Global Investment Trend Monitor, No. 38

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　　Global FDI flows down 42% in 2020. Further weakness expected in 2021, risking sustainable recovery

　　Global foreign direct investment (FDI) collapsed in 2020, falling by 42% to an estimated $859 billion, from $1.5 trillion in 2019 (figure 1). FDI finished 2020 more than 30% below the trough after the global financial crisis in 2009 and back at a level last seen in the 1990s.