| Summary: | Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a category of cross-border investment in which an investor resident in one economy establishes a lasting interest in and a significant degree of influence over an enterprise resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power in an enterprise in one economy by an investor in another economy is evidence of such a relationship. FDI is a key element in international economic integration because it creates stable and long-lasting links between economies. FDI is an important channel for the transfer of technology between countries, promotes international trade through access to foreign markets, and can be an important vehicle for economic development. The indicators covered in this group are inward and outward values for stocks, flows and income, by partner country and by industry and FDI restrictiveness. Main Topics: This dataset includes: FDI stocks FDI flows FDI restrictiveness inward FDI stocks by partner outward FDI stocks by partner country inward FDI flows by partner country outward FDI flows by partner country inward FDI stocks by industry outward FDI stocks by industry inward FDI flows by industry outward FDI flows by industry FDI income payments by partner country FDI income receipts by partner country FDI income payments by industry FDI income receipts by industry
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