General Notes Related to Direct Investment Allocation by Geographical and Economic Areas

Tables contain data on the foreign direct investment by the following groups of countries:

• European Union including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria (from 2007), Croatia (from 2013), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania (from 2007), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom¹;
• Euro Zone including: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus (from 2008), Estonia (from 2011), Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia (from 2014), Lithuania (from 2015), Luxembourg, Malta (from 2008), Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia (from 2009), Slovenia (from 2007), Spain;
• Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) including: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile (from 2010), Czech Republic, Colombia (from 2020), Denmark, Estonia (from 2010), Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (from 2010), Italy, Japan, Latvia (from 2016), Lithuania (from 2018), Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia (from 2010), South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States;
• OECD Enhanced Engagement countries including: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, South Africa;
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) including: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea Republic of, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan (China), Thailand, United States, Vietnam;
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam;
• BRICS including: Brazil, China, India, South Africa;
• Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) including: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia (until August 18, 2009), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan;
• Eurasian Economic Community² (EAEC) including: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan (until December 2008);
• Eurasian Customs Union (EACU) including: Armenia (from 2014), Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic (from 2015);
• Eurasian Economic Union³ (EEU) including: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic;
• European Free Trade Association (EFTA) including: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland;
• G20 countries (G20) including  Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States;
• North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) including: Canada, Mexico, United States;
• Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) including:

African — ACP:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe;

Caribbean — ACP:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba (from 2009), Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago;

Pacific ACP:

Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu;

• Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) including: Algeria, Angola (from 2007), Congo (from 2018), Equatorial Guinea (from 2017), Gabon (from 2016), Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela;
• Countries from Middle East and North Africa (MENA) including: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territory Occupied, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia; United Arab Emirates, Yemen;
• South African Development Community (SADEC) including: Angola, Botswana, Congo the Democratic Republic of, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe;
• East African Community (EAC) including: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda;
• Mediterranean countries in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (MEDIT): Albania (from 2010), Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia (from 2010), Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania (from 2010), Montenegro (from 2010), Morocco, Palestinian Territory Occupied, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey.

¹ United Kingdom (until February 2020)
² Until January 2015.
³ From January 2015.