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

DEFINITION: Foreign direct investment are the 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 net inflows in the reporting economy. 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 Luxembourg 236,238.01 BoP $ 2005
Eurozone average (profile) 14,324.49 BoP $ 2005
NATO countries average (profile) 10,147.01 BoP $ 2005
European Union average (profile) 9,635.95 BoP $ 2005
High income OECD countries average (profile) 8,658.57 BoP $ 2005
2 Iceland 8,332.11 BoP $ 2005
Catholic countries average (profile) 7,100.04 BoP $ 2005
3 Hong Kong 5,268.77 BoP $ 2005
Cold countries average (profile) 4,927.9 BoP $ 2004
4 Singapore 4,704.99 BoP $ 2005
Europe average (profile) 4,632.08 BoP $ 2004
5 Equatorial Guinea 3,081.27 BoP $ 2005
6 Belgium 3,049.96 BoP $ 2005
7 United Kingdom 2,636.82 BoP $ 2005
8 Netherlands 2,476.47 BoP $ 2005
9 Estonia 2,226.29 BoP $ 2005
10 Switzerland 2,073.41 BoP $ 2005
11 Macau 1,703.42 BoP $ 2004
12 Aruba 1,188.46 BoP $ 2005
13 Sweden 1,182.67 BoP $ 2005
14 Cyprus 1,144.05 BoP $ 2005
15 France 1,118.86 BoP $ 2005
16 Austria 1,100.8 BoP $ 2005
17 The Bahamas 1,094.84 BoP $ 2005
18 Canada 1,056.76 BoP $ 2005
19 Seychelles 993.72 BoP $ 2005
20 Denmark 966.44 BoP $ 2005
21 Saint Kitts and Nevis 958.81 BoP $ 2005
Non-religious countries average (profile) 914.26 BoP $ 2005
22 Trinidad and Tobago 848.15 BoP $ 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 847.37 BoP $ 2005
23 Israel 805.95 BoP $ 2005
24 Finland 758.23 BoP $ 2005
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 715.96 BoP $ 2005
25 Norway 710.61 BoP $ 2005
26 Saint Lucia 651.37 BoP $ 2005
27 Lebanon 645.34 BoP $ 2005
28 Hungary 638.02 BoP $ 2005
29 Spain 525.12 BoP $ 2005
30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 511.24 BoP $ 2005
31 New Zealand 478.82 BoP $ 2005
32 Belize 463.77 BoP $ 2005
33 Czech Republic 435.98 BoP $ 2004
34 Chile 408.06 BoP $ 2005
35 Croatia 396.52 BoP $ 2005
36 Germany 388.44 BoP $ 2005
37 United States 371.4 BoP $ 2005
38 Dominica 369.36 BoP $ 2005
39 Slovakia 354.23 BoP $ 2005
40 Bulgaria 337.75 BoP $ 2005
41 Italy 334.18 BoP $ 2005
42 Latvia 317.32 BoP $ 2005
43 Romania 306.45 BoP $ 2005
44 Panama 305.12 BoP $ 2005
45 Portugal 303.38 BoP $ 2005
46 Lithuania 302.2 BoP $ 2005
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 299.76 BoP $ 2005
47 Oman 283.55 BoP $ 2005
48 Jordan 283.1 BoP $ 2005
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 283.03 BoP $ 2005
Former British colonies average (profile) 273.07 BoP $ 2005
49 Slovenia 270.2 BoP $ 2005
Emerging markets average (profile) 259.65 BoP $ 2005
50 Jamaica 257.5 BoP $ 2005
51 Grenada 255.79 BoP $ 2005
52 Poland 251.59 BoP $ 2005
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 250.3 BoP $ 2005
53 Colombia 240.24 BoP $ 2005
Eastern Europe average (profile) 227.27 BoP $ 2004
54 Barbados 226.45 BoP $ 2005
55 Gabon 217.48 BoP $ 2005
56 Uruguay 213.69 BoP $ 2005
57 Azerbaijan 200.18 BoP $ 2005
58 Costa Rica 199.31 BoP $ 2005
59 Mexico 169.53 BoP $ 2005
60 Ukraine 165.76 BoP $ 2005
61 Malaysia 153.46 BoP $ 2005
62 Botswana 148.52 BoP $ 2005
63 Turkey 144.74 BoP $ 2005
64 South Africa 132.57 BoP $ 2005
65 Kazakhstan 130.37 BoP $ 2005
66 Argentina 122.38 BoP $ 2005
67 Ecuador 119.48 BoP $ 2005
68 Cape Verde 113.74 BoP $ 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 112.84 BoP $ 2005
69 Venezuela 110.64 BoP $ 2005
70 Dominican Republic 109.51 BoP $ 2005
71 Kuwait 109.02 BoP $ 2005
72 Russia 105.84 BoP $ 2005
73 Georgia 103.13 BoP $ 2005
74 Guyana 100.94 BoP $ 2005
75 Peru 90.85 BoP $ 2005
76 South Korea 90.13 BoP $ 2005
77 Armenia 85.65 BoP $ 2005
78 El Salvador 85.21 BoP $ 2005
79 Albania 82.12 BoP $ 2005
80 Brazil 81.62 BoP $ 2005
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.07 BoP $ 2005
82 Egypt 74.89 BoP $ 2005
83 Sudan 72.96 BoP $ 2005
84 Mongolia 72.16 BoP $ 2005
85 Tunisia 72.09 BoP $ 2005
Muslim countries average (profile) 70.67 BoP $ 2005
86 Chad 70.4 BoP $ 2005
87 Thailand 69.05 BoP $ 2005
88 Honduras 67.24 BoP $ 2005
89 Vanuatu 63.29 BoP $ 2005
90 China 60.69 BoP $ 2005
91 Liberia 59.32 BoP $ 2005
92 Greece 57.61 BoP $ 2005
93 Moldova 55.27 BoP $ 2005
Former French colonies average (profile) 51.78 BoP $ 2005
94 Morocco 51.5 BoP $ 2005
95 Lesotho 47.73 BoP $ 2005
96 Sao Tome and Principe 45.27 BoP $ 2005
97 Tonga 44.9 BoP $ 2005
98 Nicaragua 44.25 BoP $ 2005
99 Mauritania 36.55 BoP $ 2005
100 The Gambia 36.15 BoP $ 2005
101 Maldives 31.9 BoP $ 2005
102 Algeria 31.84 BoP $ 2005
103 Belarus 31.56 BoP $ 2005
104 Mauritius 31.49 BoP $ 2005
105 French Polynesia 30.66 BoP $ 2005
106 Djibouti 29.16 BoP $ 2005
107 Cambodia 28.39 BoP $ 2005
108 Japan 25.15 BoP $ 2005
109 Vietnam 23.72 BoP $ 2005
110 Syria 23.5 BoP $ 2005
111 Indonesia 23.43 BoP $ 2005
112 Zambia 22.58 BoP $ 2005
South and Central Asia average (profile) 19.47 BoP $ 2005
113 Guatemala 16.4 BoP $ 2005
failed states average (profile) 16.33 BoP $ 2005
114 Cote d'Ivoire 15.28 BoP $ 2005
115 Nigeria 14.42 BoP $ 2005
116 Sri Lanka 13.87 BoP $ 2005
117 Pakistan 13.82 BoP $ 2005
118 Mali 13.32 BoP $ 2005
119 Philippines 13.19 BoP $ 2005
120 Turkmenistan 12.96 BoP $ 2005
121 Tanzania 12.19 BoP $ 2005
122 Sierra Leone 11.44 BoP $ 2005
123 Paraguay 10.76 BoP $ 2005
124 Guinea 10.65 BoP $ 2005
125 Uganda 8.95 BoP $ 2005
126 Kyrgyzstan 8.24 BoP $ 2005
127 Zimbabwe 8.09 BoP $ 2005
128 Tajikistan 8.01 BoP $ 2005
129 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.44 BoP $ 2005
130 Guinea-Bissau 7.03 BoP $ 2005
South Asia average (profile) 6.62 BoP $ 2005
131 Burma 5.98 BoP $ 2005
132 India 5.85 BoP $ 2005
133 Bangladesh 5.61 BoP $ 2005
134 Papua New Guinea 5.51 BoP $ 2005
135 Mozambique 5.13 BoP $ 2005
136 Ghana 4.98 BoP $ 2005
137 Senegal 4.79 BoP $ 2005
138 Laos 4.78 BoP $ 2005
139 Ethiopia 3.48 BoP $ 2005
140 Somalia 2.83 BoP $ 2005
141 Benin 2.57 BoP $ 2005
142 Eritrea 2.34 BoP $ 2005
143 Uzbekistan 1.73 BoP $ 2005
144 Comoros 1.66 BoP $ 2005
145 Madagascar 1.58 BoP $ 2005
146 Central African Republic 1.51 BoP $ 2005
147 Burkina Faso 1.45 BoP $ 2005
148 Bhutan 1.19 BoP $ 2005
149 Haiti 1.03 BoP $ 2005
150 Cameroon 0.992 BoP $ 2005
151 Niger 0.905 BoP $ 2005
152 Rwanda 0.852 BoP $ 2005
153 Kenya 0.593 BoP $ 2005
154 Togo 0.486 BoP $ 2005
155 Iran 0.428 BoP $ 2005
156 Malawi 0.232 BoP $ 2005
157 Nepal 0.0969 BoP $ 2005
158 Burundi 0.0752 BoP $ 2005
159 Solomon Islands -1.742 BoP $ 2005
160 Fiji -4.602 BoP $ 2005
161 Yemen -13.19 BoP $ 2005
162 Swaziland -14.648 BoP $ 2005
163 Samoa -20.297 BoP $ 2005
164 New Caledonia -28.722 BoP $ 2005
165 Bolivia -29.57 BoP $ 2005
166 Angola -78.81 BoP $ 2005
167 Australia -1,687.696 BoP $ 2005
168 Ireland -7,146.871 BoP $ 2005

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

  • Hong Kong ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Lebanon ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Singapore ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Iceland ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • Equatorial Guinea ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Estonia ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
  • Belgium ranked second for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Aruba ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
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