Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	SingaporeSingapore	3.35 million BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
2	EstoniaEstonia	1.77 million BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
3	MacauMacau	1.71 million BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
4	MaltaMalta	1.4 million BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
5	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	1.37 million BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
6	ArubaAruba	1.13 million BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
7	The BahamasThe Bahamas	1.12 million BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
8	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	989,966.87 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
9	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	981,558.75 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
10	CyprusCyprus	933,236.74 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
11	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	922,340.84 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1996
12	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	917,640.74 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
13	SeychellesSeychelles	883,963.95 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
14	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	863,362.76 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
15	New ZealandNew Zealand	753,773.94 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
16	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	653,802.09 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
17	HungaryHungary	506,960.71 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
18	Hong KongHong Kong	480,633.1 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
19	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	466,995.66 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
20	LebanonLebanon	463,105.31 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
21	IsraelIsrael	446,906.23 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
22	BelizeBelize	428,812.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
23	BulgariaBulgaria	383,329.84 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
24	DominicaDominica	361,882.78 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
25	CroatiaCroatia	345,138.91 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
26	United StatesUnited States	339,670.94 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
27	PanamaPanama	317,808.87 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
28	RomaniaRomania	301,015.75 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	290,615.55 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
29	JordanJordan	283,077.89 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
30	ChileChile	277,424.2 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	274,246.68 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2003
31	LatviaLatvia	262,160.4 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
32	OmanOman	261,397.07 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
33	GabonGabon	252,714.06 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
34	GrenadaGrenada	247,261.32 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	223,927.28 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
35	JamaicaJamaica	219,051.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
36	UruguayUruguay	216,305.66 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	209,730.94 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
37	Costa RicaCosta Rica	208,910.72 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
38	LithuaniaLithuania	201,747.36 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
39	BarbadosBarbados	195,877.67 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
40	PortugalPortugal	190,054.65 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
41	BotswanaBotswana	189,489.25 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
42	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	181,055.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
43	BelgiumBelgium	179,009.51 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
44	PolandPoland	172,354.84 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
45	UkraineUkraine	160,020.22 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
46	LibyaLibya	155,463.82 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
47	KazakhstanKazakhstan	140,007.53 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
48	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	132,989.57 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
49	ColombiaColombia	127,962.73 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
50	EcuadorEcuador	124,439.88 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
51	TurkeyTurkey	121,099.01 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
52	GeorgiaGeorgia	120,521.57 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
53	MexicoMexico	119,294.86 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
54	NamibiaNamibia	118,884.7 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
55	South AfricaSouth Africa	111,398.73 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
56	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	108,045.74 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
57	Cape VerdeCape Verde	107,244.53 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	105,628.79 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	102,516.58 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2003
58	GuyanaGuyana	102,233.97 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
59	SlovakiaSlovakia	99,576.31 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2003
60	ArgentinaArgentina	92,369.01 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
61	PeruPeru	90,058.83 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
62	ArmeniaArmenia	83,383.45 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
63	AlbaniaAlbania	82,570 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
64	EgyptEgypt	71,368.29 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
65	TunisiaTunisia	71,088.44 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
66	BrazilBrazil	68,004.76 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
67	ThailandThailand	65,818.35 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
68	HondurasHonduras	64,388.32 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
69	SudanSudan	63,606.21 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
70	SurinameSuriname	62,105.17 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
71	VanuatuVanuatu	59,056.47 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
72	VenezuelaVenezuela	56,326.9 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
73	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	54,739.03 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
74	ChinaChina	51,990.07 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
75	MoldovaMoldova	51,296.72 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
76	LesothoLesotho	51,212.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
77	MoroccoMorocco	50,577.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
78	NicaraguaNicaragua	46,880.06 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
79	El SalvadorEl Salvador	43,620.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
80	AustraliaAustralia	42,879.53 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
81	MalaysiaMalaysia	39,202.6 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
82	MongoliaMongolia	36,943.1 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
83	The GambiaThe Gambia	34,230.77 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
84	BelarusBelarus	30,944.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
85	MaldivesMaldives	28,834.56 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
86	CambodiaCambodia	26,501.45 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
87	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	24,884.9 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1997
88	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	24,308.76 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1999
89	VietnamVietnam	22,730.31 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
90	TongaTonga	22,721.64 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1993
91	SyriaSyria	22,422.49 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
92	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	20,837.9 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2002
93	LiberiaLiberia	17,570.63 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1987
94	GuatemalaGuatemala	16,507.98 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
95	RussiaRussia	15,729.9 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
96	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	14,637.23 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
97	NigeriaNigeria	14,243.23 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
98	PakistanPakistan	13,731.61 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
99	CameroonCameroon	13,674.92 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2003
100	TanzaniaTanzania	12,303.18 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
101	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	11,962.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
102	Sri LankaSri Lanka	11,923.34 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
103	PhilippinesPhilippines	11,679.08 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
104	TogoTogo	11,673.2 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
105	BeninBenin	11,403.52 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
106	ZambiaZambia	11,371.59 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2000
107	IndonesiaIndonesia	9,951.5 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
108	ParaguayParaguay	9,747.99 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
109	GuineaGuinea	9,107.28 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2003
110	UgandaUganda	8,920.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
111	TajikistanTajikistan	8,317.18 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
112	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	8,275.55 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
113	EritreaEritrea	7,837.85 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2000
114	SwazilandSwaziland	7,786 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
115	MaliMali	7,636.43 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
116	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	5,993.31 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
117	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	5,954.97 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
118	BangladeshBangladesh	5,658.44 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
119	SenegalSenegal	5,617.95 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
120	MozambiqueMozambique	5,449.26 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
121	DjiboutiDjibouti	5,287.27 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1995
122	KiribatiKiribati	5,145.5 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1994
123	GhanaGhana	4,816.22 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
124	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	4,588.86 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
125	LaosLaos	4,496.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2001
126	BurmaBurma	4,270.63 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
127	ChadChad	3,884.58 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1994
128	EthiopiaEthiopia	3,720.55 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
129	IndiaIndia	3,062.8 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2003
130	ZimbabweZimbabwe	2,580.56 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1994
131	ComorosComoros	1,829.58 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1995
132	MadagascarMadagascar	1,552 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
133	HaitiHaiti	1,116.35 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
134	NigerNiger	981.32 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
135	RwandaRwanda	888.5 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
136	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	706.17 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2001
137	IranIran	612.59 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2000
138	South KoreaSouth Korea	544.58 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
139	MalawiMalawi	488.82 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2002
140	KenyaKenya	336.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
141	NepalNepal	90.36 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
142	BurundiBurundi	77.47 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
143	MauritaniaMauritania	53.13 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1998
144	SomaliaSomalia	-109.594 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1985
145	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	-1,081.324 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1994
146	AlgeriaAlgeria	-1,491.116 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1991
147	CanadaCanada	-1,529.064 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
148	MauritiusMauritius	-6,284.181 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
149	YemenYemen	-12,665.154 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
150	BoliviaBolivia	-30,453.011 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
151	SamoaSamoa	-30,797.864 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
152	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	-30,946.86 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
153	SloveniaSlovenia	-44,124.759 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
154	GreeceGreece	-73,698.739 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	-93,036.081 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
155	AngolaAngola	-95,551.204 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
156	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	-101,688.785 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
157	BahrainBahrain	-102,946.876 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
158	FinlandFinland	-106,711.919 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
159	FijiFiji	-107,409.456 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1999
160	AustriaAustria	-123,943.498 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
161	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	-159,289.574 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
162	GermanyGermany	-182,532.309 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
163	JapanJapan	-330,461.518 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
164	ItalyItaly	-360,515.33 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
165	SpainSpain	-372,437.765 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	-518,581.502 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	-594,333.567 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
166	DenmarkDenmark	-799,902.252 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
167	FranceFrance	-1,033,526.03 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	-1,073,421.658 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	-1,267,135.206 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	-1,391,481.565 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
168	KuwaitKuwait	-1,758,086.743 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	-1,772,353.319 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	-1,811,513.688 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
169	SwedenSweden	-1,870,631.114 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
170	NorwayNorway	-2,370,479.96 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
171	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	-4,935,626.79 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
172	NetherlandsNetherlands	-6,130,283.06 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
173	IrelandIreland	-10,456,692.554 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
174	IcelandIceland	-15,250,210.615 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
175	LuxembourgLuxembourg	-15,986,240.692 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005

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