Foreign investment was down compared to 2014 and 2013 when FDI volumes were €5.62 bln and €2.53 bln respectively.
With outward foreign investments by Hungarians residents reaching €1.38 bln in 2015, in net terms, liabilities decreased by €218 million for the year. Net liabilities increased by €2.96 bln in 2014 and by €1.15 bln in 2013.
In the fourth quarter of 2015, within direct investments, outward investments by Hungarian residents rose by €275 mln and inward investments by non-residents by €877 mln, raising liabilities by a net €602 mln.
Within direct investments by non-residents in Hungary, the value of investments in equities and reinvested earnings contributed €230 mln and €1.8 bln, respectively, to the value of investments in Hungary. The balance of transactions in debt instruments showed a €1.16 bln decrease in net liabilities in Q4.
Within direct investments by Hungarian residents abroad, investments in equities reduced the value of investments abroad by €219 mln and reinvested earnings increased it by €232 mln in 2015 Q4. Capital withdrawals recorded due to super dividends reduced the value of investments abroad by €246 mln. Transactions in debt instruments showed a €262 mln increase in net assets.
The total volume of direct foreign investment in Hungary stood at €204 bln at the end of 2015 while Hungarian residentsʼ direct investment assets had a combined value of €127 bln.
