30/01 STATISTIQUES EN BREF - ECONOMIE ET FINANCES

Eurostat

Description

The European Union's Share in Global FDI -1995 to 1999 Paolo Passerini Foreign direct investment (FDI) statistics give information on one of the major aspects of globalisation. FDI (see definition on page 7) is a supplement or an alternative to cross border trade in goods and services. For Balance of Payments statistics, Eurostat maintains an FDI database that comprises harmonised and thus comparable data on inward and outward FDI flows, income and positions. It gives the geographical breakdown of FDI and it also in focus provides users with detailed data by sector of activity. This paper aims at situating the European Union and other global players in the intricate network of FDI relationships that had developed at the end of the 1990's. Witnessing the impressive increase in global FDI flows and stocks, it ·········· is interesting to gain an understanding of the main bilateral investment relationships, their geographical direction and industrial nature. An attempt is ECONOMY AND made at qualifying bilateral FDI. FINANCE Flows ' between EU and USA make up 27% of World Total i 1995 -1999 Average Yearly FDI Flows - Main Players THEME 2 - 30/2001 ECU/EUR Bn and Share in World Total (%) BALANCE OF PAYMENTS Asia* Candidate Contents Countries Japan Flows between EU and USA make up 27% of World Total ....1 Stocks between EU and USA make up 22% of World Total ....2 EU-15 Main Players' Contribution to World FDI 3 128 (25%) Focus on the EU and the USA.

Sujets

• Foreign direct investment
• Globalization
• Bilateralism
• Member state of the European Union
• United States
• Japan (manga)
• Economie gestion

Informations

• Publié par: EUROSTAT
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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