Statistiques de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture

Foreign direct investment flows to agriculture 2012–2021

Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) is defined as an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of voting power) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI creates stable and long-lasting links between economies.

The latest FAOSTAT update includes data on foreign direct investment flows to agriculture for the period 2012-2021. In this period, global FDI inflows slightly decreased by 6.2 percent from USD 1.75 trillion to USD 1.65 trillion, and global FDI outflows increased by 4.3 percent from USD 1.50 trillion to USD 1.57 trillion. 

 

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