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- Looking for aggregate data: try the Foreign Direct Investment data through UNTADSTAT
- Looking for the country to country data:
- OECD iLibrary - statistics - OECD.stat
- AidData: Open Data for International Development
- a country`s Central Bank or Statistical Office - search google for terms like statistics/financial/bank/export
- if the country you are looking for does not have any reports, the countries that are receiving the investment may have data
- the news source Factiva and Business Source Complete which indexes scholarly journals and business periodicals will help with background information and current context for the country
- EIU.com - Data tool includes foreign direct investment data at the country level, from 1980-present, with forecasts to 2030. Country reports examine investment trends as well as offering background information and current context for the country
- Below are other examples of the types of country agencies and international government agencies that you should also investigate
- Foreign Direct Investment Statistics (Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada)
- Canadian Foreign Direct Investment Abroad (Canadian International Development Platform)
- Statistics Canada
- United States
- Dept. of State – Investment Climate Statement
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- International Economic Accounts – includes Foreign Direct Investment Data in the US and US Direct Investment Abroad. Some data is available at country and regional level.
- Survey of Current Business – Articles and data
- China
- Ghana
- India
- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Asian Development Bank – stats and analysis of countries in the region - start with Key Indicators
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
- International Monetary Fund
- International Financial Statistics Online – time-series data from 1948
- Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics
- International Monetary Fund
- search the IMF site for FDI and your country name
- also, try "Direct investment" and your country name
- or go straight to the Country Information page and scan the documents for that country
- IMF Data Mapper tool - create charts and graphs
- IMF eLibrary Capital Flows
- OECD
- OECD iLibrary
- International Direct Investment statistics yearbook - most variables available from 1980-present
- World Competitiveness Online – basic FDI data, and measures on the "competitiveness" of different countries
- OECD iLibrary
- UNCTAD
- FDI Statistics
- World Investment Report
- UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics – look for FDI data in the International Finance section
- World Bank
- World Development Indicators (WDI) – data available from 1960-present
