 4,073 million USD 1,154 million USD Romania
2020s 7,555 million USD 7,927 million USD 371.97 million USD Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Hungary or Romania?
Romania, at 7,130 million USD against 6,016 million USD in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Hungary and Romania?
1,114 million USD, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
Hungary ranks 41st and Romania ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,713 data points, 1990–2023
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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.