Data for Investing Across Borders

For 87 economies, Investing Across Borders measures FDI regulation in 4 topics:

• Investing Across Sectors 
• Starting a Foreign Business 
• Accessing Industrial Land 
• Arbitrating Commercial Disputes 

Use the drop-down menu on the right to access data on all 4 topics for every economy, or select a topic to compare the results across all 87 economies.

A summary of all data is also available in PDF table format (PDF, 503KB).

Related World Bank Group resources:

• Business Environment Snapshots
• Doing Business
• Doing Business Law Library 
• Enterprise Surveys
• Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking
• Investment Climate Department
• Knowledge Resources for Financial and Private Sector Development
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
• Private Sector Development Blog

FDI Statistics Resources:

• Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) World Investment Service
• IMF Coordinated Direct Investment Survey
• OECD International Direct Investment Statistics 
• UNCTAD FDI Statistics Database
• UNCTAD Investment Trends and Policies Monitors
• World Bank World Development Indicators

Empirical Research:

• List of 30 empirical research studies focusing on foreign direct investment in developing and transition economies