Country-wise list
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| Region | Country | Number of Companies | Total |
| Asia Pacific | Hong Kong | 9 | |
| Asia Pacific | China | 7 | |
| Asia Pacific | Republic of Korea | 6 | |
| Asia Pacific | Singapore | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | Taiwan | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Malaysia | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | India | 1 | |
| Asia Pacific | Philippines | 1 | 32 |
| Latin America | Brazil | 5 | |
| Latin America | Chile | 4 | |
| Latin America | Mexico | 2 | |
| Latin America | Venezuela | 1 | |
| Latin America | Argentina | 1 | 13 |
| Africa | South Africa | 3 | 3 |
| Middle East | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 |
| Caribbean | Bermuda | 1 | 1 |
Industry-wise list
| Industry | Region | Number of companies | Industry-wise total |
| Diversified | Asia Pacific | 13 | |
| Diversified | Latin America | 1 | |
| Diversified | Africa | 1 | |
| Diversified | Carribean | 1 | 16 |
| Food & beverages | Asia Pacific | 3 | |
| Food & beverages | Latin America | 3 | |
| Food & beverages | Africa | 1 | 7 |
| Construction | Asia Pacific | 5 | |
| Construction | Latin America | 1 | 6 |
| Petroleum | Asia Pacific | 1 | |
| Petroleum | Latin America | 4 | 5 |
| Electronics | Asia Pacific | 4 | 4 |
| Transportation | Asia Pacific | 3 | |
| Transportation | Latin America | 1 | 4 |
| Paper & pulp | Latin America | 1 | |
| Paper & pulp | Africa | 1 | 2 |
| Chemicals | Asia Pacific | 1 | |
| Chemicals | Middle East | 1 | 2 |
| Electrical services | Latin America | 2 | 2 |
| Tourism and hotel | Asia Pacific | 1 | 1 |
| Other | Latin America | 1 | 1 |
The world investment report is prepared using three criteria; total assets and foreign assets; total (gross) sales and total foreign sales; and total employment and foreign employment. A transnationality index is then compiled basd on the average of three ratios for each transnational company. They are: foreign assets to total assets, foreign sales to total sales and foreign employment to total employment. The index shows the extent to which a company is transnationalised in its operations.
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