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External finance, S2 - Outflow 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
Algeria
Median
2
Years covered
35
1980–2014
Data points
2,000

What the numbers show

External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 2 in Netherlands; the lowest is 0 in Algeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 1.54.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Netherlands 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 United Kingdom 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Guatemala 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Hungary 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Israel 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Italy 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Jordan 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Japan 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Kazakhstan 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Korea 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Nigeria 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Australia 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 New Zealand 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Peru 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Portugal 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Russia 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 Singapore 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Sweden 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Uruguay 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 United States 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Viet Nam 2 2014 — volatile
1 France 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Chile 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Costa Rica 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Czechia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Germany 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Switzerland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Canada 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Spain 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Belgium 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Austria 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Finland 2 2014 unchanged rising
33 Brazil 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
33 South Africa 1.5 2014 unchanged volatile
33 Poland 1.5 2014 down 25.0% rising
33 Philippines 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
33 Ghana 1.5 2014 up 200.0% volatile
33 China (People’s Republic of) 1.5 2014 up 200.0% volatile
33 Colombia 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
33 Mexico 1.5 2014 up 50.0% falling
33 Greece 1.5 2014 down 25.0% rising
33 Indonesia 1.5 2014 up 50.0% falling
43 Malaysia 1 2014 up 100.0% falling
43 Pakistan 1 2014 unchanged volatile
43 Zimbabwe 1 2014 up 100.0% rising
43 Sri Lanka 1 2014 — volatile
43 Egypt 1 2014 unchanged rising
43 India 1 2014 unchanged rising
43 Argentina 1 2014 unchanged flat
43 Thailand 1 2014 unchanged rising
43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 2014 unchanged falling
43 Türkiye 1 2014 unchanged rising
53 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
53 Ukraine 0.5 2014 unchanged rising
53 Tunisia 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
53 Morocco 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
57 Ethiopia 0 2014 — volatile
57 Bangladesh 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
57 Algeria 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
External finance, S2 - Outflow 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.