Sweden vs Western Europe: Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time
- Sweden
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 134,366 million USD against 47,498 million USD in Sweden, a difference of 86,868 million USD.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 2.8 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Europe ahead.
Sweden ranks 9th and Western Europe ranks 8th of 168 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,556 million USD | 122,309 million USD | 111,753 million USD | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 18,424 million USD | 410,313 million USD | 391,889 million USD | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 18,300 million USD | 402,478 million USD | 384,178 million USD | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 40,514 million USD | 75,350 million USD | 34,837 million USD | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, Sweden or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 134,366 million USD against 47,498 million USD in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between Sweden and Western Europe?
- 86,868 million USD, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Western Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Western Europe rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Sweden ranks 9th and Western Europe ranks 8th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. 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.