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Emerging markets overtook developed markets both in terms of sales and purchases of foreign acquisitions - accounting for 56% of total cross-border transactions in 2013.
Region/Economy |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
---|---|---|---|
World |
10 397 |
9 794 |
8 624 |
Developed economies |
6 915 |
6 658 |
5 890 |
Europe |
4 195 |
3 932 |
3 509 |
European Union |
3 869 |
3 591 |
3 245 |
Austria |
80 |
58 |
66 |
Belgium |
115 |
112 |
96 |
Bulgaria |
14 |
19 |
23 |
Croatia |
18 |
12 |
12 |
Cyprus |
43 |
36 |
18 |
Czech Republic |
93 |
78 |
65 |
Czech Republic |
- |
- |
- |
Denmark |
122 |
106 |
138 |
Estonia |
18 |
26 |
21 |
Finland |
87 |
86 |
78 |
France |
433 |
390 |
347 |
Germany |
587 |
563 |
466 |
Greece |
18 |
11 |
25 |
Hungary |
25 |
26 |
35 |
Ireland |
64 |
85 |
56 |
Italy |
241 |
166 |
180 |
Latvia |
25 |
19 |
15 |
Lithuania |
37 |
22 |
15 |
Luxembourg |
37 |
24 |
23 |
Malta |
4 |
5 |
4 |
Netherlands |
217 |
203 |
197 |
Poland |
112 |
117 |
100 |
Portugal |
28 |
35 |
25 |
Romania |
39 |
45 |
42 |
Slovakia |
11 |
16 |
9 |
Slovenia |
2 |
9 |
7 |
Spain |
277 |
262 |
241 |
Sweden |
268 |
248 |
171 |
United Kingdom |
854 |
812 |
770 |
Other developed Europe |
326 |
341 |
264 |
Andorra |
- |
1 |
- |
Faeroe Islands |
- |
- |
2 |
Gibraltar |
- |
3 |
3 |
Guernsey |
3 |
11 |
7 |
Iceland |
3 |
6 |
2 |
Isle of Man |
9 |
7 |
6 |
Jersey |
4 |
8 |
4 |
Liechtenstein |
- |
1 |
- |
Monaco |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Norway |
144 |
162 |
119 |
San Marino |
- |
1 |
- |
Switzerland |
160 |
140 |
119 |
North America |
2 045 |
1 982 |
1 742 |
Canada |
504 |
542 |
464 |
United States |
1 541 |
1 440 |
1 278 |
Other developed countries |
675 |
744 |
639 |
Australia |
423 |
425 |
410 |
Bermuda |
18 |
11 |
10 |
Greenland |
2 |
- |
- |
Israel |
37 |
57 |
36 |
Japan |
121 |
174 |
109 |
New Zealand |
74 |
77 |
74 |
Developing economies |
2 853 |
2 574 |
2 237 |
Africa |
217 |
202 |
198 |
North Africa |
35 |
37 |
43 |
Algeria |
- |
- |
5 |
Egypt |
19 |
23 |
25 |
Libya |
2 |
1 |
- |
Morocco |
10 |
8 |
9 |
Sudan |
1 |
1 |
- |
Tunisia |
3 |
4 |
4 |
Other Africa |
182 |
165 |
155 |
Benin |
1 |
- |
- |
Burkina Faso |
3 |
4 |
3 |
Cabo Verde |
- |
- |
- |
Côte d' Ivoire |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Gambia |
- |
- |
- |
Ghana |
3 |
1 |
6 |
Guinea |
- |
1 |
2 |
Liberia |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Mali |
1 |
- |
3 |
Mauritania |
- |
- |
- |
Niger |
- |
- |
1 |
Nigeria |
12 |
10 |
12 |
Senegal |
- |
- |
1 |
Sierra Leone |
5 |
5 |
- |
Togo |
2 |
- |
1 |
Burundi |
- |
- |
- |
Rwanda |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Cameroon |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Chad |
1 |
- |
2 |
Congo |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
- |
2 |
6 |
Equatorial Guinea |
- |
- |
- |
Gabon |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Djibouti |
1 |
- |
- |
Eritrea |
1 |
2 |
- |
Ethiopia |
4 |
4 |
1 |
Kenya |
7 |
8 |
6 |
Madagascar |
1 |
- |
4 |
Mauritius |
7 |
5 |
3 |
Mayotte |
- |
- |
- |
Reunion |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Seychelles |
- |
- |
- |
Somalia |
- |
- |
2 |
Uganda |
2 |
3 |
2 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
2 |
6 |
3 |
Malawi |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Mozambique |
10 |
5 |
5 |
Zambia |
4 |
4 |
- |
Zimbabwe |
5 |
10 |
3 |
Botswana |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Lesotho |
- |
- |
- |
Namibia |
5 |
11 |
2 |
South Africa |
89 |
68 |
64 |
Swaziland |
- |
- |
- |
Angola |
- |
- |
1 |
Asia |
1 770 |
1 577 |
1 422 |
East and South-East Asia |
1 305 |
1 126 |
995 |
East Asia |
721 |
624 |
586 |
China |
405 |
365 |
343 |
Hong Kong, China |
154 |
110 |
113 |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
- |
- |
- |
Korea, Republic of |
106 |
112 |
88 |
Macao, China |
4 |
2 |
7 |
Mongolia |
18 |
7 |
2 |
Taiwan Province of China |
34 |
28 |
33 |
South-East Asia |
584 |
502 |
409 |
Brunei Darussalam |
1 |
- |
1 |
Cambodia |
3 |
8 |
5 |
Indonesia |
177 |
118 |
70 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
4 |
1 |
- |
Malaysia |
100 |
78 |
76 |
Myanmar |
- |
1 |
3 |
Philippines |
41 |
43 |
27 |
Singapore |
153 |
126 |
125 |
Thailand |
54 |
67 |
53 |
Viet Nam |
51 |
60 |
49 |
South Asia |
244 |
231 |
235 |
Afghanistan |
- |
- |
- |
Bangladesh |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
1 |
2 |
- |
India |
226 |
206 |
211 |
Maldives |
- |
- |
4 |
Nepal |
4 |
- |
- |
Pakistan |
5 |
5 |
3 |
Sri Lanka |
7 |
16 |
11 |
West Asia |
221 |
220 |
192 |
Bahrain |
2 |
6 |
6 |
Iraq |
8 |
10 |
8 |
Jordan |
12 |
20 |
8 |
Kuwait |
8 |
10 |
12 |
Lebanon |
5 |
6 |
2 |
Oman |
4 |
7 |
8 |
Qatar |
6 |
5 |
1 |
Saudi Arabia |
32 |
19 |
18 |
State of Palestine |
- |
- |
- |
Syrian Arab Republic |
- |
- |
- |
Turkey |
98 |
94 |
86 |
United Arab Emirates |
46 |
41 |
42 |
Yemen |
- |
2 |
1 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
857 |
783 |
610 |
South and Central America |
766 |
716 |
569 |
South America |
637 |
588 |
440 |
Argentina |
123 |
58 |
39 |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
1 |
3 |
8 |
Brazil |
246 |
260 |
211 |
Chile |
84 |
84 |
62 |
Colombia |
70 |
61 |
38 |
Ecuador |
14 |
11 |
15 |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
- |
1 |
- |
Guyana |
8 |
1 |
3 |
Paraguay |
3 |
7 |
6 |
Peru |
67 |
72 |
43 |
Suriname |
4 |
2 |
- |
Uruguay |
12 |
22 |
13 |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
5 |
6 |
2 |
Central America |
129 |
128 |
129 |
Belize |
1 |
2 |
- |
Costa Rica |
15 |
7 |
12 |
El Salvador |
3 |
6 |
- |
Guatemala |
3 |
5 |
6 |
Honduras |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Mexico |
86 |
86 |
92 |
Nicaragua |
5 |
5 |
6 |
Panama |
14 |
15 |
12 |
Caribbean |
91 |
67 |
41 |
Anguilla |
1 |
1 |
- |
Antigua and Barbuda |
- |
1 |
1 |
Aruba |
- |
- |
- |
Bahamas |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Barbados |
1 |
2 |
2 |
British Virgin Islands |
41 |
17 |
12 |
Cayman Islands |
11 |
15 |
7 |
Cuba |
- |
- |
- |
Dominica |
- |
- |
- |
Dominican Republic |
3 |
7 |
2 |
Grenada |
- |
- |
- |
Guadeloupe |
2 |
- |
- |
Haiti |
- |
1 |
- |
Jamaica |
3 |
2 |
- |
Martinique |
2 |
1 |
- |
Netherlands Antilles |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Puerto Rico |
14 |
12 |
11 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
- |
- |
1 |
Saint Lucia |
- |
2 |
- |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
- |
- |
- |
Trinidad and Tobago |
7 |
2 |
1 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
- |
- |
- |
US Virgin Islands |
1 |
- |
- |
Oceania |
9 |
12 |
7 |
American Samoa |
- |
1 |
- |
Cook Islands |
- |
- |
- |
Fiji |
- |
1 |
1 |
French Polynesia |
- |
1 |
- |
Guam |
1 |
- |
- |
Kiribati |
- |
- |
- |
Marshall Islands |
- |
- |
1 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
- |
- |
- |
New Caledonia |
3 |
- |
- |
Niue |
- |
- |
- |
Northern Mariana Islands |
- |
- |
- |
Papua New Guinea |
3 |
5 |
3 |
Samoa |
- |
3 |
- |
Solomon Islands |
1 |
1 |
- |
Tonga |
- |
- |
- |
Vanuatu |
1 |
- |
2 |
Transition economies |
629 |
562 |
497 |
South-East Europe |
33 |
23 |
19 |
Albania |
- |
1 |
- |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Montenegro |
1 |
2 |
- |
Serbia |
21 |
11 |
14 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
1 |
- |
- |
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
8 |
7 |
2 |
Yugoslavia (former) |
- |
- |
- |
CIS |
596 |
539 |
478 |
Armenia |
5 |
5 |
1 |
Azerbaijan |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Belarus |
10 |
9 |
4 |
Kazakhstan |
13 |
9 |
19 |
Kyrgyzstan |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Moldova, Republic of |
5 |
1 |
- |
Russian Federation |
473 |
427 |
357 |
Tajikistan |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Turkmenistan |
- |
- |
- |
Ukraine |
77 |
72 |
85 |
Uzbekistan |
3 |
2 |
4 |
Georgia |
4 |
8 |
1 |
Unspecified |
- |
- |
- |
Memorandum |
|
|
|
Least developed countries (LDCs) |
58 |
63 |
61 |
Landlocked countries (LLCs) |
96 |
78 |
70 |
Small island developing States (SIDS) |
27 |
27 |
20 |