FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - total by country
This dataset FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 includes inward and outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows by partner country for OECD reporting economies:Inward FDI flows by partner country measure the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year, by...
What the numbers show
FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - total is currently reported for 19 countries. The highest value is 20,986 Reported currency in Sweden; the lowest is -1.49 million Reported currency in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is -8.25 Reported currency, and the mean is -82,697 Reported currency.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 172,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 3,351.4%).
FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 20,986 Reported currency | 2024 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 13,018 Reported currency | 2019 | up 1,464.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 7,792 Reported currency | 2024 | up 4,622.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Ireland | 6,770 Reported currency | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Czechia | 3,475 Reported currency | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Spain | 1,721 Reported currency | 2024 | up 172,000.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Finland | 775 Reported currency | 2024 | up 200.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 205.37 Reported currency | 2024 | up 518.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Greece | 0 Reported currency | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Iceland | -8.25 Reported currency | 2024 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | -369.61 Reported currency | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | -863.4 Reported currency | 2024 | down 893.4% | volatile |
| 13 | France | -962 Reported currency | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | -1,522 Reported currency | 2024 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Norway | -1,888 Reported currency | 2024 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Denmark | -6,234 Reported currency | 2024 | down 1,201.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | -12,860 Reported currency | 2024 | down 3,351.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Luxembourg | -107,086 Reported currency | 2019 | down 2,956.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | -1.49 million Reported currency | 2024 | down 333.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
This dataset FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 includes inward and outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows by partner country for OECD reporting economies:Inward FDI flows by partner country measure the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year, by source country, enabling, for example, the identification of the major sources of FDI for a specific OECD economy in that year. Inward FDI flows are allocated to the immediate investing country. Outward FDI flows by partner country measure the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year, by destination country or region, enabling, for example, the identification of the major destinations of FDI for a specific OECD economy in that year. Outward FDI flows are allocated to the immediate counterpart country for all OECD countries. Inward and outward FDI flows by partner country 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. 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) This 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 counterpart area under the previous BMD3 methodology can be accessed in the archived dataset FDI flows by partner country.