Preface

Abbreviations

Summary

Background

The 1997 SIMSDI Survey. The 2001 SIMSDI Update.

Key Findings of the 2001 SIMSDI Update

Areas of Significant Improvement Since the 1997 SIMSDI Survey. Data Availability. Data Coverage. Areas Where More Than 75 Percent of the Countries Surveyed Follow the Applicable International Standards. Areas Where, Despite Improvements, the Majority of the Countries Surveyed Do Not Yet Follow the Applicable International Standards.

Data

Data Availability. Data Reported to the International Organizations. Other countries. Periodicity of the Disseminated FDI. OECD countries. Other countries. Periodicity of the Disseminated FDI Position Data. OCD countries. Other countries. Timeliness of the Disseminated FDI Transactions Data. OECD countries. Other countries. Timeliness of the Disseminated FDI Position Data. OECD countries. Other countries. Data Sources. Sources for the FDI Transactions Data. Most timely data. OECD countries. O...

Definition of Direct Investment Enterprises and Direct Investors

Identification of Direct Investment Enterprises. OECD countries. Other countries. Identification of Direct Investors. OECD countries. Other countries. Treatment of Indirectly Owned Direct Investment Enterprises. OECD countries. Other countries.

Direct Investment Income

Measurement of Direct Investment Earnings. OECD countries. Other countries. Elements of Direct Investment Income. OECD countries. Other countries. Time of Recording of Direct Investment Income. OECD countries. Other countries. Items Included in the Data on Direct Investment Income on Debt (Interest). OECD countries. Other countries.

Direct Investment Capital

Components of Direct Investment Capital. Items Included in Equity Capital. OECD countries. Other countries. Items Included in Other Capital. OECD countries. Other countries. Transactions Between Affiliated Banks and Between Affiliated Financial Intermediaries. OECD countries. Other countries. Reverse Investment. Treatment of Reverse Investment When the FDI Relationship Is in One Direction Only. OECD countries. Other countries. Treatment of Reverse Investment When Two FDI Relationships Have Be...

Valuation of Assets and Liabilities in FDI Position Data

OECD countries. Other countries.

Special Cases

Quasi-Corporations: Construction Enterprises and Operation of Mobile Equipment. OECD countries. Other countries. 4Nonresident Ownership of Land and Buildings. OECD countries. Other countries. Activities of Offshore Enterprises. OECD countries. Other countries. Activities of Special Purpose Entities (SPEs). OECD countries. Other countries. Expenditure on Natural Resources Exploration. OECD countries. Other countries.

Appendices

Appendix I. 2001 SIMSDI Update:

Appendix II. Foreign Direct Investment Terms and Definitions

A. Aggregate Basis. All-Inclusive Concept. Asset/Liability Principle. B. Balance of Payments Statistics. Bonds and Money Market Instruments. Book Value. Business Register. C. Compulsory Reporting Requirements. Current Operating Performance Concept (COPC). D. Data Dissemination. Debtor/Creditor Principle. Debt Securities. Direct Investment. Direct Investment Enterprise. Direct Investment Income. Direct Investment Relationship. Direct Investor. Directional Principle. Dividends. E. Equity Capita...