For the 88 economies that reported data in both 2012 and 2013, inward direct investment positions increased 8.2 percent from US$25.8 trillion in 2012 to US$27.9 trillion in 2013.

Direct investment is concentrated in a relatively small number of economies. In 2013, similarly to previous years, 67 percent of the total inward direct investment (US$27.9 trillion) was received by the 10 economies with the largest inward direct investment, and 80 percent of the total outward direct investment (US$28.2 trillion) originated from the 10 economies with the largest outward direct investment. 

With this release, the CDIS website (http://data.imf.org/CDI) has been enhanced, featuring maps, tables, charts, graphs, and relevant documents.  

The CDIS database contains breakdowns of direct investment positions including, in most instances, separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as tables that present “mirror” data, in which data from the reporting economy are shown side-by-side with the data obtained from all other counterpart reporting economies. 

The CDIS supports the objective of developing from–whom–to–whom cross border data, contributing to a better understanding of financial interconnectedness.

The survey has been conducted annually since 2009, with revised data released semiannually.

The results, published as an online database, comprise preliminary direct investment positions data for end 2013 and revised data for 2009-2012.

The 2013 survey includes data from 90 economies (compared to 88 economies in the 2012 preliminary results).

New CDIS participants are Sri Lanka and Niger. The IMF will post revised and more comprehensive data in June 2015.