This paper provides a revised measure of regulatory restrictions on inward foreign direct investment
(FDI) for OECD countries and extends the approach to 13 non-member countries. The methodology is
largely similar to that adopted in the previous version of the OECD indicator and covers three broad
categories of restrictions: limitations on foreign ownership, screening or notification procedures, and
management and operational restrictions. The FDI restrictiveness indicator captures statutory deviations
from "national treatment", i.e. discrimination against foreign investment. When combined with other
factors having an influence on foreign investment decisions, it has proven to be a good predictor of
countries' inward FDI performance.
OECD's FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index
Revision and Extension to more Economies
Working paper
OECD Working Papers on International Investment
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