Foreign Direct
      Investment
      Inflow.-Chile.- 1974-1996 
    
    
      
        | Foreign
        Investment by Country of Origin | 
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        | Authorized
        and Materialized Direct Investment Under Law 600 | 
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        | 1974-1996 | 
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        | US $millions | 
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        | Source: Foreign
        Investment Committee - Government of Chile, January 1997  | 
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        |   | 
        Authorized Investment | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1974-1989 | 
        1990 | 
        1991 | 
        1992 | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996* | 
        TOTAL | 
       
      
        | Arab Emirates | 
        1.7 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        1.7 | 
       
      
        | Argentina | 
        72.5 | 
        7.0 | 
        17.0 | 
        12.3 | 
        138.2 | 
        80.3 | 
        26.9 | 
        118.3 | 
        472.5 | 
       
      
        | Australia | 
        622.3 | 
        26.4 | 
        305.0 | 
        44.3 | 
        37.0 | 
        23.9 | 
        225.1 | 
        53.2 | 
        1,337.2 | 
       
      
        | Austria | 
        4.1 | 
        1.7 | 
        3.0 | 
        2.8 | 
        2.5 | 
        3.7 | 
        7.7 | 
        2.4 | 
        27.8 | 
       
      
        | Bahamas | 
        5.5 | 
        75.0 | 
        - | 
        0.0 | 
        250.0 | 
        - | 
        23.8 | 
        37.4 | 
        391.7 | 
       
      
        | Barbados | 
        3.5 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
          | 
        3.5 | 
       
      
        | Belgium | 
        12.4 | 
        - | 
        1.7 | 
        4.9 | 
        5.7 | 
        0.7 | 
        -4.8 | 
        80.8 | 
        101.4 | 
       
      
        | Bermuda | 
        30.0 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.0 | 
        25.0 | 
        100.3 | 
        0.3 | 
        50.5 | 
        19.5 | 
        226.0 | 
       
      
        | Bolivia | 
        2.3 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        0.5 | 
        0.1 | 
        - | 
        0.1 | 
        3.0 | 
       
      
        | Brazil | 
        84.5 | 
        1.5 | 
        16.6 | 
        19.3 | 
        11.4 | 
        17.1 | 
        20.3 | 
        0.2 | 
        170.8 | 
       
      
        | Canada | 
        1,887.0 | 
        492.2 | 
        190.9 | 
        1,786.7 | 
        357.4 | 
        672.6 | 
        2,012.7 | 
        991.6 | 
        8,390.9 | 
       
      
        | Cape Verde | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        0.2 | 
        0.1 | 
        - | 
          | 
        0.3 | 
       
      
        | Cayman Islands | 
        211.5 | 
        0.6 | 
        103.0 | 
        134.5 | 
        3.0 | 
        13.6 | 
        353.6 | 
        108.7 | 
        928.4 | 
       
      
        | China | 
        20.0 | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        10.4 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.2 | 
        30.0 | 
        61.3 | 
       
      
        | Colombia | 
        15.2 | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        1.3 | 
        2.3 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.4 | 
        19.8 | 
       
      
        | Costa Rica | 
        7.2 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        - | 
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        7.2 | 
       
      
        | Cyprus | 
        6.0 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        - | 
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        6.0 | 
       
      
        | Denmark | 
        2.1 | 
        1.8 | 
        2.5 | 
        4.6 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        10.0 | 
        0.5 | 
        21.5 | 
       
      
        | Dominican Republic | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        0.0 | 
        0.0 | 
        0.1 | 
       
      
        | Dutch Antilles | 
        13.9 | 
        - | 
        20.0 | 
        3.8 | 
        11.6 | 
        0.0 | 
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        23.3 | 
        72.6 | 
       
      
        | Ecuador | 
        0.3 | 
        - | 
        3.0 | 
        0.0 | 
        - | 
        0.5 | 
        - | 
          | 
        3.8 | 
       
      
        | Egypt | 
        0.3 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        0.0 | 
        - | 
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        0.4 | 
       
      
        | El Salvador | 
        0.4 | 
        - | 
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        0.4 | 
       
      
        | Finland  | 
        0.2 | 
        0.0 | 
        400.5 | 
        0.1 | 
        1.7 | 
        45.0 | 
        255.0 | 
        0.0 | 
        702.5 | 
       
      
        | France | 
        100.1 | 
        45.9 | 
        11.0 | 
        49.2 | 
        13.4 | 
        46.9 | 
        35.1 | 
        69.1 | 
        370.7 | 
       
      
        | Germany | 
        87.4 | 
        3.9 | 
        22.3 | 
        23.4 | 
        8.7 | 
        14.0 | 
        7.7 | 
        218.7 | 
        386.0 | 
       
      
        | Guatemala | 
        0.0 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        0.0 | 
       
      
        | Holland | 
        187.7 | 
        55.8 | 
        41.6 | 
        8.1 | 
        13.1 | 
        11.8 | 
        40.1 | 
        185.3 | 
        543.6 | 
       
      
        | Honduras | 
        2.0 | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        2.0 | 
       
      
        | Hong Kong | 
        6.3 | 
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        - | 
        0.3 | 
        25.6 | 
        0.1 | 
        - | 
        0.0 | 
        32.2 | 
       
      
        | Iceland | 
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        2.0 | 
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        3.0 | 
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        5.0 | 
       
      
        | India | 
        0.2 | 
        - | 
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        0.6 | 
        0.8 | 
        0.7 | 
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        2.3 | 
       
      
        | International Organizations | 
        219.9 | 
        10.0 | 
        28.7 | 
        1.5 | 
        8.1 | 
        13.5 | 
        10.2 | 
        7.2 | 
        299.0 | 
       
      
        | Iran | 
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        0.0 | 
        0.0 | 
       
      
        | Ireland | 
        0.2 | 
        - | 
        10.5 | 
        - | 
        1.0 | 
        9.4 | 
        - | 
        0.5 | 
        21.5 | 
       
      
        | Israel | 
        0.2 | 
        - | 
        3.1 | 
        0.2 | 
        - | 
        4.6 | 
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        8.1 | 
       
      
        | Italy | 
        25.6 | 
        1.2 | 
        22.5 | 
        5.3 | 
        2.8 | 
        9.8 | 
        18.0 | 
        406.9 | 
        492.1 | 
       
      
        | Japan | 
        378.1 | 
        45.5 | 
        423.9 | 
        25.5 | 
        14.2 | 
        20.3 | 
        6.6 | 
        33.1 | 
        947.1 | 
       
      
        | Jordan  | 
        0.5 | 
        - | 
        0.1 | 
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        0.6 | 
       
      
        | Korea | 
        13.1 | 
        0.1 | 
        - | 
        1.0 | 
        6.5 | 
        14.3 | 
        1.7 | 
        4.7 | 
        41.5 | 
       
      
        | Liberia | 
        1.1 | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        0.2 | 
        - | 
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        1.2 | 
       
      
        | Lichtenstein | 
        79.2 | 
        0.1 | 
        6.8 | 
        22.0 | 
        5.1 | 
        22.4 | 
        20.8 | 
        25.9 | 
        182.4 | 
       
      
        | Luxembourg | 
        147.6 | 
        10.2 | 
        0.1 | 
        9.0 | 
        6.6 | 
        26.0 | 
        0.1 | 
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        199.4 | 
       
      
        | Malaysia | 
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        - | 
        - | 
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        3.0 | 
        2.0 | 
        - | 
        5.0 | 
        10.0 | 
       
      
        | Mexico | 
        4.7 | 
        0.0 | 
        0.0 | 
        10.2 | 
        0.8 | 
        18.0 | 
        0.7 | 
        6.4 | 
        40.7 | 
       
      
        | Monaco  | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        2.5 | 
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        2.5 | 
       
      
        | New Zealand | 
        94.5 | 
        0.8 | 
        - | 
        10.6 | 
        0.3 | 
        19.5 | 
        15.0 | 
        39.7 | 
        180.4 | 
       
      
        | Norway | 
        4.5 | 
        - | 
        2.4 | 
        - | 
        1.1 | 
        60.0 | 
        4.0 | 
        4.5 | 
        76.4 | 
       
      
        | Pakistan | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        0.2 | 
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        0.2 | 
       
      
        | Panama | 
        194.6 | 
        29.0 | 
        10.7 | 
        18.2 | 
        4.9 | 
        4.0 | 
        4.1 | 
        4.9 | 
        270.4 | 
       
      
        | Papua New Guinea | 
        - | 
        40.0 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        4.5 | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        44.5 | 
       
      
        | Paraguay | 
        1.5 | 
        - | 
        0.1 | 
        0.0 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        1.6 | 
       
      
        | Peru | 
        5.8 | 
        0.9 | 
        5.4 | 
        1.3 | 
        1.8 | 
        2.2 | 
        0.5 | 
        1.3 | 
        19.1 | 
       
      
        | Portugal | 
        - | 
        - | 
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        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        0.1 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.5 | 
       
      
        | Romania | 
        3.1 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        0.3 | 
        - | 
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        3.4 | 
       
      
        | Singapore | 
        - | 
        - | 
        50.0 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        1.1 | 
        - | 
        0.3 | 
        51.4 | 
       
      
        | South Africa | 
        80.8 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        301.6 | 
        13.3 | 
        201.7 | 
        1,500.0 | 
        6.4 | 
        2,103.8 | 
       
      
        | Spain | 
        599.2 | 
        35.9 | 
        69.2 | 
        16.4 | 
        102.8 | 
        42.2 | 
        67.8 | 
        1,065.8 | 
        1,999.4 | 
       
      
        | Sweden | 
        31.0 | 
        12.2 | 
        3.4 | 
        1.1 | 
        0.2 | 
        0.4 | 
        3.4 | 
        0.3 | 
        52.0 | 
       
      
        | Switzerland | 
        62.8 | 
        7.8 | 
        32.3 | 
        139.3 | 
        62.0 | 
        3.8 | 
        5.4 | 
        63.6 | 
        377.0 | 
       
      
        | Taiwan | 
        2.8 | 
        - | 
        2.5 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        0.0 | 
          | 
        5.3 | 
       
      
        | Uruguay | 
        30.7 | 
        3.9 | 
        4.9 | 
        11.1 | 
        13.4 | 
        26.0 | 
        26.7 | 
        19.3 | 
        135.9 | 
       
      
        | United Kingdom | 
        1,111.6 | 
        321.4 | 
        73.8 | 
        14.9 | 
        11.5 | 
        140.2 | 
        81.1 | 
        225.4 | 
        1,979.9 | 
       
      
        | United States | 
        7,038.2 | 
        304.8 | 
        1,506.0 | 
        303.2 | 
        902.7 | 
        4,321.3 | 
        1,139.5 | 
        3,067.3 | 
        18,583.0 | 
       
      
        | Vanuatu | 
        - | 
        - | 
        0.2 | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
        - | 
          | 
        0.2 | 
       
      
        | Venezuela | 
        7.4 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.4 | 
        1.1 | 
        12.4 | 
        0.6 | 
        14.0 | 
        14.3 | 
        50.7 | 
       
      
        | TOTAL | 
        13,525.3 | 
        1,536.4 | 
        3,395.1 | 
        3,014.6 | 
        2,171.4 | 
        5,901.1 | 
        5,987.5 | 
        6,942.6 | 
        42,473.8 | 
       
      
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        | Country classification is based head office or
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    Last Updated on 09/09/00  
    By Dr. Robinson Rojas 
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