Austria

Investing

FDI in figures

Foreign Direct Investment	2004	2005	2006
FDI of inward flow (millions USD)	3,890	9,045	248
FDI inward stock (millions USD)	n.c.	n.c.	77,700.0
Performance Index*, world ranking	98	84	105
Potential Index**, world ranking	27	27	n.c.
Number of Greenfield investments	99	103	82
FDI inwards (in % of GFCF)	6.3	14.2	0.4
FDI stock (in % of GDP)	n.c.	n.c.	24.2

Source: UNCTAD, World Investment Report

Note: * The UNCTAD Inward FDI Performance index is based on a ratio of the country's share in global FDI inflows and its share in global GDP. ** The UNCTAD Inward FDI Potential index is based on 12 economic and structural variables such as GDP, foreign trade, FDI, infrastructures, energy use, R&D, education, country risk.

Why you should choose Austria

Administrative procedures relative to foreign investment

Acquisition of holdings: A majority holding interest in the capital of a local company is legal in Austria.
Obligation to declare: In order to be able to run a company in Austria, professional ability proofs are required in nearly all activities, listed in a regulatory test: Gewerbeordnung, reconducted by the law n°194 of 1994.