Dominica

Foreign Direct Investment

0.02
billion USD
Dec 78Dec 81Dec 84Dec 87Dec 90Dec 93Dec 96Dec 99Dec 02Dec 05Dec 08Dec 11Dec 14Dec 17Dec 200.0000.3500.7001.0501.400
  • Dominica
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Definition of Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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