For the past decade UNCTAD has been analysing the nature and increase of bilateral investment treaties (BITs):

• what are BITs?,
• UNCTAD's analysis of BITs,
• list of BITs per country,
• data on BITs and DTTs,
• UNCTAD has compiled about 1,900 BIT texts (methodology) now available online.

International Investment Instruments: A Compendium

The Compendium is a collection of international instruments relating to foreign direct investment (FDI) and transnational corporations (TNCs). We are pleased to provide access to individual instruments through the new user-friendly search engine. 

Quick links: About the Compendium | Compendium search engine

Investment dispute settlement cases

This database is a collection of treaty-based investor-State dispute settlement cases, searchable by name, country, year but also substantive and procedural issues. It includes only the claims which were disclosed by the parties or arbitral institutions.