Analysis of the Effect of Direct Foreign Investment on Internal Equilibrium from the Point of View of the Balance of Payments

Main target of the article is to point out potential methodological obstacles to balance of payments budgeting and to show an impact of foreign direct investments on country’s external economic equilibrium. The article consists of three parts. The first one is devoted to short review of a development of balance of payments methodology with respect to main changes that were a part of individual manuals. The second one is devoted to an analysis of foreign direct investments impact on current and financial accounts of balance of payments. The last part focuses on a capability of external economic equilibrium indicators.