Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2002
Abstract
More firms than ever, and in more industries and countries, are expanding abroad through [foreign] direct investment [FDI]. Although FDI in 1980 was equivalent to only 5% of world GDP, by the end of the 1990's, that percentage had more than tripled to 17%. In 1993, the total US dollar value of world FDI was only US$ 200 billion, but by the year 2000, it had risen to US$ 1.3 thousand billion. Developing countries received around 25% of these inflows, mostly in the form of "greenfield" investments, where a new enterprise is essentially created from scratch.
Recommended Citation
Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. "Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America Overview and Current Status.", by M. B. Tittle, co-author Inter-American Development Bank, (2002).
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