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These holdings form part of a country's external assets.\n\n### How many countries and which frequencies and period are covered?\n\nThe indicator covers 11 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, spanning 2002 to 2025.\n\n### What units and transformations are available?\n\nValues are available in millions of USD and as a share of GDP, each end-of-period and average-of-period, with MoM %, QoQ %, and YoY % transformations.\n\n### Where does the data come from?\n\nData are compiled from official national authorities such as the Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), INDEC - Argentina, the Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edsticas (INE) de Chile, and the Consejo Monetario Centroamericano, then harmonized by the IDB.\n\n### How do Direct Investment Assets differ from Direct Investment Liabilities?\n\nDirect Investment Assets capture residents' lasting investments in enterprises abroad (outward direct investment), whereas Direct Investment Liabilities capture nonresidents' lasting investments in domestic enterprises (inward direct investment).\n\n### What are typical uses of this indicator?\n\nResearchers and analysts use it to study international investment positions, cross-border capital flows, and the external assets of Latin American and Caribbean economies, and to compare outward direct investment across countries.\n\n### How do I cite this indicator?\n\nCite as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"Direct Investment Assets\". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "es": "### \u00bfQu\u00e9 mide el indicador de Activos de inversi\u00f3n directa?\n\nMide el stock de inversiones transfronterizas en las que residentes mantienen un inter\u00e9s duradero e influencia significativa en empresas en el exterior, generalmente el 10 por ciento o m\u00e1s del poder de voto. Estas tenencias forman parte de los activos externos del pa\u00eds.\n\n### \u00bfCu\u00e1ntos pa\u00edses y qu\u00e9 frecuencias y per\u00edodo se cubren?\n\nEl indicador cubre 11 pa\u00edses de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe con frecuencia anual, mensual y trimestral, abarcando de 2002 a 2025.\n\n### \u00bfQu\u00e9 unidades y transformaciones est\u00e1n disponibles?\n\nLos valores est\u00e1n disponibles en millones de USD y como porcentaje del PIB, cada uno al fin y como promedio del per\u00edodo, con transformaciones MoM %, QoQ % y YoY %.\n\n### \u00bfDe d\u00f3nde provienen los datos?\n\nLos datos se compilan de autoridades nacionales oficiales como el Banco Central do Brasil, el Banco de Mexico (Banxico), INDEC - Argentina, el Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edsticas (INE) de Chile y el Consejo Monetario Centroamericano, y luego son armonizados por el BID.\n\n### \u00bfEn qu\u00e9 se diferencian los Activos de inversi\u00f3n directa de los Pasivos de inversi\u00f3n directa?\n\nLos Activos de inversi\u00f3n directa captan las inversiones duraderas de residentes en empresas en el exterior (inversi\u00f3n directa hacia afuera), mientras que los Pasivos de inversi\u00f3n directa captan las inversiones duraderas de no residentes en empresas dom\u00e9sticas (inversi\u00f3n directa hacia adentro).\n\n### \u00bfCu\u00e1les son los usos t\u00edpicos de este indicador?\n\nInvestigadores y analistas lo usan para estudiar las posiciones de inversi\u00f3n internacional, los flujos de capital transfronterizos y los activos externos de las econom\u00edas de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe, y para comparar la inversi\u00f3n directa hacia afuera entre pa\u00edses.\n\n### \u00bfC\u00f3mo cito este indicador?\n\nCite como: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"Direct Investment Assets\". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "fr": "### Que mesure l'indicateur des Avoirs d'investissement direct ?\n\nIl mesure le stock d'investissements transfrontaliers dans lesquels les r\u00e9sidents d\u00e9tiennent un int\u00e9r\u00eat durable et une influence significative dans des entreprises \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement 10 pour cent ou plus des droits de vote. Ces avoirs font partie des avoirs ext\u00e9rieurs du pays.\n\n### Combien de pays et quelles fr\u00e9quences et p\u00e9riode sont couverts ?\n\nL'indicateur couvre 11 pays d'Am\u00e9rique latine et des Cara\u00efbes en fr\u00e9quence annuelle, mensuelle et trimestrielle, de 2002 \u00e0 2025.\n\n### Quelles unit\u00e9s et transformations sont disponibles ?\n\nLes valeurs sont disponibles en millions d'USD et en pourcentage du PIB, chacune en fin et en moyenne de p\u00e9riode, avec les transformations MoM %, QoQ % et YoY %.\n\n### D'o\u00f9 proviennent les donn\u00e9es ?\n\nLes donn\u00e9es sont compil\u00e9es aupr\u00e8s d'autorit\u00e9s nationales officielles telles que le Banco Central do Brasil, le Banco de Mexico (Banxico), INDEC - Argentina, l'Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edsticas (INE) de Chile et le Consejo Monetario Centroamericano, puis harmonis\u00e9es par la BID.\n\n### En quoi les Avoirs d'investissement direct diff\u00e8rent-ils des Engagements d'investissement direct ?\n\nLes Avoirs d'investissement direct mesurent les investissements durables des r\u00e9sidents dans des entreprises \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger (investissement direct sortant), tandis que les Engagements d'investissement direct mesurent les investissements durables des non-r\u00e9sidents dans des entreprises nationales (investissement direct entrant).\n\n### Quelles sont les utilisations typiques de cet indicateur ?\n\nChercheurs et analystes l'utilisent pour \u00e9tudier les positions ext\u00e9rieures globales, les flux de capitaux transfrontaliers et les avoirs ext\u00e9rieurs des \u00e9conomies d'Am\u00e9rique latine et des Cara\u00efbes, et pour comparer l'investissement direct sortant entre pays.\n\n### Comment citer cet indicateur ?\n\nCitez comme suit : Banque interam\u00e9ricaine de d\u00e9veloppement (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"Direct Investment Assets\". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.", "pt_BR": "### O que o indicador de Ativos de investimento direto mede?\n\nMede o estoque de investimentos transfronteiri\u00e7os nos quais residentes mant\u00eam um interesse duradouro e influ\u00eancia significativa em empresas no exterior, geralmente 10 por cento ou mais do poder de voto. Essas posi\u00e7\u00f5es fazem parte dos ativos externos do pa\u00eds.\n\n### Quantos pa\u00edses e quais frequ\u00eancias e per\u00edodo s\u00e3o cobertos?\n\nO indicador cobre 11 pa\u00edses da Am\u00e9rica Latina e do Caribe em frequ\u00eancia anual, mensal e trimestral, abrangendo de 2002 a 2025.\n\n### Quais unidades e transforma\u00e7\u00f5es est\u00e3o dispon\u00edveis?\n\nOs valores est\u00e3o dispon\u00edveis em milh\u00f5es de USD e como percentual do PIB, cada um no fim e como m\u00e9dia do per\u00edodo, com transforma\u00e7\u00f5es MoM %, QoQ % e YoY %.\n\n### De onde v\u00eam os dados?\n\nOs dados s\u00e3o compilados de autoridades nacionais oficiais como o Banco Central do Brasil, o Banco de Mexico (Banxico), INDEC - Argentina, o Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edsticas (INE) de Chile e o Consejo Monetario Centroamericano, e depois harmonizados pelo BID.\n\n### Como os Ativos de investimento direto diferem dos Passivos de investimento direto?\n\nOs Ativos de investimento direto captam os investimentos duradouros de residentes em empresas no exterior (investimento direto para fora), enquanto os Passivos de investimento direto captam os investimentos duradouros de n\u00e3o residentes em empresas dom\u00e9sticas (investimento direto para dentro).\n\n### Quais s\u00e3o os usos t\u00edpicos deste indicador?\n\nPesquisadores e analistas o usam para estudar as posi\u00e7\u00f5es internacionais de investimento, os fluxos de capital transfronteiri\u00e7os e os ativos externos das economias da Am\u00e9rica Latina e do Caribe, e para comparar o investimento direto para fora entre pa\u00edses.\n\n### Como fa\u00e7o para citar este indicador?\n\nCite como: Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID), Latin Macro Watch \u2014 \"Direct Investment Assets\". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset."}, "datastore_active": true, "datastore_contains_all_records_of_source_file": false, "description": "Direct Investment Assets are the stock of cross-border investments in which residents of a country hold a lasting interest and a significant degree of influence in enterprises abroad, usually defined as ownership of 10 percent or more of voting power. 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