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Foreign Direct Investment
16 July 2021 by Tejvan Pettinger
Definition of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
FDI is the net transfer of funds to purchase and acquire physical capital, such as
factories and machines, e.g. Nissan, a Japanese firm, building a car factory in the UK.
In recent years, foreign direct investment has also widened to include the purchase of
assets and shares which give investors a management interest in a firm.
The World Bank defines foreign direct investment as:
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“Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting
management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in
an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment
of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of
payments. ” (World Bank)
Foreign Direct Investment should be distinguished from portfolio transfers (e.g.
moving financial capital to foreign bank accounts) this is known as indirect investment.
(However, to complicate things, if there are portfolio transfers which leads to a foreign
investor controlling a management share in the company, then this may be considered
Foreign Direct Investment because of the transfer of ownership.)
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FDI net inflows/outflows
FDI net inflows are the value of inward direct investment made by non-resident investors in
the reporting economy. This is usually reported for a given year
Inward investment stock
This is the total accumulated level of foreign direct investment in a country. For example, in
2014, the value of accumulated FDI in the UK – exceeded £1 trillion level for the first time.
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Reasons firms engage in FDI
Most foreign direct investment is undertaken by firms and multinational corporations, who
hope to benefit from some of these advantages:
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1. Take advantage of lower labour costs in other countries (e.g. India is one of biggest
recipients of FDI, where labour costs are much lower than in the OECD.
2. Take advantage of proximity to raw materials rather than transport them around the
world.
3. Avoid tariff barriers and other non-tariff barriers to trade.
4. Reduce transport costs. For example, by producing cars in the UK, Nissan has lower
transport costs for selling to the UK market.
5. Opportunities for using local knowledge to help tap into domestic markets. For
example, by investing in a foreign country and working with local workers, a
multinational can gain a better insight into what works well for local markets.
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Capital inflows create higher output and jobs.
Capital inflows can help finance a current account deficit.
Long-term capital inflows are more sustainable than short-term portfolio inflows. e.g.
in a credit crunch, banks can easily withdraw portfolio investment, but capital
investment is less prone to sudden withdrawals.
Recipient country can benefit from improved knowledge and expertise of foreign
multinational.
Investment from abroad could lead to higher wages and improved working conditions,
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necessary FDI.
FDI does not always benefit recipient countries as it enables foreign multinationals to
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Evaluation of FDI
Firstly foreign direct investment is a relatively small % of AD. The biggest component of
AD is domestic consumption. The impact of the foreign direct investment may not
really be felt beyond the local region where it occurs.
Also, it depends on other factors in the economy. For example, if FDI increased during
the current recession, it would probably be insufficient to create positive economic
growth because other factors are reducing AD and these are more powerful.
The impact of FDI may also depend on the extent to which there is a multiplier effect.
E.g. does the investment stimulate the creation of new industries to support the new
factory?
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Importance of foreign direct investment
Foreign Direct Investment has increased significantly in past few decades. This is because:
Lower transport costs
Improved technology which has helped increase low capital intensive startups
Increased global trade and lower tariff costs
Statistics of FDI at World Bank
Global Foreign Direct Investment
Global Foreign Direct Investment. Source: World Bank
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2 thoughts on “Foreign Direct Investment”
Mukami
19 January 2013 at 2:22 pm
Cheers:)
i missed a week of school and this just saved me a load of work:)
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l.b
7 March 2022 at 5:42 pm
what sort of graphs could you include for essay questions?
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