France vs Southern Asia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time
- France
- Southern Asia
How they compare
France currently reports 72,356 million USD against 13,524 million USD in Southern Asia, a difference of 58,832 million USD.
That makes France's figure about 5.4 times Southern Asia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 17th of 168 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,878 million USD | 123.79 million USD | 39,754 million USD | France |
| 2000s | 73,909 million USD | 7,922 million USD | 65,987 million USD | France |
| 2010s | 50,514 million USD | 11,852 million USD | 38,662 million USD | France |
| 2020s | 46,666 million USD | 14,597 million USD | 32,069 million USD | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, France or Southern Asia?
- France, at 72,356 million USD against 13,524 million USD in Southern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between France and Southern Asia?
- 58,832 million USD, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Southern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and Southern Asia rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- France ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 17th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. 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.