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Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$: Countries Compared

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.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 100.68 billion BoP $ 2005
2 ChinaChina 67.82 billion BoP $ 2005
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 55.27 billion BoP $ 2005
4 SingaporeSingapore 14.54 billion BoP $ 2005
5 BrazilBrazil 12.68 billion BoP $ 2005
6 MexicoMexico 12.3 billion BoP $ 2005
7 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 10.13 billion BoP $ 2005
8 TurkeyTurkey 8.73 billion BoP $ 2005
9 UkraineUkraine 7.53 billion BoP $ 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 7.07 billion BoP $ 2005
10 PolandPoland 6.58 billion BoP $ 2005
11 RomaniaRomania 6.51 billion BoP $ 2005
12 ColombiaColombia 5.75 billion BoP $ 2005
13 EgyptEgypt 5.28 billion BoP $ 2005
14 South AfricaSouth Africa 5.22 billion BoP $ 2005
15 HungaryHungary 5.11 billion BoP $ 2005
16 ChileChile 4.52 billion BoP $ 2005
17 ThailandThailand 4.23 billion BoP $ 2005
18 ArgentinaArgentina 3.58 billion BoP $ 2005
19 Hong KongHong Kong 3.34 billion BoP $ 2005
20 IndiaIndia 3.26 billion BoP $ 2003
21 IsraelIsrael 3.09 billion BoP $ 2005
22 New ZealandNew Zealand 3.09 billion BoP $ 2005
23 BulgariaBulgaria 2.97 billion BoP $ 2005
24 PeruPeru 2.52 billion BoP $ 2005
25 EstoniaEstonia 2.39 billion BoP $ 2005
26 SudanSudan 2.3 billion BoP $ 2005
27 RussiaRussia 2.25 billion BoP $ 2005
28 IndonesiaIndonesia 2.19 billion BoP $ 2005
29 PakistanPakistan 2.14 billion BoP $ 2005
30 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.12 billion BoP $ 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 2.08 billion BoP $ 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 2.08 billion BoP $ 2005
31 NigeriaNigeria 2.01 billion BoP $ 2005
32 PortugalPortugal 2 billion BoP $ 2005
33 VietnamVietnam 1.89 billion BoP $ 2005
34 BelgiumBelgium 1.88 billion BoP $ 2005
35 LebanonLebanon 1.86 billion BoP $ 2005
36 EcuadorEcuador 1.65 billion BoP $ 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1.59 billion BoP $ 2005
37 CroatiaCroatia 1.53 billion BoP $ 2005
38 JordanJordan 1.53 billion BoP $ 2005
39 MoroccoMorocco 1.52 billion BoP $ 2005
40 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.5 billion BoP $ 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.34 billion BoP $ 2005
41 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.12 billion BoP $ 2004
42 PanamaPanama 1.03 billion BoP $ 2005
43 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.02 billion BoP $ 2005
44 MalaysiaMalaysia 993.68 million BoP $ 2005
45 PhilippinesPhilippines 970 million BoP $ 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 943.33 million BoP $ 2003
46 LibyaLibya 910 million BoP $ 2005
47 Costa RicaCosta Rica 904 million BoP $ 2005
48 AustraliaAustralia 871.7 million BoP $ 2005
49 BangladeshBangladesh 802.49 million BoP $ 2005
50 MacauMacau 780.74 million BoP $ 2004
51 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 724.02 million BoP $ 2005
52 UruguayUruguay 715.05 million BoP $ 2005
53 TunisiaTunisia 712.95 million BoP $ 2005
54 CyprusCyprus 707.21 million BoP $ 2005
55 LithuaniaLithuania 688.83 million BoP $ 2005
56 OmanOman 671 million BoP $ 2005
57 LatviaLatvia 603.1 million BoP $ 2005
58 JamaicaJamaica 581.47 million BoP $ 2005
59 MaltaMalta 565.84 million BoP $ 2005
60 GeorgiaGeorgia 539.26 million BoP $ 2005
61 SlovakiaSlovakia 535.69 million BoP $ 2003
62 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 519.6 million BoP $ 2005
63 TanzaniaTanzania 473.4 million BoP $ 2005
64 HondurasHonduras 463.9 million BoP $ 2005
65 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 459.15 million BoP $ 2005
66 SyriaSyria 427 million BoP $ 2005
67 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 376.18 million BoP $ 1996
68 CambodiaCambodia 372.9 million BoP $ 2005
69 The BahamasThe Bahamas 360.3 million BoP $ 2005
70 GabonGabon 344.28 million BoP $ 2004
71 BotswanaBotswana 334.43 million BoP $ 2005
72 BelarusBelarus 302.5 million BoP $ 2005
73 El SalvadorEl Salvador 300.15 million BoP $ 2005
74 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 265.72 million BoP $ 2005
75 EthiopiaEthiopia 265.11 million BoP $ 2005
76 AlbaniaAlbania 258.42 million BoP $ 2005
77 UgandaUganda 257.06 million BoP $ 2005
78 ArmeniaArmenia 251.51 million BoP $ 2005
79 NicaraguaNicaragua 241.4 million BoP $ 2005
80 NamibiaNamibia 238.87 million BoP $ 2004
81 Sri LankaSri Lanka 234 million BoP $ 2005
82 CameroonCameroon 215.36 million BoP $ 2003
83 BurmaBurma 213.55 million BoP $ 2004
84 GuatemalaGuatemala 207.99 million BoP $ 2005
85 MoldovaMoldova 198.86 million BoP $ 2005
86 BelizeBelize 125.13 million BoP $ 2005
87 ZambiaZambia 121.7 million BoP $ 2000
88 ArubaAruba 113.69 million BoP $ 2005
89 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 113.63 million BoP $ 2005
90 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 107.86 million BoP $ 1997
91 MozambiqueMozambique 107.85 million BoP $ 2005
92 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 107.74 million BoP $ 2005
93 GhanaGhana 106.5 million BoP $ 2005
94 MaliMali 100.22 million BoP $ 2004
95 BeninBenin 93.25 million BoP $ 2004
96 MongoliaMongolia 92.9 million BoP $ 2004
97 LesothoLesotho 91.91 million BoP $ 2005
98 GuineaGuinea 78.97 million BoP $ 2003
99 GuyanaGuyana 76.8 million BoP $ 2005
100 SeychellesSeychelles 74.69 million BoP $ 2005
101 TogoTogo 69.9 million BoP $ 2004
102 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 66.1 million BoP $ 2005
103 SenegalSenegal 63.97 million BoP $ 2004
104 ParaguayParaguay 57.5 million BoP $ 2005
105 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 55.6 million BoP $ 2005
106 TajikistanTajikistan 54.48 million BoP $ 2005
107 Cape VerdeCape Verde 54.35 million BoP $ 2005
108 BarbadosBarbados 52.8 million BoP $ 2005
109 The GambiaThe Gambia 51.93 million BoP $ 2005
110 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 47.11 million BoP $ 2005
111 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 42.57 million BoP $ 2005
112 IranIran 39 million BoP $ 2000
113 LiberiaLiberia 38.5 million BoP $ 1987
114 ZimbabweZimbabwe 29.96 million BoP $ 1994
115 MadagascarMadagascar 28.88 million BoP $ 2005
116 SurinameSuriname 27.9 million BoP $ 2005
117 EritreaEritrea 27.88 million BoP $ 2000
118 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 27.02 million BoP $ 2005
119 ChadChad 26.51 million BoP $ 1994
120 GrenadaGrenada 26.33 million BoP $ 2005
121 South KoreaSouth Korea 26.3 million BoP $ 2005
122 DominicaDominica 26.06 million BoP $ 2005
123 LaosLaos 23.9 million BoP $ 2001
124 NigerNiger 13.25 million BoP $ 2004
125 VanuatuVanuatu 12.48 million BoP $ 2005
126 KenyaKenya 11.52 million BoP $ 2005
127 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 9.9 million BoP $ 1999
128 HaitiHaiti 9.52 million BoP $ 2005
129 MaldivesMaldives 9.49 million BoP $ 2005
130 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 9.23 million BoP $ 2004
131 SwazilandSwaziland 8.81 million BoP $ 2005
132 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 8.22 million BoP $ 2001
133 RwandaRwanda 8.03 million BoP $ 2005
134 MalawiMalawi 5.9 million BoP $ 2002
135 DjiboutiDjibouti 3.22 million BoP $ 1995
136 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 3.04 million BoP $ 2002
137 NepalNepal 2.45 million BoP $ 2005
138 TongaTonga 2.18 million BoP $ 1993
139 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 1.09 million BoP $ 2005
140 ComorosComoros 889,525 BoP $ 1995
141 BurundiBurundi 584,701.7 BoP $ 2005
142 KiribatiKiribati 403,582.3 BoP $ 1994
143 MauritaniaMauritania 132,643 BoP $ 1998
144 SomaliaSomalia -709,091.6 BoP $ 1985
145 Central African RepublicCentral Africa -3,602,275 BoP $ 1994
146 SamoaSamoa -5,697,112 BoP $ 2005
147 MauritiusMauritius -7,812,827 BoP $ 2005
148 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia -7,941,057 BoP $ 2005
149 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia -37,350,060 BoP $ 2005
150 AlgeriaAlgeria -38,651,260 BoP $ 1991
151 CanadaCanada -49,387,230 BoP $ 2005
152 BahrainBahrain -74,802,950 BoP $ 2005
153 FijiFiji -86,209,300 BoP $ 1999
154 SloveniaSlovenia -88,271,580 BoP $ 2005
155 YemenYemen -265,647,300 BoP $ 2005
156 BoliviaBolivia -279,620,000 BoP $ 2005
157 FinlandFinland -559,821,400 BoP $ 2005
158 GreeceGreece -818,350,800 BoP $ 2005
159 AustriaAustria -1,020,464,000 BoP $ 2005
160 AngolaAngola -1,523,219,000 BoP $ 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) -1,945,847,443.902 BoP $ 2003
161 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia -2,350,942,000 BoP $ 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) -2,961,561,783.514 BoP $ 2005
162 DenmarkDenmark -4,332,253,000 BoP $ 2005
163 KuwaitKuwait -4,457,534,000 BoP $ 2005
164 IcelandIceland -4,525,500,000 BoP $ 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) -5,335,782,811.923 BoP $ 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) -5,600,274,712 BoP $ 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) -6,457,742,300.333 BoP $ 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) -7,142,954,177.037 BoP $ 2005
165 LuxembourgLuxembourg -7,301,060,000 BoP $ 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) -9,992,107,556.154 BoP $ 2005
166 NorwayNorway -10,959,440,000 BoP $ 2005
167 GermanyGermany -15,053,330,000 BoP $ 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) -15,319,879,398.823 BoP $ 2005
168 SpainSpain -16,163,110,000 BoP $ 2005
169 SwedenSweden -16,880,650,000 BoP $ 2005
170 ItalyItaly -21,128,740,000 BoP $ 2005
171 SwitzerlandSwitzerland -36,706,750,000 BoP $ 2005
172 JapanJapan -42,224,390,000 BoP $ 2005
173 IrelandIreland -43,490,430,000 BoP $ 2005
174 FranceFrance -62,913,830,000 BoP $ 2005
175 NetherlandsNetherlands -100,045,300,000 BoP $ 2005

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Interesting observations about Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$

  • United States ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ amongst Europe in 2005.
  • China ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Singapore ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Brazil ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Turkey ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Mexico ranked first for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
  • France ranked last for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
  • Czech Republic ranked second for foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ amongst European Union in 2005.
  • All of the bottom 12 countries by foreign direct investment > net > boP > current US$ are High income OECD.
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