Archive:Foreign direct investment between the European Union and BRIC
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This article presents the foreign direct investment (FDI) between the European Union (EU) and the BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China (including Hong Kong)[1]
Main statistical findings
FDI flows
The preliminary figures for 2013 based on annualised quarterly balance of payments data for outward FDI flows to those countries show a slight decline from the previous year, and a 52.56 % decrease compared to the peak levels of 2010 (Figure 1). The respective share in total Extra-EU flows also dropped likewise.
As regard inward flows, both absolute and relative contribution of the BRIC countries to total extra EU FDI flows were less volatile during the studied period. They doubled in 2013 to minimise the gap in the bilateral FDI balance with the EU.
Over the period 2009-2013, the main BRIC destination of EU FDI flows was Brazil (EUR 146 bn), followed by China and Hong Kong combined (EUR 106 bn).
In 2013, the main EU investor in Brazil and Russia was Luxembourg[2] , while Germany dominated the EU investment in India and China (including Hong Kong). France was among the top four EU investors in all BRIC countries (Figures 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d).
FDI stocks
The FDI stocks between the EU stocks and the BRIC countries doubled between 2008 and 2012 both directions. Similar to FDI flows, the EU is a net investor vis-à-vis those countries (Figure 3).
In 2012, 14 % of total outward stocks in extra EU were located in the BRIC countries (Table 3). One third (EUR 251 bn) of these were positioned in China (included Hong Kong) and another third (EUR 247 bn) – in Brazil. The highest growth between 2008 and 2012 was recorded for India (135 %).
In 2012, the BRIC countries held EUR 261 bn in the EU, Brazil being the main FDI holder with EUR 98 bn (Table 4). The Russian FDI positions in the EU increased by 155 % during the studied period.
Table 5 shows the EU FDI stocks by main activity in BRIC countries over the period 2008-2011. Overall, the EU invested predominantly in the Service sectors. Exceptions were China (excluding Hong Kong) and India, where the Manufacturing sector held about 40 % and 60 %, respectively, of total EU FDI stocks in those economies at the end of 2011. The financial sector attracted more than half of the EU investments in Hong Kong and one third in Russia in 2011. The latter almost tripled from 2008.
The EU investments in Brazil were mainly held in the Service sector, in particular in financial services and telecommunications. Mining (including extraction of petroleum and gas) and the related manufacturing activities were also an important location of the EU FDI stocks in that country.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Main tables
- Balance of payments - International transactions (t_bop)
- European Union direct investments (t_bop_fdi)
Database
- Balance of payments - International transactions (bop)
- European Union direct investments (bop_fdi)
- EU direct investments - main indicators (bop_fdi_main)
- European Union direct investments (bop_fdi)
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- European Union direct investments (ESMS metadata file - bop_fdi_esms)
Source data for tables, figures and maps (MS Excel)
Other information
External links
- OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - FDI Statistics
Notes
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