Caribbean vs Southern Europe: Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time
- Caribbean
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 74,156 million USD against 66,510 million USD in Caribbean, a difference of 7,646 million USD.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.1 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Europe ahead.
Caribbean ranks 14th and Southern Europe ranks 11th of 30 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Southern Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,393 million USD | 19,921 million USD | 15,528 million USD | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 34,480 million USD | 89,877 million USD | 55,397 million USD | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 78,758 million USD | 57,363 million USD | 21,395 million USD | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 61,911 million USD | 69,800 million USD | 7,889 million USD | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, Caribbean or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 74,156 million USD against 66,510 million USD in Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between Caribbean and Southern Europe?
- 7,646 million USD, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Southern Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Southern Europe rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Caribbean ranks 14th and Southern Europe ranks 11th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. 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.