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FDI Definitions

  • 04-03-2013 4:40pm
    #1
    DJJ_24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi All,

    Can somebody tell me the difference between "FDI Flows" and "FDI positions"?

    FOR Example, from the OECD database I found figures for the amount of FDI into Ireland in 2012, the reports I found are split into two - FDI flows by industry and FDI positions by industry and I am finding it hard to distinguish between both.

    Any suggestions will be grealy appreciated.

    Thanks.
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  • #2
    SBWife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,287 ✭✭✭SBWife


    The flows are the inflows and/or outflows within a certain period.
    The positions are the overall investment level at a certain point in time.

    The positions will result from the cumulative flows over multiple periods.


  • #3
    andrew
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,372 Mod ✭✭✭✭andrew


    In the same way that income is a flow and wealth is a stock; income adds to/removes from wealth. FDI flows add to/remove from the FDI position


  • #4
    DJJ_24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭DJJ_24


    That's great guys, thanks very much.


  • #5
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,727 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Unrelated to your post OP but

    If you want a real challenge OP, check out the CSO's FDI statistics and try to find our how they add up!

    i.e. its clearly not just flows that are changing the stock position in those figures.

    http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/economy/2011/fdi_2011.pdf

    I've always had trouble with them.


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