Regarding the Value of the Outstanding Stock of Foreign Direct

question 97

Multiple Choice

Regarding the value of the outstanding stock of foreign direct investment,which of the following is not true?

• A) During the prior three decades up to 2014, the proportion of FDI accounted for by the European Union increased.
• B) During the prior three decades up to 2014, the proportion of FDI accounted for by the European Union decreased by over half.
• C) Developing countries have dramatically increased their share of FDI stock, from 1 percent in 1980 to 19 percent at the beginning of 2014.
• D) The value of the outstanding stock of foreign direct investment of the European Union was more than 50 percent higher than the level for the United States at the beginning of 2014.
• E) The value of the outstanding stock of foreign direct investment of the developing countries was higher than the level for the United States at the beginning of 2014.

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