Holland Compared
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Seventh-largest foreign<br />
investor in the world<br />
Foreign investors in the world (2013)<br />
United States 6,350<br />
China<br />
(incl. Hong Kong)<br />
United Kingdom<br />
France 1,637<br />
Switzerland 1,259<br />
Netherlands 1,072<br />
1,966<br />
1,885<br />
Germany 1,710<br />
Belgium 1,009<br />
Japan 993<br />
Canada 732<br />
Most important foreign investors in the world, in billions of US dollars.<br />
Source: UNCTAD, 2014.<br />
500 510 520 530 540 550<br />
Dutch businesses are truly international in their orientation. Dutch-based<br />
multinationals, such as AkzoNobel, Heineken, KPN, ING, Philips, Unilever<br />
and Shell have made substantial foreign investments in the past. The total<br />
value of Dutch investments in other countries is considerable. In late 2013,<br />
investments overseas totalled in excess of 1,072 billion US dollars, making<br />
the Netherlands the seventh-largest foreign investor in the world.<br />
34 Trade and foreign investment
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