Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a category of cross-border investment in which an investor resident in one economy establishes a lasting interest in and a significant degree of influence over an enterprise resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power in an enterprise in one economy by an investor in another economy is evidence of such a relationship. FDI is a key element in international economic integration because it creates stable and long-lasting links between economies. FDI is an important channel for the transfer of technology between countries, promotes international trade through access to foreign markets, and can be an important vehicle for economic development. The indicators covered in this group are inward and outward values for stocks, flows and income, by partner country and by industry and FDI restrictiveness. This dataset includes:FDI stocksFDI flowsFDI restrictivenessinward FDI stocks by partneroutward FDI stocks by partner countryinward FDI flows by partner countryoutward FDI flows by partner countryinward FDI stocks by industryoutward FDI stocks by industryinward FDI flows by industryoutward FDI flows by industryFDI income payments by partner countryFDI income receipts by partner countryFDI income payments by industryFDI income receipts by industry