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Israel

13. Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment Statistics

Table 2: Key Macroeconomic Data, U.S. FDI in Host Country/Economy

Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
Economic Data Year Amount Year Amount
Host Country Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ($M USD) 2018 $369,000 2017 $325,000 www.worldbank.org/en/country  
Foreign Direct Investment Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
U.S. FDI in partner country ($M USD, stock positions) 2017 $21,100 2017 $26,700 BEA data available at https://www.bea.gov/international/direct-investment-and-multinational-enterprises-comprehensive-data  
Host country’s FDI in the United States ($M USD, stock positions) 2017 $10,900 2017 $10,900 BEA data available at https://www.bea.gov/international/direct-investment-and-multinational-enterprises-comprehensive-data  
Total inbound stock of FDI as % host GDP 2017 35% 2017 35% UNCTAD data available at https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DIAE/World%20Investment%20Report/Country-Fact-Sheets.aspx    

* Source for Host Country Data: https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/mediarelease/Pages/2019/Foreign-Direct-Investment-in-Israel-and-Direct-Investment-Abroad-by-Industries-and-Countries-2015-2017.aspx  


Table 3: Sources and Destination of FDI

Direct Investment From/in Counterpart Economy Data
From Top Five Sources/To Top Five Destinations (US Dollars, Millions)
Inward Direct Investment Outward Direct Investment
Total Inward $129,100 100% Total Outward $100,300 100%
United States $21,100 16.3% Holland $48,800 48.6%
Holland $13,500 10.5% United States $10,900 10.9%
Cayman $8,400 6.5% Canada $2,700 2.7%
Canada $4,700 3.6% Switzerland $2,300 2.3%
China $3,600 2.8% United Kingdom $2,200 2.2%
“0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- $500,000.


Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment

Portfolio Investment Assets
Top Five Partners (Millions, US Dollars)
Total Equity Securities Total Debt Securities
All Countries $147,679 100% All Countries $82,419 100% All Countries $65,260 100%
United States $74,667 51% United States $45,057 55% United States $29,610 45%
Not Specified $26,727 18% United Kingdom $10,107 12% Not Specified $23,863 37%
United Kingdom $11,582 8% Luxembourg $9,530 12% Germany $1,753 3%
Luxembourg $9,949 7% Germany $4,135 5% Netherlands $1,688 3%
Germany $5,888 4% France $3,766 5% France $1,594 2%

New Zealand

13. Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment Statistics

Table 2: Key Macroeconomic Data, U.S.  FDI in Host Country/Economy

Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
Economic Data Year Amount Year Amount
Host Country Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ($M USD) 2018 $199,398 2017 $205,853 www.worldbank.org/en/country   
Foreign Direct Investment Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
U.S.  FDI in partner country ($M USD, stock positions) 2017 $5,569 2017 $11,938 BEA data available at https://www.bea.gov/international/direct-investment-and-multinational-enterprises-comprehensive-data  
Host country’s FDI in the United States ($M USD, stock positions) 2017 $2,659 2017 $164 BEA data available at https://www.bea.gov/international/direct-investment-and-multinational-enterprises-comprehensive-data  
Total inbound stock of FDI as % host GDP 2017 38.2% 2017 38.6% UNCTAD data available at https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DIAE/World%20Investment%20Report/Country-Fact-Sheets.aspx    

* Host country statistics differ from USG and international sources due to calculation methodologies, and timing of exchange rate conversions.  Almost a third of inbound foreign direct investment in New Zealand is in the financial and insurance services sector. Foreign direct investment data for 2017 was released in July 2018.   Statistics New Zealand data available at www.stats.govt.nz  


Table 3: Sources and Destination of FDI

Direct Investment From/in Counterpart Economy Data (2017)
From Top Five Sources/To Top Five Destinations (US Dollars, Millions)
Inward Direct Investment Outward Direct Investment
Total Inward $76,028 100% Total Outward $17,159 100%
Australia $40,038 53% Australia $8,574 50%
United States $5,585 7% United States $2,435 14%
China, P.R.: Hong Kong $5,095 7% China, P.R.: Hong Kong $1,560 9%
Japan $3,938 5% Singapore $966 6%
United Kingdom $3,334 4% United Kingdom $951 6%
“0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000.


Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment

Portfolio Investment Assets (June 2018)
Top Five Partners (Millions, US Dollars)
Total Equity Securities Total Debt Securities
All Countries $100,825 100% All Countries $68,040 100% All Countries $32,785 100%
Australia $26,594 26% United States $24,983 37% Australia $6,922 21%
Japan $4,567 5% Australia $19,672 29% Japan $1,719 5%
U.K. $4,354 4% U.K. $3,095 5% U.K. $1,258 4%
France $2,155 2% Japan $2,847 4% France $675 2%
Cayman Islands $1,240 1% France $1,480 2% Netherlands $500 2%
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