Economy > Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US: 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 (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union | $429.91 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Luxembourg | $194.84 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | United States | $134.71 billion | 2009 | ||
| 4 | China | $78.19 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | France | $59.99 billion | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $45.62 billion | 2009 | |||
| 6 | Germany | $39.15 billion | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Russia | $36.75 billion | 2009 | ||
| 8 | India | $34.58 billion | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Netherlands | $33.29 billion | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Italy | $28.98 billion | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Brazil | $25.95 billion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Ireland | $25.23 billion | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Switzerland | $24.80 billion | 2009 | ||
| 14 | United Kingdom | $24.80 billion | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Australia | $22.57 billion | 2009 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | $22.05 billion | 2009 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | $22.00 billion | 2009 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | $20.62 billion | 2009 | |||
| 16 | Canada | $19.90 billion | 2009 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | $16.90 billion | 2009 | |||
| 17 | Singapore | $16.81 billion | 2009 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | $15.59 billion | 2009 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | $15.46 billion | 2009 | |||
| 18 | Mexico | $13.98 billion | 2009 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | $12.77 billion | 2009 | |||
| 19 | Chile | $12.70 billion | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Kazakhstan | $12.60 billion | 2009 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | $12.25 billion | 2009 | |||
| 21 | Japan | $11.83 billion | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Norway | $11.56 billion | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Poland | $11.55 billion | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Sweden | $11.54 billion | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $10.70 billion | 2009 | |||
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | $10.50 billion | 2009 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | $9.89 billion | 2009 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | $9.42 billion | 2009 | |||
| 26 | Austria | $8.71 billion | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Turkey | $7.85 billion | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Vietnam | $7.60 billion | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Colombia | $7.26 billion | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Spain | $6.45 billion | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Romania | $6.31 billion | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Cyprus | $5.91 billion | 2009 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | $5.88 billion | 2009 | |||
| 33 | Nigeria | $5.79 billion | 2009 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | $5.63 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | $5.59 billion | 2009 | |||
| 35 | Thailand | $4.98 billion | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Indonesia | $4.88 billion | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Ukraine | $4.82 billion | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Lebanon | $4.80 billion | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Peru | $4.76 billion | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Bulgaria | $4.59 billion | 2009 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | $4.43 billion | 2009 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $4.17 billion | 2009 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | $4.01 billion | 2009 | |||
| 41 | Argentina | $3.90 billion | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Israel | $3.89 billion | 2009 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | $3.74 billion | 2009 | |||
| 43 | Croatia | $2.91 billion | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Denmark | $2.91 billion | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Algeria | $2.85 billion | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Portugal | $2.81 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $2.76 billion | 2009 | |||
| 47 | Sudan | $2.68 billion | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Czech Republic | $2.67 billion | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Greece | $2.42 billion | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Pakistan | $2.39 billion | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Jordan | $2.38 billion | 2009 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | $2.36 billion | 2009 | |||
| 52 | Oman | $2.21 billion | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Angola | $2.21 billion | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Congo, Republic of the | $2.08 billion | 2009 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | $2.07 billion | 2009 | |||
| 55 | Dominican Republic | $2.07 billion | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Morocco | $1.97 billion | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Philippines | $1.95 billion | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Serbia and Montenegro | $1.92 billion | 2009 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | $1.88 billion | 2009 | |||
| 59 | Belarus | $1.88 billion | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Panama | $1.77 billion | 2009 | ||
| 61 | Estonia | $1.75 billion | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Libya | $1.71 billion | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Ghana | $1.68 billion | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | $1.64 billion | 2009 | ||
| 65 | Tunisia | $1.60 billion | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Syria | $1.43 billion | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Malaysia | $1.39 billion | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Madagascar | $1.38 billion | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Turkmenistan | $1.35 billion | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Costa Rica | $1.35 billion | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Uruguay | $1.26 billion | 2009 | ||
| 72 | New Caledonia | $1.15 billion | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | $1.08 billion | 2009 | |||
| 73 | Iraq | $1.07 billion | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | $1.05 billion | 2009 | |||
| 74 | Albania | $977.97 million | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $951.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Malta | $881.74 million | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Mozambique | $881.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Armenia | $777.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Uzbekistan | $750.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Niger | $738.90 million | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | $709.10 million | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Zambia | $699.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Bangladesh | $674.25 million | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Georgia | $658.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 85 | The Bahamas | $654.90 million | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $635.33 million | 2009 | |||
| 86 | Mongolia | $623.61 million | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Uganda | $603.75 million | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Guatemala | $565.80 million | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Jamaica | $540.88 million | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Cambodia | $530.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Honduras | $500.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Namibia | $490.21 million | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Azerbaijan | $473.31 million | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Chad | $461.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Nicaragua | $434.20 million | 2009 | ||
| 96 | El Salvador | $430.82 million | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | $423.24 million | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Bolivia | $423.03 million | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Tanzania | $414.54 million | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Sri Lanka | $404.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Cote d'Ivoire | $380.87 million | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Cameroon | $340.12 million | 2009 | ||
| 103 | Brunei | $325.59 million | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Burma | $322.98 million | 2009 | ||
| 105 | Laos | $318.60 million | 2009 | ||
| 106 | Ecuador | $316.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Lithuania | $306.70 million | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Barbados | $298.24 million | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Paraguay | $273.90 million | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Bahrain | $257.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Mauritius | $256.68 million | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Botswana | $251.57 million | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Seychelles | $248.57 million | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $234.59 million | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Ethiopia | $221.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Liberia | $217.80 million | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Senegal | $207.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | $189.38 million | 2009 | ||
| 119 | Burkina Faso | $171.41 million | 2009 | ||
| 120 | New Zealand | $170.03 million | 2009 | ||
| 121 | Saint Lucia | $156.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 122 | Kuwait | $144.90 million | 2009 | ||
| 123 | Guyana | $144.27 million | 2009 | ||
| 124 | Kenya | $140.52 million | 2009 | ||
| 125 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $133.57 million | 2009 | ||
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | $129.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 127 | Moldova | $127.84 million | 2009 | ||
| 128 | Cape Verde | $119.78 million | 2009 | ||
| 129 | Rwanda | $118.67 million | 2009 | ||
| 130 | Solomon Islands | $117.65 million | 2009 | ||
| 131 | Netherlands Antilles | $116.91 million | 2009 | ||
| 132 | Maldives | $112.32 million | 2009 | ||
| 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $110.27 million | 2009 | ||
| 134 | Mali | $109.10 million | 2009 | ||
| 135 | Somalia | $108.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 136 | Djibouti | $96.86 million | 2009 | ||
| 137 | Belize | $95.39 million | 2009 | ||
| 138 | Latvia | $93.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 139 | Benin | $92.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 140 | Grenada | $90.92 million | 2009 | ||
| 141 | Aruba | $79.94 million | 2009 | ||
| 142 | Sierra Leone | $74.29 million | 2009 | ||
| 143 | Swaziland | $65.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 144 | Lesotho | $62.92 million | 2009 | ||
| 145 | Malawi | $60.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 146 | Finland | $60.08 million | 2009 | ||
| 147 | Zimbabwe | $60.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 148 | Fiji | $56.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 149 | Iceland | $52.88 million | 2009 | ||
| 150 | Dominica | $50.33 million | 2009 | ||
| 151 | Togo | $50.13 million | 2009 | ||
| 152 | Guinea | $49.82 million | 2009 | ||
| 153 | Central African Republic | $42.25 million | 2009 | ||
| 154 | The Gambia | $39.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 155 | Nepal | $38.18 million | 2009 | ||
| 156 | Haiti | $37.95 million | 2009 | ||
| 157 | Bhutan | $36.37 million | 2009 | ||
| 158 | Gabon | $32.83 million | 2009 | ||
| 159 | Vanuatu | $27.39 million | 2009 | ||
| 160 | Tajikistan | $15.82 million | 2009 | ||
| 161 | Tonga | $14.64 million | 2009 | ||
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | $13.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 163 | French Polynesia | $10.20 million | 2009 | ||
| 164 | Comoros | $9.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | $7.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 166 | Samoa | $3.03 million | 2009 | ||
| 167 | Kiribati | $2.20 million | 2009 | ||
| 168 | Burundi | $348,404.53 | 2009 | ||
| 169 | Eritrea | $35,555.56 | 2009 | ||
| 170 | Slovakia | $-31,413,311.28 | 2009 | ||
| 171 | Mauritania | $-38,300,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 172 | Suriname | $-93,400,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 173 | Slovenia | $-578,792,932.43 | 2009 | ||
| 174 | Venezuela | $-3,105,000,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 175 | Hungary | $-5,857,898,161.38 | 2009 | ||
| 176 | Belgium | $-38,859,591,668.53 | 2009 |
