Global FDI

FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) is the caboose driving the train of globalization.

Here are some recent figures from the CIA World Fact book regarding the global flow of foreign direct investment.

World total FDI (year-end 2006 est.) - $12.2 trillion –

Top ten recipients of FDI: - (year-end 2006 est.)

1) US $1.818 trillion;

2) UK $1.135 trillion;

3) HK $769 billion;

4) Germany $763.9 billion;

5) China $699.5 billion;

6) France $697.4 billion;

7) Belgium $633.5 billion;

8) Netherlands $450.9 billion;

9) Spain $439.4 billion;

10) Canada $398.4 billion

World total FDI (year-end 2006 est.) - $12.2 trillion -

Top ten sources of FDI: - (year-end 2006 est.)

1) US $2.306 trillion;

2) UK $1.487 trillion;

3) France $1.005 trillion;

4) Germany $941.4 billion;

5) HK $689 billion;

6) Netherlands $652.3 billion;

7) Switzerland $546.6 billion;

8) Spain $509.2 billion;

9) Belgium $485.1 billion;

10) Japan $459.6 billion (year-end 2006 est.)

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/xx.html