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OECD BENCHMARK DEFINITION
OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, 4TH EDITION

Session 2.5.: The revised Benchmark Definition (BMD) -
Adapting FDI data to the new realities of the global economy






OECD Global Forum on International Investment
OECD Investment Division
www.oecd.org/investment/gfi-7 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Summary ........................................... 7
1.2 Purpose of the Benchmark Definition ............................... 7
1.3 Revision of the Benchmark Definition .............................................................................................. 9
1.4 An overview of foreign direct investment concepts........................................ 10
1.5 Organisation of the Benchmark Definition ..................... 11
CHAPTER 2 USES OF FDI STATISTICS .................................................................. 12
2.1 Summary ......................................................................... 12
2.2 Why measure FDI? ......................................................... 12
2.3 Understanding the main features of FDI ................................................................ 13
2.3.1 FDI in the context of economic accounts .................................................. 13
2.3.2 FDI Equity ownership: the critical determinant ............... ...