European Union foreign direct
investment yearbook 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8
Overview 9
What is direct investment? 20
Chapter 1: EU direct investment abroad 23
1.1 FDI in extra-EU countries: trend and main destinations 25
1.2 FDI income from extra-EU countries 35
Chapter 2: Direct investment in the EU 37
2.1 FDI from extra-EU countries: trend and main investors 39
2.2 Income paid on inward EU FDI 48
Chapter 3: The role of emerging markets 51
3.1. Latin America 57
3.2. Far East Asia 60
3.3. Mediterranean partner countries 64
3.4. Central/Eastern European countries and Russia 67
Chapter 4: EU FDI by economic activity 69
4.1. Comparing EU inward and outward FDI: net position by
economic activity 72
4.2. Outward EU FDI by economic activity 73
4.3. Inward FDI by economic activity 78
Annexes 83
Annex 1. Statistical Tables 85
Annex 2. Exchange Rates 102
Annex 3. Nomenclature 104
Annex 4. Economic and geographical zones 107
Annex 5. Glossary 118