Comparative analysis of FDI determinants in Russia and BRICS Countries

Abstract

In recent years changes in direction of foreign direct investments (FDI) started to attract more attention of economists. In this paper different economic indicators and variables as a factor of FDI growth are investigated. In the first part weregiven different classifications of FDI determinants. The second part was based on quantitative analysis of FDI determinants in BRICS countries. Data for analysis was provided by World Bank database of economic statistics. The last part includes polynomial regression model for Russia’s FDI inflows and their dependence on different variables.