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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 outflows of investment from the reporting country to the rest of the world and is divided by GDP.
Economy Statistics > Foreign direct investment, net outflows > % of GDP (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
Luxembourg :
321.34 %
2005 ...
#2
Iceland :
44.25 %
2005 ...
#3
Netherlands :
22.5 %
2005 ...
#4
Hong Kong :
18.32 %
2005 ...
#5
Switzerland :
14.2 %
2005 ...
#6
Azerbaijan :
9.72 %
2005 ...
#7
Bahrain :
8.7 %
2005 ...
#8
Belgium :
8.11 %
2005 ...
#9
Sweden :
7.71 %
2005 ...
#10
Ireland :
6.82 %
2005 ...
#11
France :
6.28 %
2005 ...
#12
Kuwait :
5.83 %
2005 ...
#13
Norway :
4.82 %
2005 ...
#14
Singapore :
4.73 %
2005 ...
#15
United Kingdom :
4.71 %
2005 ...
#16
Estonia :
4.65 %
2005 ...
#17
Cyprus :
4.11 %
2004 ...
#18
Colombia :
3.78 %
2005 ...
#19
Denmark :
3.7 %
2005 ...
#20
Spain :
3.46 %
2005 ...
#21
Austria :
3.29 %
2005 ...
#22
Lebanon :
3.26 %
2005 ...
#23
Canada :
3.07 %
2005 ...
#24
Fiji :
2.85 %
1999 ...
#25
Finland :
2.35 %
2005 ...
#26
Italy :
2.31 %
2005 ...
#27
Malaysia :
2.28 %
2005 ...
#28
Israel :
2.02 %
2005 ...
#29
Kyrgyzstan :
1.99 %
2004 ...
#30
Chile :
1.86 %
2005 ...
#31
Slovenia :
1.83 %
2005 ...
#32
Russia :
1.69 %
2005 ...
#33
Germany :
1.68 %
2005 ...
#34
Lithuania :
1.34 %
2005 ...
#35
El Salvador :
1.28 %
2005 ...
#36
Hungary :
1.21 %
2005 ...
#37
Bulgaria :
1.15 %
2005 ...
#38
Seychelles :
1.11 %
2005 ...
#39
Indonesia :
1.07 %
2005 ...
#40
Jamaica :
1.06 %
2005 ...
#41
Venezuela :
1.04 %
2005 ...
#42
Poland :
1 %
2005 ...
#43
Japan :
1 %
2005 ...
#44
Central African Republic :
0.84 %
1994 ...
#45
Mexico :
0.84 %
2005 ...
#46
Latvia :
0.8 %
2005 ...
#47
Mauritius :
0.75 %
2005 ...
#48
Czech Republic :
0.68 %
2005 ...
#49
Angola :
0.67 %
2005 ...
#50
Portugal :
0.65 %
2005 ...
#51
Greece :
0.65 %
2005 ...
#52
Argentina :
0.63 %
2005 ...
#53
Croatia :
0.59 %
2005 ...
#54
Korea, South :
0.55 %
2005 ...
#55
Samoa :
0.51 %
2005 ...
#56
China :
0.51 %
2005 ...
#57
Comoros :
0.44 %
1990 ...
#58
South Africa :
0.38 %
2005 ...
#59
Ukraine :
0.33 %
2005 ...
#60
Libya :
0.33 %
2005 ...
#61
Brazil :
0.32 %
2005 ...
#62
Turkey :
0.3 %
2005 ...
#63
Barbados :
0.3 %
2005 ...
#64
Gabon :
0.26 %
2003 ...
#65
Vanuatu :
0.25 %
2005 ...
#66
India :
0.22 %
2003 ...
#67
Guinea-Bissau :
0.22 %
2003 ...
#68
Thailand :
0.17 %
2005 ...
#69
Philippines :
0.16 %
2005 ...
#70
Sri Lanka :
0.16 %
2005 ...
#71
Morocco :
0.15 %
2005 ...
#72
Armenia :
0.14 %
2005 ...
#73
Aruba :
0.13 %
2002 ...
#74
Papua New Guinea :
0.13 %
2005 ...
#75
Vietnam :
0.12 %
2005 ...
#76
Algeria :
0.11 %
1991 ...
#77
Benin :
0.11 %
2003 ...
#78
Mauritania :
0.1 %
1988 ...
#79
Egypt :
0.1 %
2005 ...
#80
Cambodia :
0.1 %
2005 ...
#81
Peru :
0.1 %
2003 ...
#82
Belize :
0.09 %
2005 ...
#83
Paraguay :
0.08 %
2005 ...
#84
Zimbabwe :
0.07 %
1994 ...
#85
United States :
0.07 %
2005 ...
#86
Kiribati :
0.07 %
1994 ...
#87
Slovakia :
0.07 %
2003 ...
#88
Jordan :
0.06 %
2001 ...
#89
Burundi :
0.06 %
1999 ...
#90
Macedonia, Republic of :
0.05 %
2005 ...
#91
Chad :
0.05 %
1994 ...
#92
Kenya :
0.05 %
2005 ...
#93
Albania :
0.05 %
2005 ...
#94
Pakistan :
0.04 %
2005 ...
#95
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
0.04 %
2001 ...
#96
Senegal :
0.04 %
2003 ...
#97
Bolivia :
0.03 %
2005 ...
#98
Mali :
0.03 %
2003 ...
#99
Tunisia :
0.03 %
2005 ...
#100
Bahamas, The :
0.02 %
1998 ...
#101
Tonga :
0.02 %
1991 ...
#102
Burkina Faso :
0.02 %
2001 ...
#103
Belarus :
0.01 %
2005 ...
#104
Nigeria :
0.01 %
1979 ...
#105
Bangladesh :
0.01 %
2004 ...
#106
Guinea :
0.01 %
1996 ...
#107
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
0.01 %
2005 ...
#108
Cape Verde :
0.01 %
2005 ...
#109
Lesotho :
0.01 %
2004 ...
#110
Cameroon :
0.01 %
1995 ...
#111
Moldova :
-0.01 %
2005 ...
#112
Congo, Republic of the :
-0.01 %
2003 ...
#113
Romania :
-0.03 %
2005 ...
#114
Uruguay :
-0.03 %
2005 ...
#115
Niger :
-0.08 %
2002 ...
#116
Costa Rica :
-0.21 %
2005 ...
#117
Kazakhstan :
-0.26 %
2005 ...
#118
Netherlands Antilles :
-0.28 %
1985 ...
#119
Togo :
-0.36 %
2003 ...
#120
Namibia :
-0.38 %
2004 ...
#121
São Tomé and Príncipe :
-0.41 %
1988 ...
#122
Haiti :
-0.45 %
1991 ...
#123
Malta :
-0.53 %
2005 ...
#124
Botswana :
-0.54 %
2005 ...
#125
Sierra Leone :
-0.63 %
2005 ...
#126
Swaziland :
-0.92 %
2005 ...
#127
New Zealand :
-1.02 %
2005 ...
#128
Georgia :
-1.4 %
2005 ...
#129
Trinidad and Tobago :
-2.11 %
2003 ...
#130
Australia :
-4.82 %
2005 ...
Weighted average:
4.2 %
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 outflows of investment from the reporting country to the rest of the world and is divided by GDP.