Definition

An affiliate under foreign control is defined as one in which a single foreign investor holds more than 50% of the shares with voting rights. The notion of control allows all of a company's activities to be attributed to the controlling investor. This means that variables such as a company's turnover, staff or exports are all attributed to the controlling investor and the country from which he or she comes. Control may be direct or indirect.

Employment in foreign affiliates is shown as a percentage of total employment in each country.

For more statistics on economic, environmental and social issues visit online the OECD Factbook 2010.