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Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ per capita

DEFINITION: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Antigua and Barbuda 1,376.3 BoP $ 2005
2 Aruba 1,136.52 BoP $ 2005
3 The Bahamas 1,094.84 BoP $ 2005
4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 958.81 BoP $ 2005
5 Trinidad and Tobago 870.67 BoP $ 2004
6 Saint Lucia 651.37 BoP $ 2005
7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 511.24 BoP $ 2005
8 Belize 460.16 BoP $ 2005
9 Dominica 369.36 BoP $ 2005
10 Panama 305.12 BoP $ 2005
11 Chile 276.7 BoP $ 2005
12 Grenada 255.79 BoP $ 2005
13 Jamaica 219.39 BoP $ 2005
14 Uruguay 215.04 BoP $ 2005
15 Costa Rica 209.25 BoP $ 2005
16 Barbados 193.01 BoP $ 2005
17 Colombia 133.18 BoP $ 2005
18 Ecuador 119.48 BoP $ 2005
19 Mexico 111.06 BoP $ 2005
20 Dominican Republic 109.51 BoP $ 2005
21 Guyana 100.94 BoP $ 2005
22 Argentina 92.61 BoP $ 2005
23 Peru 90.85 BoP $ 2005
24 Brazil 68.1 BoP $ 2005
25 Honduras 67.24 BoP $ 2005
26 Venezuela 56.01 BoP $ 2005
27 Suriname 55.85 BoP $ 2005
28 El Salvador 49.43 BoP $ 2005
29 Nicaragua 44.25 BoP $ 2005
30 Guatemala 16.4 BoP $ 2005
31 Paraguay 9.74 BoP $ 2005
32 Haiti 1.03 BoP $ 2005
33 Bolivia -29.891 BoP $ 2005

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  • Singapore ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Malta ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Estonia ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Lebanon ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
  • Aruba ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Antigua and Barbuda ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
  • Czech Republic ranked second for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
  • India ranked last for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
  • France ranked 5th last for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ per capita amongst European Union in 2005.
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