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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) 2017 $315,000 2017 $314,710 www.worldbank.org/en/country  
Foreign Direct Investment Host Country Statistical Source USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
U.S. FDI in partner country ($M USD, stock positions) 2016 $9,500 2017 $15,100 BEA data available at http://bea.gov/international/direct_investment_multinational_companies_comprehensive_data.htm  
Host country’s FDI in the United States ($M USD, stock positions) 2015 $1,300 2017 $1,100 BEA data available at http://bea.gov/international/direct_investment_multinational_companies_comprehensive_data.htm  
Total inbound stock of FDI as % host GDP 2016 44.8% 2017 45% UNCTAD data available at https://unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/wir2018/wir18_fs_my_en.pdf 


Table 3: Sources and Destination of FDI

Direct Investment From/in Counterpart Economy Data (as of June 2018)
From Top Five Sources/To Top Five Destinations (US Dollars, Millions)
Inward Direct Investment Outward Direct Investment
Total Inward $140,399 100% Total Outward $129,308 100%
Singapore $28,684 20.4% Singapore $23,171 18%
Japan $17,679 12.6% Indonesia $11,348 8.8%
Hong Kong $12,582 9.0% Mauritius $8,718 6.7%
Netherlands $9,557 6.8% Cayman Islands $7,297 5.6%
United States $8,306 6.0% Canada $6,859 5.3%
“0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000.


Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment

Portfolio Investment Assets (as of June 2018)
Top Five Partners (Millions, US Dollars)
Total Equity Securities Total Debt Securities
All Countries $86,675 100% All Countries $60,004 100% All Countries $26,671 100%
United States $27,515 31.7% United States $22,020 36.7% Singapore $9,956 37.3%
Singapore $25,951 29.9% Singapore $15,996 26.7% United States $5,495 20.6%
Hong Kong $5,142 5.9% Hong Kong $4,422 7.4% Australia $1,682 6.3%
United Kingdom $4,591 5.3% United Kingdon $3,781 6.3% Indonesia $1.108 4.2%
Australia $3,545 4.1% Luxembourg $2,161 3.6% United Kingdom $809 3%

Singapore

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 $359, 519 2017 $323, 907 www.worldbank.org/en/country  
www.singstat.gov.sg   
Foreign Direct Investment Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
U.S. FDI in partner country ($M USD, stock positions) 2017 $250,415 2017 $274, 260 BEA data available at https://www.bea.gov/international/direct-investment-and-multinational-enterprises-comprehensive-data  
www.singstat.gov.sg  
Host country’s FDI in the United States ($M USD, stock positions) 2017 $21,635 2017 $22,360 BEA data available at https://www.bea.gov/international/direct-investment-and-multinational-enterprises-comprehensive-data  
www.singstat.gov.sg   
Total inbound stock of FDI as % host GDP 2017 300% 2017 440.3% UNCTAD data available at
https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DIAE/World%20Investment%20Report/Country-Fact-Sheets.aspx  
www.singstat.gov.sg   

* Data taken from www.singstat.gov.sg  . Note: Exchange rate of SGD$1/US$0.7381


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 $1,151,049 100% Total Outward* $601,921 100%
United States $223,039 19.4% China $98,979 16.4%
Netherlands $85,386 7.4% Cayman Islands $51,150 8.5%
Cayman Islands $80,539 7.0% Indonesia $47,534 7.9%
Japan $80,151 7.0% Hong Kong $42,736 7.1%
British Virgin Islands $73,509 6.4% United Kingdom $37,126 6.2%
“0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000.

Outward investment not available from CDIS. Data taken from www.singstat.gov.sg  .


Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment

Portfolio Investment Assets
Top Five Partners (Millions, US Dollars)
Total Equity Securities Total Debt Securities
All Countries $1,238,125 100% All Countries $622,315  100% All Countries $615,810 100%
United States $361,675 29% United States $145,981 23% United States $215,694 35%
China $107,140 9% China $78235 13% China $28,905 5%
Republic of Korea $43,049 3% Japan $35,706 6% Germany $23,567 4%
United Kingdom $41,021 3% India $27,046 4%  Australia $20,518 3%
India $40,616 3% Republic of Korea $24,544 4% United Kingdom $20,07 3%

Vietnam

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) (USD $M) 2018 $236,500 2017 $223,780 https://data.worldbank.org/country/vietnam  
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 (USD $M, stock positions) 2018 $9,334 2017 $2,010 BEA data available at

https://apps.bea.gov/international/factsheet/factsheet.cfm  

Host country’s FDI in the United States (USD $M, stock positions) 2018 N/A 2017 $73 BEA data available at

https://apps.bea.gov/international/factsheet/factsheet.cfm  

Total inbound stock of FDI as percent host GDP 2018 15% NA NA N/A


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 Amount 100% Total Outward Amount 100%
Japan $8,598 24% N/A
South Korea $7,212 20%  
Singapore $5,071 14%  
Hong Kong $3,231 9%  
China $2,564 7%  
“0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000.

*No IMF Data Available; Vietnam’s Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (fia.mpi.gov.vn)

**No local data available


Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment

Portfolio Investment Assets
Top Five Partners (Millions, US Dollars)
Total* Equity Securities** Total Debt Securities**
All Countries Amount 100% All Countries Amount 100% All Countries Amount 100%
Singapore $1,801 18% N/A N/A
British Virgin Islands $1,331 13%    
Hong Kong $1,294 13%    
South Korea $1,283 13%    
China $802 8%    

*No IMF Data Available; Vietnam’s Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (fia.mpi.gov.vn)
**No local data available

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