ASEAN Investment Report 2019 FDI in Services: Focus on Health Care

Singapore, Nov. 3 -- ASEAN Investment Report 2019 FDI in Services: Focus on Health Care JAKARTA, 3 November 2019 - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows into ASEAN rose for the third consecutive year, reaching an all-time high of $155 billion in 2018 as compared to $147 billion in 2017. The region's share of global FDI inflows also increased from 9.6% in 2017 to 11.5% in 2018. This trend is expected to continue given the dynamic industrial developments and improvement of investment and business environment in the region.

Services sector is the largest recipient of FDI in ASEAN. In line with global average, the share of services sector in total FDI grew from 50% in 1999-2003 to 66% in 2014-2018. This is higher than the share of services in ...