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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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 SingaporeSingapore 3,409.46 BoP $ 2005
2 EstoniaEstonia 1,773.92 BoP $ 2005
3 MacauMacau 1,702.66 BoP $ 2004
4 MaltaMalta 1,401.16 BoP $ 2005
5 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,376.3 BoP $ 2005
6 ArubaAruba 1,136.52 BoP $ 2005
7 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,094.84 BoP $ 2005
8 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 989.8 BoP $ 2005
9 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 958.81 BoP $ 2005
10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 917.67 BoP $ 2005
11 SeychellesSeychelles 900.96 BoP $ 2005
12 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 870.67 BoP $ 2004
13 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 824.25 BoP $ 1996
14 New ZealandNew Zealand 747.39 BoP $ 2005
15 CyprusCyprus 684.89 BoP $ 2005
16 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 651.37 BoP $ 2005
17 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 511.24 BoP $ 2005
18 HungaryHungary 506.96 BoP $ 2005
19 Hong KongHong Kong 489.83 BoP $ 2005
20 LebanonLebanon 465.88 BoP $ 2005
21 BelizeBelize 460.16 BoP $ 2005
22 IsraelIsrael 446.49 BoP $ 2005
23 BulgariaBulgaria 383.33 BoP $ 2005
24 DominicaDominica 369.36 BoP $ 2005
25 CroatiaCroatia 345.24 BoP $ 2005
26 United StatesUnited States 340.7 BoP $ 2005
27 PanamaPanama 305.12 BoP $ 2005
28 RomaniaRomania 301.02 BoP $ 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 291.52 BoP $ 2005
29 JordanJordan 283.1 BoP $ 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 281.42 BoP $ 2003
30 ChileChile 276.7 BoP $ 2005
31 OmanOman 266.02 BoP $ 2005
32 LatviaLatvia 262.16 BoP $ 2005
33 GrenadaGrenada 255.79 BoP $ 2005
34 GabonGabon 255.57 BoP $ 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 224.47 BoP $ 2005
35 JamaicaJamaica 219.39 BoP $ 2005
36 UruguayUruguay 215.04 BoP $ 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 209.78 BoP $ 2005
37 Costa RicaCosta Rica 209.25 BoP $ 2005
38 LithuaniaLithuania 201.75 BoP $ 2005
39 BarbadosBarbados 193.01 BoP $ 2005
40 PortugalPortugal 190.06 BoP $ 2005
41 BelgiumBelgium 179.01 BoP $ 2005
42 BotswanaBotswana 178.29 BoP $ 2005
43 PolandPoland 172.35 BoP $ 2005
44 LibyaLibya 162.66 BoP $ 2005
45 UkraineUkraine 159.92 BoP $ 2005
46 KazakhstanKazakhstan 140.01 BoP $ 2005
47 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 133.92 BoP $ 2005
48 ColombiaColombia 133.18 BoP $ 2005
49 TurkeyTurkey 128.83 BoP $ 2005
50 GeorgiaGeorgia 123.64 BoP $ 2005
51 EcuadorEcuador 119.48 BoP $ 2005
52 NamibiaNamibia 119.24 BoP $ 2004
53 Cape VerdeCape Verde 113.55 BoP $ 2005
54 MexicoMexico 111.06 BoP $ 2005
55 South AfricaSouth Africa 110.67 BoP $ 2005
56 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 109.51 BoP $ 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 104.85 BoP $ 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 102.76 BoP $ 2003
57 GuyanaGuyana 100.94 BoP $ 2005
58 SlovakiaSlovakia 99.58 BoP $ 2003
59 ArgentinaArgentina 92.61 BoP $ 2005
60 PeruPeru 90.85 BoP $ 2005
61 ArmeniaArmenia 83.42 BoP $ 2005
62 AlbaniaAlbania 80.85 BoP $ 2005
63 EgyptEgypt 73.61 BoP $ 2005
64 SudanSudan 72.96 BoP $ 2005
65 TunisiaTunisia 71.09 BoP $ 2005
66 BrazilBrazil 68.1 BoP $ 2005
67 HondurasHonduras 67.24 BoP $ 2005
68 ThailandThailand 64.49 BoP $ 2005
69 VanuatuVanuatu 59.62 BoP $ 2005
70 VenezuelaVenezuela 56.01 BoP $ 2005
71 SurinameSuriname 55.85 BoP $ 2005
72 MoldovaMoldova 55.31 BoP $ 2005
73 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 54.71 BoP $ 2005
74 ChinaChina 52.02 BoP $ 2005
75 MoroccoMorocco 50.61 BoP $ 2005
76 El SalvadorEl Salvador 49.43 BoP $ 2005
77 LesothoLesotho 47.73 BoP $ 2005
78 NicaraguaNicaragua 44.25 BoP $ 2005
79 AustraliaAustralia 42.74 BoP $ 2005
80 MalaysiaMalaysia 38.45 BoP $ 2005
81 MongoliaMongolia 37.22 BoP $ 2004
82 The GambiaThe Gambia 36.15 BoP $ 2005
83 MaldivesMaldives 31.9 BoP $ 2005
84 BelarusBelarus 31.3 BoP $ 2005
85 CambodiaCambodia 27.92 BoP $ 2005
86 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 24.88 BoP $ 1997
87 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 24.67 BoP $ 1999
88 SyriaSyria 23.5 BoP $ 2005
89 VietnamVietnam 22.93 BoP $ 2005
90 TongaTonga 22.78 BoP $ 1993
91 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 21.06 BoP $ 2002
92 LiberiaLiberia 17.53 BoP $ 1987
93 GuatemalaGuatemala 16.4 BoP $ 2005
94 RussiaRussia 15.73 BoP $ 2005
95 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 15.28 BoP $ 2005
96 NigeriaNigeria 14.42 BoP $ 2005
97 PakistanPakistan 13.54 BoP $ 2005
98 TogoTogo 12.95 BoP $ 2004
99 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 12.91 BoP $ 2005
100 CameroonCameroon 12.5 BoP $ 2003
101 TanzaniaTanzania 12.19 BoP $ 2005
102 ZambiaZambia 12.05 BoP $ 2000
103 Sri LankaSri Lanka 11.91 BoP $ 2005
104 BeninBenin 11.77 BoP $ 2004
105 PhilippinesPhilippines 11.3 BoP $ 2005
106 IndonesiaIndonesia 9.78 BoP $ 2005
107 ParaguayParaguay 9.74 BoP $ 2005
108 UgandaUganda 8.95 BoP $ 2005
109 MaliMali 8.66 BoP $ 2004
110 GuineaGuinea 8.58 BoP $ 2003
111 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 8.24 BoP $ 2005
112 TajikistanTajikistan 8.01 BoP $ 2005
113 SwazilandSwaziland 7.97 BoP $ 2005
114 EritreaEritrea 7.08 BoP $ 2000
115 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 6.64 BoP $ 2004
116 SenegalSenegal 5.83 BoP $ 2004
117 BangladeshBangladesh 5.61 BoP $ 2005
118 KiribatiKiribati 5.36 BoP $ 1994
119 MozambiqueMozambique 5.13 BoP $ 2005
120 GhanaGhana 4.98 BoP $ 2005
121 DjiboutiDjibouti 4.85 BoP $ 1995
122 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 4.43 BoP $ 2005
123 LaosLaos 4.37 BoP $ 2001
124 BurmaBurma 4.28 BoP $ 2004
125 ChadChad 3.92 BoP $ 1994
126 EthiopiaEthiopia 3.48 BoP $ 2005
127 IndiaIndia 2.98 BoP $ 2003
128 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.62 BoP $ 1994
129 ComorosComoros 1.91 BoP $ 1995
130 MadagascarMadagascar 1.58 BoP $ 2005
131 NigerNiger 1.04 BoP $ 2004
132 HaitiHaiti 1.03 BoP $ 2005
133 RwandaRwanda 0.852 BoP $ 2005
134 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.688 BoP $ 2001
135 IranIran 0.592 BoP $ 2000
136 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.546 BoP $ 2005
137 MalawiMalawi 0.495 BoP $ 2002
138 KenyaKenya 0.322 BoP $ 2005
139 NepalNepal 0.0969 BoP $ 2005
140 BurundiBurundi 0.0752 BoP $ 2005
141 MauritaniaMauritania 0.052 BoP $ 1998
142 SomaliaSomalia -0.117 BoP $ 1985
143 Central African RepublicCentral Africa -1.125 BoP $ 1994
144 AlgeriaAlgeria -1.437 BoP $ 1991
145 CanadaCanada -1.528 BoP $ 2005
146 MauritiusMauritius -6.284 BoP $ 2005
147 YemenYemen -13.19 BoP $ 2005
148 BoliviaBolivia -29.891 BoP $ 2005
149 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia -31.156 BoP $ 2005
150 SamoaSamoa -31.663 BoP $ 2005
151 SloveniaSlovenia -44.125 BoP $ 2005
152 GreeceGreece -73.699 BoP $ 2005
153 BahrainBahrain -85.048 BoP $ 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) -87.502 BoP $ 2005
154 AngolaAngola -92.069 BoP $ 2005
155 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia -95.218 BoP $ 2005
156 FinlandFinland -106.712 BoP $ 2005
157 FijiFiji -106.846 BoP $ 1999
158 AustriaAustria -124.026 BoP $ 2005
159 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia -159.348 BoP $ 2005
160 GermanyGermany -182.532 BoP $ 2005
161 JapanJapan -330.464 BoP $ 2005
162 ItalyItaly -360.515 BoP $ 2005
163 SpainSpain -372.438 BoP $ 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) -519.8 BoP $ 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) -590.059 BoP $ 2005
164 DenmarkDenmark -799.392 BoP $ 2005
165 FranceFrance -995.846 BoP $ 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) -1,070.38 BoP $ 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) -1,264.744 BoP $ 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) -1,378.646 BoP $ 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) -1,767.618 BoP $ 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) -1,800.711 BoP $ 2005
166 SwedenSweden -1,869.485 BoP $ 2005
167 KuwaitKuwait -1,941.169 BoP $ 2005
168 NorwayNorway -2,370.485 BoP $ 2005
169 SwitzerlandSwitzerland -4,935.617 BoP $ 2005
170 NetherlandsNetherlands -6,130.276 BoP $ 2005
171 IrelandIreland -10,454.646 BoP $ 2005
172 IcelandIceland -15,251.033 BoP $ 2005
173 LuxembourgLuxembourg -15,695.871 BoP $ 2005

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

  • 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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