The World Investment Report focuses on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels and emerging measures to improve its contribution to development.
It also provides analysis on global value chains and the operations of multinational enterprises, with special attention to their development implications.
Overviews of the report are available in all official UN languages.
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Analysis of the trends in FDI during the previous year, with especial emphasis on the development implications.
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Ranking of the largest transnational corporations in the world.
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In-depth analysis of a selected topic related to FDI.
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Policy analysis and recommendations.
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Statistical annex with data on FDI flows and stocks at the country level.
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Annex Tables
Annex table 01: FDI inflows, by region and economy, 1990-2023 
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Annex table 02: FDI outflows, by region and economy, 1990-2023
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Annex table 03: FDI inward stock, by region and economy, 1990-2023
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Annex table 04: FDI outward stock, by region and economy, 1990-2023
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Annex table 05: Value of net cross-border M&A sales, by region/economy of seller, 1990-2023
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Annex table 06: Value of net cross-border M&A purchases, by region/economy of purchaser, 1990-2023
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Annex table 07: Number of net cross-border M&A sales, by region/economy of seller, 1990-2023
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Annex table 08: Number of net cross-border M&A purchases, by region/economy of purchaser, 1990-2023
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Annex table 09: Value of net cross-border M&A sales, by sector/industry, 1990-2023
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Annex table 10: Value of net cross-border M&A purchases, by sector/industry, 1990-2023
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Annex table 11: Number of net cross-border M&A sales, by sector/industry, 1990-2023
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Annex table 12: Number of net cross-border M&A purchases, by sector/industry, 1990-2023
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Annex table 13: Value of announced greenfield FDI projects, by source, 2003-2023
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Annex table 14: Value of announced greenfield FDI projects, by destination, 2003-2023
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Annex table 15: Value of announced greenfield FDI projects, by sector/industry, 2003-2023
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Annex table 16: Number of announced greenfield FDI projects, by source, 2003-2023
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Annex table 17: Number of announced greenfield FDI projects, by destination, 2003-2023
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Annex table 18: Number of announced greenfield FDI projects, by sector/industry, 2003-2023
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Annex table 19: The world's top 100 non-financial MNEs, ranked by foreign assets, 2023
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