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External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI by country

The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.

Countries reporting
59
Highest
2
Netherlands
Lowest
0.5
Ethiopia
Median
2
Years covered
35
1980–2014
Data points
2,000

What the numbers show

External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 2 in Netherlands; the lowest is 0.5 in Ethiopia.

The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 1.69.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 50.0%).

External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Netherlands 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 United Kingdom 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Greece 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Guatemala 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Hungary 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Israel 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Italy 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Jordan 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Japan 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Kazakhstan 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Korea 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Australia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 New Zealand 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Peru 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Philippines 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 Portugal 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Russia 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 Singapore 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Sweden 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Uruguay 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 United States 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Czechia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Chile 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Côte d'Ivoire 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Switzerland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Canada 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Belgium 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Austria 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Costa Rica 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Germany 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Egypt 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Spain 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Finland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 France 2 2014 unchanged rising
35 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.5 2014 up 200.0% falling
35 Ghana 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
35 Viet Nam 1.5 2014 unchanged volatile
35 Ukraine 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
35 South Africa 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
35 Brazil 1.5 2014 unchanged volatile
35 Zimbabwe 1.5 2014 up 50.0% falling
35 Pakistan 1.5 2014 unchanged volatile
35 Nigeria 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
35 Malaysia 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
35 Mexico 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
35 India 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
35 Morocco 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
35 Algeria 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
35 Colombia 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
35 Sri Lanka 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
51 China (People’s Republic of) 1 2014 unchanged rising
51 Indonesia 1 2014 unchanged rising
51 Argentina 1 2014 unchanged rising
51 Türkiye 1 2014 down 33.3% rising
51 Tunisia 1 2014 unchanged flat
51 Thailand 1 2014 unchanged rising
51 Poland 1 2014 unchanged volatile
58 Bangladesh 0.5 2014 down 50.0% volatile
58 Ethiopia 0.5 2014 unchanged flat

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Indicator
External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
59 places, 2,000 data points, 1980–2014
Last refreshed

The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.