Brazil is the second largest investor in the European Union in 2013

Brazil was the second largest investor in the European Union in 2013, behind only the United States. According to a report released by the Statistics Office of the European Union (Eurostat), the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from the EU28 (28 countries from the European Union) to the rest of the world reached € 341 billion in 2013, while investment from the rest of the world into the EU28 was € 327 billion. Investment from the euro area (EA18) to the rest of the world amounted to € 324 billion, while investment from the rest of the world into the euro area was € 299 billion euro.

 

In 2013, the main destination of EU28 investments was by far the USA (€ 159 billion), followed by the Offshore financial centres (€ 40 billion), Brazil (€ 36 billion), Switzerland (€ 24 billion), Hong Kong (€ 10 billin) and China (€ 8 billion). Disinvestment was recorded with Russia (-11 billion euro) and Canada (-2 billion euro).

The main investor into the EU28 was also by far the USA (€ 313 billion), followed by Brazil (€ 21 billion), Switzerland (€ 18 billion), Japan (€ 10 billion), Hong Kong and Russia (both € 8 billion). Disinvestment was registered with the Offshore financial centres (-41 billion euro).

These figures, published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, come from the first FDI results for 2013.

Source: Eurostat