Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: 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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 200,917.28 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2002 | |||
| 1 | Aruba | 173,370.39 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2002 | ||
| 2 | Macau | 62,312.85 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2002 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 51,512.29 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2002 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 9,153.11 BoP $ per $1 million of | 1990 | |||
| 3 | Somalia | 6,095.67 BoP $ per $1 million of | 1990 | ||
| 4 | Luxembourg | 3,013.21 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 2,473.84 BoP $ per $1 million of | 1990 | |||
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 575.76 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Liberia | 353.68 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Estonia | 228.74 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 218.44 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 8 | Hong Kong | 202.01 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Singapore | 171.89 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 164.74 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 158.38 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 10 | Iceland | 156.34 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Congo, Republic of the | 142.22 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 133.74 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 131.08 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 130.56 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 129.29 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Chad | 128.91 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Jordan | 120.51 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Seychelles | 118.77 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Lebanon | 117.25 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Belize | 114.14 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 20 | The Gambia | 112.59 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 104.01 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 100.63 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2004 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 100.4 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2004 | |||
| 22 | Sao Tome and Principe | 99.19 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Bulgaria | 98.1 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Guyana | 97.6 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Mongolia | 96.94 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Ukraine | 94.21 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Dominica | 91.89 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Belgium | 86.19 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Colombia | 84.82 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Sudan | 83.68 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 76.61 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Cyprus | 72.57 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2004 | ||
| 33 | United Kingdom | 72.22 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Jamaica | 71.28 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 70.41 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2004 | |||
| 35 | Georgia | 70.33 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Moldova | 68.12 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Romania | 67.26 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Panama | 66.4 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Netherlands | 64.75 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Lesotho | 63.38 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 62.4 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 41 | Mauritania | 62.15 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Cambodia | 61.28 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Egypt | 60.15 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Hungary | 58.91 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Chile | 57.85 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 56.72 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 46 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.6 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Serbia and Montenegro | 56.49 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 56.09 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 48 | Honduras | 55.95 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Grenada | 55.56 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Cape Verde | 55.38 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Armenia | 52.67 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Nicaragua | 49.15 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 49.11 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 49.09 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 48.11 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 54 | Latvia | 46.13 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 46.09 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 55 | Croatia | 45.74 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Israel | 45.25 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Ecuador | 45.11 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Costa Rica | 43.01 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 42.64 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 59 | Uruguay | 42.32 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Switzerland | 42.01 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Czech Republic | 41.16 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2004 | ||
| 62 | Slovakia | 41.12 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Lithuania | 40.27 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Tanzania | 39.09 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Vanuatu | 38.92 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Vietnam | 37.28 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Gabon | 37.24 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Zambia | 35.62 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 69 | China | 35.41 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 34.68 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 34.57 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 72 | The Bahamas | 34.57 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2003 | ||
| 73 | France | 33.24 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.21 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Djibouti | 31.95 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 76 | Peru | 31.73 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Poland | 31.67 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Albania | 31.32 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Guinea | 31.01 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Canada | 30.66 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 81 | El Salvador | 30.48 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 30.48 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Malaysia | 30.43 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| =84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.06 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| =84 | Morocco | 30.06 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Mali | 29.97 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Sweden | 29.86 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Austria | 29.59 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Uganda | 29.46 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 27.78 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 90 | Turkey | 27.05 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Botswana | 27 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 92 | South Africa | 26.12 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Argentina | 25.82 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Thailand | 25.63 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Tunisia | 25.2 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Mexico | 24.43 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 24.03 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 97 | Ethiopia | 23.73 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Tajikistan | 23.56 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 99 | New Caledonia | 22.02 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2000 | ||
| 100 | Tonga | 21.2 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Venezuela | 21.09 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Finland | 20.59 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Nigeria | 20.35 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Spain | 20.26 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Denmark | 20.24 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Barbados | 20.05 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Russia | 19.84 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Pakistan | 19.71 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Brazil | 19.09 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Indonesia | 18.31 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 111 | New Zealand | 18.11 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 112 | Portugal | 17.46 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.44 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.26 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Mozambique | 16.25 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Syria | 16.22 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Slovenia | 15.73 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Bangladesh | 13.37 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 12.75 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 119 | Maldives | 12.4 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Eritrea | 11.73 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 11.6 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Germany | 11.46 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Philippines | 11.43 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Norway | 11.12 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Italy | 11.11 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Algeria | 10.57 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 10.55 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | |||
| 127 | Belarus | 10.32 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Ghana | 9.93 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 129 | Laos | 9.63 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 130 | United States | 8.84 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Paraguay | 8.67 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Oman | 8.25 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2004 | ||
| 133 | India | 8.19 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 7.63 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 6.79 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Guatemala | 6.56 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Senegal | 6.55 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Mauritius | 6.22 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Madagascar | 5.73 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 140 | South Korea | 5.51 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Benin | 4.9 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Central African Republic | 4.38 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Burkina Faso | 3.77 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 144 | Rwanda | 3.73 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Niger | 3.5 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Uzbekistan | 3.25 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 147 | French Polynesia | 3.17 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2000 | ||
| 148 | Kuwait | 3.1 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Greece | 2.84 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Comoros | 2.58 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Haiti | 2.23 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Malawi | 1.45 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Togo | 1.22 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Kenya | 1.13 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Cameroon | 1.07 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Bhutan | 0.917 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 157 | Burundi | 0.731 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Japan | 0.709 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Nepal | 0.332 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Iran | 0.158 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Fiji | -1.387 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Solomon Islands | -2.743 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Swaziland | -5.926 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Samoa | -9.041 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Yemen | -17.633 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 166 | Bolivia | -29.637 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 167 | Angola | -39.739 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Australia | -46.99 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 169 | Ireland | -147.314 BoP $ per $1 million of | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Netherlands Antilles | -240,307.189 BoP $ per $1 million of | 1985 |
