直接外资的累计总额已经接近了10万亿美元，使之成为向国外市场输送商品和服务的最重要的方式：国外分支机构的销售额合计约为19万亿美元，而与此相对应的全世界出口总额却只有11万亿美元。
The cumulative stock of FDI has reached close to $10 trillion, making it the most important mechanism for delivery of goods and services to foreign markets: sales by foreign affiliates total roughly $19 trillion, compared to world exports of $11 trillion.