The value of direct investments made by sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) worldwide decreased steadily from 2015 and 2019. However, as of 2020, SWFs' direct annual investments increased sharply compared to the previous year, reaching a value of almost 66 billion U.S. dollars. The growth was mainly driven by increase in direct investments of hybrid and development/strategic SWFs.
Value of annual direct investments of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by type of fund
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Savings funds
Development/strategic funds
Hybrid funds
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International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds. (May 11, 2021). Value of annual direct investments of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by type of fund (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274635/direct-investments-worldwide-by-fund-type-swfs/
International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds. "Value of annual direct investments of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by type of fund (in billion U.S. dollars) ." Chart. May 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274635/direct-investments-worldwide-by-fund-type-swfs/
International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds. (2021). Value of annual direct investments of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by type of fund (in billion U.S. dollars) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274635/direct-investments-worldwide-by-fund-type-swfs/
International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds. "Value of Annual Direct Investments of Sovereign Wealth Funds (Swfs) Worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by Type of Fund (in Billion U.S. Dollars) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274635/direct-investments-worldwide-by-fund-type-swfs/
International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, Value of annual direct investments of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by type of fund (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274635/direct-investments-worldwide-by-fund-type-swfs/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Value of annual direct investments of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by type of fund (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, May 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274635/direct-investments-worldwide-by-fund-type-swfs/