By 2012 both FDI inflows and outflows for many countries and groupings had started to recover. The OECD compiles the FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index each year, which measures the restrictions to...

By 2012 both FDI inflows and outflows for many countries and groupings had started to recover. The OECD compiles the FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index each year, which measures the restrictions to FDI according to four factors: limitations on foreign equity, screening mechanisms, restrictions of foreign employment and operational restrictions.