FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - equity (excluding reinvestment of earnings) by country
This dataset FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 includes inward and outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows by economic activity for OECD reporting economies:Inward FDI flows by economic activity measure the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy in a specific...
What the numbers show
FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - equity (excluding reinvestment of earnings) is currently reported for 10 countries. The highest value is 13,776 Reported currency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is -0.0009 Reported currency in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 Reported currency, and the mean is 1,838 Reported currency.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 1,133.7%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 102.0%).
FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - equity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13,776 Reported currency | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 0 Reported currency | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 0 Reported currency | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 4,259 Reported currency | 2019 | up 1,133.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Spain | 343 Reported currency | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 0 Reported currency | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 Reported currency | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Greece | 0 Reported currency | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 Reported currency | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Ireland | -0.0009 Reported currency | 2024 | down 102.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 0 Reported currency
About this data
This dataset FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 includes inward and outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows by economic activity for OECD reporting economies:Inward FDI flows by economic activity measure the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy in a specific industry during a year, enabling, for example, the identification of the most attractive industries for FDI in each OECD economy in that year. Outward FDI flows by economic activity measure the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year, by industry. The industry sector corresponds to the activity of the direct investment enterprise or to the activity of the direct investor (more details on the activity allocation method for outward FDI flows are indicated in the metadata information attached at the country level). Inward and outward FDI flows by economic activity are presented according to the directional principle (unless otherwise specified in the country level metadata); they are measured in USD millions and in millions of national currency. A cross-classification of inward and outward FDI flows by major ISIC4 sections and by main geographic aggregates are also available for some OECD reporting economies. In 2014, many countries implemented the latest international standards for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) statistics: the OECD’s Benchmark Definition of FDI, 4th edition (BMD4); and the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 6th edition (BPM6) An OECD database was launched in March 2015 which includes the data series reported by national experts according to BMD4. The data are for the most part based on balance of payments statistics published by Central Banks and Statistical Offices following the recommendations of the IMF’s BPM6 and the OECD’s BMD4. However, some of the data relate to other sources such as notifications or approvals. Historical and unrevised series of FDI flows by economic activity under the previous BMD3 methodology can be accessed in the archived dataset FDI flows by industry.