Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: 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 $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laos | 13,566.87 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 2,922.39 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,452.02 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1996 | ||
| 4 | Estonia | 182.26 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Aruba | 173.05 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 6 | Congo, Republic of the | 142.22 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Saint Lucia | 130.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Antigua and Barbuda | 129.76 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 129.29 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Singapore | 124.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Jordan | 120.51 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Belize | 113.25 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 13 | The Gambia | 112.59 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Bulgaria | 111.34 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Seychelles | 107.68 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 104.01 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Malta | 101.59 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Guyana | 97.6 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.04 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Dominica | 91.89 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Ukraine | 90.89 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Lebanon | 84.64 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Georgia | 84.33 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Sudan | 83.68 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Czech Republic | 81.47 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Moldova | 68.17 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Panama | 66.4 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Romania | 66.07 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Lesotho | 63.38 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Jamaica | 60.73 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Cambodia | 60.27 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Egypt | 59.12 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Mongolia | 57.62 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 56.8 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 35 | Honduras | 55.95 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Grenada | 55.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 55.42 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Cape Verde | 55.29 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 52.98 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1996 | |||
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.23 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Macau | 51.63 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 51.52 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 41 | Armenia | 51.3 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 50.45 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | |||
| 42 | Nicaragua | 49.15 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 48.49 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | |||
| 43 | Gabon | 47.63 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 44 | Colombia | 47.02 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Hungary | 46.81 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Costa Rica | 45.15 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Ecuador | 45.11 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 44.89 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1997 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 44.26 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1995 | |||
| 49 | Eritrea | 43.99 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 50 | Uruguay | 42.59 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Namibia | 41.82 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 52 | Croatia | 39.83 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Liberia | 39.58 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1987 | ||
| 54 | Chile | 39.23 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Tanzania | 39.09 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 38.91 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | |||
| 56 | Latvia | 38.11 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 37.99 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 57 | Zambia | 37.59 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 37.12 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Vanuatu | 36.66 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 36.55 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Vietnam | 36.04 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 35.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1991 | |||
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 34.68 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 63 | The Bahamas | 34.57 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.19 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 65 | Togo | 33.92 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 66 | Botswana | 32.41 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Peru | 31.73 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Albania | 30.84 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 69 | China | 30.36 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 29.84 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 71 | Morocco | 29.53 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Uganda | 29.46 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 28.62 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 73 | New Zealand | 28.27 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 27.51 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 74 | Lithuania | 26.88 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Cyprus | 26.41 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 76 | United Kingdom | 25.14 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Israel | 25.07 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Tunisia | 24.86 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Turkey | 24.07 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Thailand | 23.93 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Ethiopia | 23.73 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 23.57 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1991 | |||
| 82 | Tajikistan | 23.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Libya | 23.48 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Benin | 23.04 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 85 | Chad | 22.47 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1994 | ||
| 86 | South Africa | 21.8 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Guinea | 21.71 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 88 | Poland | 21.69 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Suriname | 20.8 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 90 | New Caledonia | 20.67 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 91 | Mali | 20.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 92 | Nigeria | 20.35 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 20.04 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1995 | |||
| 93 | Argentina | 19.54 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Pakistan | 19.32 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Hong Kong | 18.78 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 96 | El Salvador | 17.68 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.44 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 17.14 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1985 | |||
| 98 | Barbados | 17.08 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Slovakia | 16.4 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.26 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Mozambique | 16.25 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Syria | 16.22 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Mexico | 16 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Brazil | 15.92 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Cameroon | 15.81 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Tonga | 15.72 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1993 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 14.66 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | |||
| 107 | Bangladesh | 13.37 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Maldives | 12.4 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Portugal | 10.94 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Venezuela | 10.68 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Belarus | 10.23 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 112 | Kiribati | 10.16 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1994 | ||
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 9.97 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Ghana | 9.93 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Philippines | 9.79 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Senegal | 8.39 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 117 | United States | 8.11 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Paraguay | 7.85 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 119 | Indonesia | 7.64 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Malaysia | 7.62 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Guatemala | 6.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Djibouti | 6.47 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1995 | ||
| 123 | Madagascar | 5.73 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 5.46 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 125 | India | 5.42 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 126 | Belgium | 5.06 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 4.35 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1994 | ||
| 128 | Niger | 4.34 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 129 | Comoros | 3.84 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1995 | ||
| 130 | Rwanda | 3.73 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Swaziland | 3.23 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Malawi | 3.05 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 133 | Russia | 2.95 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Haiti | 2.23 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 1.67 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 135 | Australia | 1.19 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Burundi | 0.731 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Kenya | 0.615 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Iran | 0.385 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 139 | Nepal | 0.332 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Mauritania | 0.109 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1998 | ||
| 141 | South Korea | 0.033 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Canada | -0.044 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Somalia | -0.809 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1985 | ||
| 144 | Algeria | -0.845 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1991 | ||
| 145 | French Polynesia | -0.899 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 146 | Mauritius | -1.242 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | -1.637 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 147 | Oman | -2.035 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | -2.214 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 148 | Slovenia | -2.569 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Finland | -2.898 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | -3.296 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 150 | Austria | -3.334 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Greece | -3.634 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Central African Republic | -4.223 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1994 | ||
| 153 | Germany | -5.386 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Bahrain | -5.792 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Saudi Arabia | -7.589 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Japan | -9.313 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 157 | Italy | -11.988 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Samoa | -14.104 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Spain | -14.372 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Denmark | -16.745 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Yemen | -17.633 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | -19.486 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | -23.928 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 162 | France | -29.584 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Bolivia | -29.958 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Norway | -37.086 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Fiji | -46.364 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1999 | ||
| 166 | Angola | -46.425 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 167 | Sweden | -47.194 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Kuwait | -55.181 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 169 | Switzerland | -100.01 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Netherlands | -160.277 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 171 | Luxembourg | -200.201 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Ireland | -215.494 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 173 | Netherlands Antilles | -237.463 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1985 | ||
| 174 | Iceland | -286.172 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 |
