Netherlands leads the field in direct investment

Aug. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- The  Netherlands ranks first in the world as regards the level of inward and outward foreign investment. This top ranking is flattered by the favourable tax treatment of these investments in the Netherlands. But even after adjusting for this effect, the Netherlands is a large investor, numbering among the global top ten.

In view of the strongly increased interest in direct investment the IMF has begun collecting worldwide data on direct investment. The results of this Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS) have recently been published on the IMF website. At end-2009, the  Netherlands  accounted for USD 3,700 billion in foreign direct investment. In other words, Dutch enterprises invested a total of this amount in associated foreign enterprises. This represents around 18 per cent of total outward investment as reported by the participating countries to the IMF. Conversely, the  Netherlands  welcomed an inflow of USD 3,000 billion in inward foreign direct investment. The  United States  followed at some distance with outward direct investment of USD 3,500 billion and inward of USD 2,300.Luxembourgranked third with USD 1,750 and 1,800 billion respectively.

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