1 Foreign direct investment intensity () (average values of inward and outward flows, % of GDP) EU25 316.6 Luxembourg BLEU 87.1 Netherlands Estonia Belgium United Kingdom Bulgaria Denmark Malta Sweden Cyprus Czech Republic France Hungary Romania Austria Spain Latvia Slovakia Slovenia Finland Poland Italy Germany Lithuania Portugal Ireland Greece 5 05 1015 20 25 2000 2005 1 ( ) Greece, not available for 2005; EU25, Sweden and Slovenia, not available for 2000; information for Belgium and Luxembourg is combined for 2000 under the heading of BLEU (BelgoLuxembourg economic union).
1 Main destinations of EU outward FDI ( ) (EUR 1 000 million)
2000 (%)2005 (%) ExtraEU 437.0100.0 171.8100.0 Europe (nonEU)110.5 25.260.6 35.3 Switzerland 72.316.5 19.711.4 Norway 7.61.7 0.20.1 Russia 2.30.5 9.05.2 Candidate 3.7 0.910.3 6.0 countries (2) Africa 8.82.0 17.410.1 North America231.8 53.041.4 24.1 USA 186.442.6 29.517.2 Canada 45.510.4 11.96.9 Central America22.1 5.010.8 6.3 Mexico 6.71.5 2.51.5 South America36.9 8.44.4 2.6 Brazil 23.65.4 5.53.2 Argentina 5.91.4 1.30.8 Asia 17.64.0 40.223.4 Japan 5.51.2 10.96.4 China (incl. 0.9 0.28.6 5.0 Hong Kong) South Korea3.2 0.74.2 2.4 Oceania 4.31.0 5.93.4 1 2 ( )EU25 for 2005, EU15 for 2000. () Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey.
1 Outward FATS employment, 2003 () (% of extra EU15 employment) Africa Others 4% 16% North America Ten 30% Member States that joined the EU in Central 2004 America 26% 3% South Asia America 14% 7% 1 ( )Based on sum for Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Sweden (2002).
1 Main foreign investors in the EU ( ) (EUR 1 000 million)
2000 (%)2005 (%) ExtraEU 188.5100.0 94.1100.0 Europe (nonEU)33.1 17.640.8 43.3 Switzerland 22.411.9 15.616.6 Norway 7.13.8 2.62.8 Russia 0.40.2 4.14.4 Candidate 1.1 0.60.6 0.7 countries (2) Africa 3.61.9 0.60.7 North America105.5 56.025.1 26.7 USA 88.446.9 17.118.2 Canada 17.29.1 8.08.5 Central America8.5 4.52.0 2.1 Mexico 1.10.6 0.80.8 South America0.6 0.36.4 6.8 Brazil 1.50.8 5.55.8 Argentina 0.50.3 0.40.5 Asia 31.116.5 8.69.2 Japan 17.09.0 6.26.5 China (incl. 6.4 3.41.5 1.6 Hong Kong) South Korea0.1 0.11.2 1.3 Oceania 3.61.9 6.06.3 1 2 ( )EU25 for 2005, EU15 for 2000. () Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey.
1 Outward FATS turnover, 2003 () (% of extra EU15 turnover) Others Ten 11% Member Africa States that 2% joined the Asia EU in 2004 15% 12% South America 4% Central North America America 3% 53% 1 ( )Based on sum for Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, France (2002), Austria, Portugal and Finland.
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