Belgium vs Central Asia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Belgium
- Central Asia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 9,993 million USD against 901.99 million USD in Central Asia, a difference of 9,091 million USD.
That makes Belgium's figure about 11.1 times Central Asia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 22nd and Central Asia ranks 25th of 167 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,172 million USD | 2,493 million USD | 53,679 million USD | Belgium |
| 2010s | 34,416 million USD | 852.66 million USD | 33,563 million USD | Belgium |
| 2020s | 17,336 million USD | -468.69 million USD | 17,805 million USD | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Belgium or Central Asia?
- Belgium, at 9,993 million USD against 901.99 million USD in Central Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Belgium and Central Asia?
- 9,091 million USD, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Central Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Central Asia rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Belgium ranks 22nd and Central Asia ranks 25th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.