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Foreign investment flows in Colombia have decreased in 2020
Foreign direct investment flows in Colombia, by economic activity (In millions of dollars).
Quarter | Agriculture Hunting, Forestry and Fishing | Mines and Quarries (including coal) | Manufacturers | Electricity, Gas and Water | Construction | Retail, Restaurants and Hotels | Transportation, Warehousing and Communications | Financial and Business Services 1/ | Community Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 pr I | 59 | 143 | 782 | 103 | 141 | 169 | 177 | 445 | 63 |
II | 54 | 415 | 911 | 168 | -132 | 153 | -180 | -21 | 160 |
II | 49 | 215 | 389 | 113 | 157 | 130 | 2.879 | 579 | 73 |
IV | 52 | 381 | 286 | 29 | 132 | 243 | 418 | 904 | 90 |
TOTAL | 214 | 1.155 | 2.368 | 413 | 298 | 694 | 3.294 | 1.908 | 387 |
2018 p I | 32 | 309 | 167 | 65 | 127 | 224 | 27 | 482 | 91 |
II | 67 | 571 | 756 | -245 | 59 | 333 | 583 | 765 | 95 |
II | 58 | 410 | -237 | 126 | 177 | 289 | 537 | 1.187 | 75 |
IV | 45 | 110 | 623 | 196 | 148 | 301 | 403 | -76 | 115 |
TOTAL | 202 | 1.401 | 1.310 | 141 | 511 | 1.146 | 1.550 | 2.358 | 377 |
2019 p I | 74 | 517 | 451 | 174 | 152 | 275 | 219 | 549 | 144 |
| | 85 | 730 | 519 | 44 | 142 | 357 | 285 | 1.071 | 182 |
II | 120 | 233 | 287 | 72 | 298 | 217 | 328 | 957 | 75 |
IV | 86 | 277 | 242 | 26 | 289 | 1.276 | 176 | 483 | 146 |
TOTAL | 365 | 1.757 | 1.499 | 316 | 881 | 2.125 | 1.008 | 3.060 | 547 |
2020 p I | 56 | 478 | 252 | 668 | 188 | 278 | 75 | 471 | 341 |
II | 54 | 150 | 49 | 38 | 81 | 182 | -194 | 481 | 207 |
Analysis
Traditionally in Colombia about 21% of foreign direct investment has been located in the oil sector. In the second quarter of 2020, 21.7% was located in this sector.
Foreign direct investment excluding oil investment, in the second half of 2020 decreased -69.9% compared to the same period of 2019, as a result of the Covid - 19 conjuncture that negatively affected investment flows in the world. ECLAC forecasts that this year foreign investment will fall in Latin America by up to 55%.
In the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, the sectors in which investment flows decreased the most were: Transportation, Storage and Communications (-168%), Manufacturing (-90.5%) and Mining and Quarrying (including coal) (-79.5%).
Description
Foreign direct investment is capital contributions that meet the following two requirements: There is a shareholding relationship between the investor and the enterprise that resides in a different economy. The investor has significant influence in the company's decision making.
Source
Banco de la República (2020)
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