MGI-FDI-Comm network

A flow diagram illustrates the top 25 corridors by announced greenfield FDI for the communications and software sector in 2015–19. The diagram shows the direction of investment between countries, with the size of the bubbles representing FDI inflows and the width of the arrows indicating corridor size. In 2015-19, the top 25 corridors accounted for 41 percent of total FDI in the sector, with the United States being the largest source of announced investment, investing in countries such as the United Kingdom, France, and Spain.

FDI in data centers was driven by US expansion into emerging economies and the UAE into large projects.

Communications and software: Top 25 corridors by announced greenfield FDI, $ billion

A flow diagram illustrates the top 25 corridors by announced greenfield FDI for the communications and software sector in 2022–25. The diagram shows the direction of investment between countries, with the size of the bubbles representing FDI inflows and the width of the arrows indicating corridor size. The top 25 corridors accounted for 56 percent of total FDI, with the United States remaining the largest source, and Europe remaining a major destination, absorbing about 40 percent of the announced investments. The Middle East emerged as a significant source and destination, while Emerging Asia received over 20 percent of announced investment, mostly from US firms.

2015–19

2022–25

2022–25