Foreign direct investment

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a share of GDP.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is money that investors from abroad put into a lasting stake in a country's businesses: at least 10% of a company's voting shares, or new plants and offices. Net inflows are what came in minus what foreign investors took out, as a share of GDP. The figures are volatile, as one big deal can move a small economy's number a lot, and tax havens show very large flows that pass through them. They come from the balance of payments that the IMF compiles, and the World Bank republishes them.

• Economy
• Investment
• Foreign investment
• Balance of payments
• Country
• Year