[세종=뉴스핌] Reporter Choi On-jung = Overseas direct investment in the third quarter of this year decreased 23.9% from the same period last year due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance on the 18th, the amount of foreign direct investment in the third quarter of 2020 (July-September) was $107 billion, down 23.9% from the same period last year. Overseas integrated investment turned to a decrease in the first quarter (-4.0%) in eight quarters, and then decreased to -27.0% in the second quarter and -23.9% in the third quarter.
| Quarterly foreign direct investment [자료=기획재정부] 2020.12.18 [email protected] |
Net investment, minus the amount recovered through equity sale, loan investment recovery, and liquidation, from the total investment amount was 8.74 billion dollars, down 20.2% from the same period last year.
By industry: ▲ Finance and Insurance $3.69 billion ▲ Manufacturing $3.61 billion ▲ Wholesale and Retail $690 million ▲ Information and Telecommunications $600 million ▲ Real Estate Industry: $500 million.
As the global industrial activity and rental demand contracted due to the corona 19, investment in the finance, insurance and real estate industries fell by 37.4% and 78.9% from a year ago. On the other hand, manufacturing investment increased by 2.4%, mainly for electric vehicle batteries, automobiles, and pharmaceuticals, and wholesale and retail business increased 55.1% as the expansion of local distribution businesses expanded.
By country ▲ US $ 2.17 billion (20.1% of total investment) ▲ China $ 1.65 billion (15.3%) ▲ Cayman Islands $ 1.47 billion (13.6%) ▲ Canada $ 670 million (6.2%) ▲ Indonesian, followed by 660 million dollars (6.1%).
The proportion of investment by region was ▲Asia (39.4%) ▲North America (26.3%) ▲Latin America (16.2%) ▲Europe (16.1%) ▲Oceanism (1.1%) ▲Africa (0.7%) ▲Middle East (0.1%).
The return on investment is in the following order: finance and insurance ($1.1 billion), manufacturing ($270 million), and real estate ($130 million) by industry. By country, ▲ United States ($520 million) ▲ Cayman Islands ($390 million) ▲ Luxembourg ($150 million).
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