Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows decreased globally from 2021 to 2022, reflecting the uncertainty in the markets following the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. North America had the largest sum of outflows, reaching 450 billion U.S. dollars.
Foreign direct investment global outflows in 2021 and 2022, by region
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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UNCTAD. (July 5, 2023). Foreign direct investment global outflows in 2021 and 2022, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440958/fdi-global-outflows-region/
UNCTAD. "Foreign direct investment global outflows in 2021 and 2022, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440958/fdi-global-outflows-region/
UNCTAD. (2023). Foreign direct investment global outflows in 2021 and 2022, by region (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440958/fdi-global-outflows-region/
UNCTAD. "Foreign Direct Investment Global Outflows in 2021 and 2022, by Region (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440958/fdi-global-outflows-region/
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Foreign direct investment global outflows in 2021 and 2022, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNCTAD, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440958/fdi-global-outflows-region/