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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.
Economy Statistics > Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$ (1998) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Belgium :
51,535,800,000 BoP $
1998
Belgian Economy
# 2
China :
41,117,000,000 BoP $
1998
Chinese Economy
# 3
United States :
36,390,000,000 BoP $
1998
American Economy
# 4
Brazil :
29,192,000,000 BoP $
1998
Brazilian Economy
# 5
Mexico :
12,413,000,000 BoP $
1998
Mexican Economy
# 6
Thailand :
7,184,646,000 BoP $
1998
Thai Economy
# 7
Ireland :
6,079,644,000 BoP $
1998
Irish Economy
# 8
Poland :
6,049,000,000 BoP $
1998
Polish Economy
# 9
Singapore :
5,081,279,000 BoP $
1998
Singapore Economy
# 10
Argentina :
4,965,180,000 BoP $
1998
Argentine Economy
# 11
Saudi Arabia :
4,283,467,000 BoP $
1998
Saudi Economy
# 12
Venezuela :
3,942,000,000 BoP $
1998
Venezuelan Economy
# 13
Czech Republic :
3,574,818,000 BoP $
1998
Czech Economy
# 14
Chile :
3,144,337,000 BoP $
1998
Chilean Economy
# 15
Hungary :
3,065,242,000 BoP $
1998
Hungarian Economy
# 16
Australia :
2,611,062,000 BoP $
1998
Australian Economy
# 17
India :
2,587,059,000 BoP $
1998
Indian Economy
# 18
Denmark :
2,460,063,000 BoP $
1998
Danish Economy
# 19
Malaysia :
2,163,402,000 BoP $
1998
Malaysian Economy
# 20
Philippines :
2,127,000,000 BoP $
1998
Philippine Economy
# 21
Romania :
2,040,000,000 BoP $
1998
Romanian Economy
# 22
Colombia :
2,032,828,000 BoP $
1998
Colombian Economy
# 23
Kuwait :
1,926,133,000 BoP $
1998
Kuwaiti Economy
# 24
Austria :
1,866,461,000 BoP $
1998
Austrian Economy
# 25
Vietnam :
1,671,000,000 BoP $
1998
Vietnamese Economy
# 26
Peru :
1,581,907,000 BoP $
1998
Peruvian Economy
# 27
Russia :
1,491,508,000 BoP $
1998
Russian Economy
# 28
Panama :
1,203,100,000 BoP $
1998
Panamanian Economy
# 29
Norway :
1,154,208,000 BoP $
1998
Norwegian Economy
# 30
Kazakhstan :
1,143,300,000 BoP $
1998
Kazakhstani Economy
# 31
Angola :
1,113,970,000 BoP $
1998
Angolan Economy
# 32
El Salvador :
1,102,684,000 BoP $
1998
Salvadoran Economy
# 33
Nigeria :
1,051,326,000 BoP $
1998
Nigerian Economy
# 34
Egypt :
1,031,000,000 BoP $
1998
Egyptian Economy
# 35
Azerbaijan :
1,022,947,000 BoP $
1998
Azerbaijani Economy
# 36
Bolivia :
946,500,000 BoP $
1998
Bolivian Economy
# 37
Lithuania :
921,325,000 BoP $
1998
Lithuanian Economy
# 38
Ecuador :
869,980,000 BoP $
1998
Ecuadorian Economy
# 39
Croatia :
834,800,000 BoP $
1998
Croatian Economy
# 40
Ukraine :
747,000,000 BoP $
1998
Ukrainian Economy
# 41
Trinidad and Tobago :
729,767,500 BoP $
1998
Tobagonian Economy
# 42
Dominican Republic :
699,800,000 BoP $
1998
Dominican Economy
# 43
Netherlands :
680,850,400 BoP $
1998
Dutch Economy
# 44
Korea, South :
672,800,000 BoP $
1998
Korean Economy
# 45
Guatemala :
672,800,000 BoP $
1998
Guatemalan Economy
# 46
Tunisia :
650,727,800 BoP $
1998
Tunisian Economy
# 47
Israel :
612,700,000 BoP $
1998
Israeli Economy
# 48
Costa Rica :
608,260,000 BoP $
1998
Costa Rican Economy
# 49
Estonia :
574,232,800 BoP $
1998
Estonian Economy
# 50
Turkey :
573,000,000 BoP $
1998
Turkish Economy
# 51
Bulgaria :
537,244,300 BoP $
1998
Bulgarian Economy
# 52
Pakistan :
456,000,000 BoP $
1998
Pakistani Economy
# 53
Slovakia :
417,252,700 BoP $
1998
Slovak Economy
# 54
Côte d'Ivoire :
380,014,100 BoP $
1998
Ivoirian Economy
# 55
Sudan :
370,700,000 BoP $
1998
Sudanese Economy
# 56
Paraguay :
336,300,000 BoP $
1998
Paraguayan Economy
# 57
Burma :
317,833,800 BoP $
1998
Burmese Economy
# 58
Morocco :
312,772,800 BoP $
1998
Moroccan Economy
# 59
Jordan :
310,014,100 BoP $
1998
Jordanian Economy
# 60
Latvia :
302,900,000 BoP $
1998
Latvian Economy
# 61
Jamaica :
287,100,000 BoP $
1998
Jamaican Economy
# 62
Cyprus :
274,663,000 BoP $
1998
Cypriot Economy
# 63
Georgia :
265,300,000 BoP $
1998
Georgian Economy
# 64
Lesotho :
264,796,000 BoP $
1998
Basotho Economy
# 65
New Zealand :
263,102,700 BoP $
1998
New Zealand Economy
# 66
Malta :
262,359,100 BoP $
1998
Maltese Economy
# 67
Cambodia :
223,031,700 BoP $
1998
Cambodian Economy
# 68
Slovenia :
220,980,000 BoP $
1998
Slovenian Economy
# 69
Armenia :
220,830,000 BoP $
1998
Armenian Economy
# 70
Nicaragua :
218,200,000 BoP $
1998
Nicaraguan Economy
# 71
Mozambique :
212,700,000 BoP $
1998
Mozambican Economy
# 72
Uganda :
210,000,000 BoP $
1998
Ugandan Economy
# 73
Belarus :
200,900,000 BoP $
1998
Belarusian Economy
# 74
Zambia :
198,000,000 BoP $
1998
Zambian Economy
# 75
Sri Lanka :
193,424,000 BoP $
1998
Sri Lankan Economy
# 76
Cameroon :
191,094,900 BoP $
1998
Cameroonian Economy
# 77
Bangladesh :
187,057,200 BoP $
1998
Bangladeshi Economy
# 78
Tanzania :
172,306,200 BoP $
1998
Tanzanian Economy
# 79
Ghana :
167,400,000 BoP $
1998
Ghanaian Economy
# 80
Uruguay :
154,800,000 BoP $
1998
Uruguayan Economy
# 81
Eritrea :
148,518,300 BoP $
1998
Eritrean Economy
# 82
Bahamas, The :
145,900,000 BoP $
1998
Bahamian Economy
# 83
Swaziland :
128,801,400 BoP $
1998
Swazi Economy
# 84
Macedonia, Republic of :
127,719,000 BoP $
1998
Macedonian Economy
# 85
Gabon :
113,427,900 BoP $
1998
Gabonese Economy
# 86
Papua New Guinea :
109,626,000 BoP $
1998
Papua New Guinean Economy
# 87
Oman :
102,000,000 BoP $
1998
Omani Economy
# 88
Honduras :
99,000,000 BoP $
1998
Honduran Economy
# 89
Namibia :
98,403,050 BoP $
1998
Namibian Economy
# 90
Botswana :
91,820,640 BoP $
1998
Motswana -Batswana Economy
# 91
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
88,951,850 BoP $
1998
Saint Vincentian Economy
# 92
Kyrgyzstan :
86,606,220 BoP $
1998
Kyrgyzstani Economy
# 93
Saint Lucia :
83,396,300 BoP $
1998
Saint Lucian Economy
# 94
Aruba :
82,178,770 BoP $
1998
Aruban Economy
# 95
Syria :
82,000,000 BoP $
1998
Syrian Economy
# 96
Moldova :
76,240,000 BoP $
1998
Moldovan Economy
# 97
Iceland :
74,532,240 BoP $
1998
Icelandic Economy
# 98
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
66,736,470 BoP $
1998
Herzegovinian Economy
# 99
Senegal :
60,313,400 BoP $
1998
Senegalese Economy
# 100
Seychelles :
50,207,220 BoP $
1998
Seychellois Economy
# 101
Grenada :
48,685,180 BoP $
1998
Grenadian Economy
# 102
Laos :
45,900,000 BoP $
1998
Lao Economy
# 103
Albania :
45,010,000 BoP $
1998
Albanian Economy
# 104
Fiji :
44,392,620 BoP $
1998
Fijian Economy
# 105
Guyana :
44,000,000 BoP $
1998
Guyanese Economy
# 106
Congo, Republic of the :
40,913,510 BoP $
1998
Congolese Economy
# 107
Benin :
32,748,440 BoP $
1998
Beninese Economy
# 108
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
31,925,930 BoP $
1998
Nevisian Economy
# 109
Iran :
24,000,000 BoP $
1998
Iranian Economy
# 110
Antigua and Barbuda :
22,774,070 BoP $
1998
Barbudan Economy
# 111
Vanuatu :
20,383,380 BoP $
1998
- Economy
# 112
Togo :
19,567,700 BoP $
1998
Togolese Economy
# 113
Mongolia :
18,900,000 BoP $
1998
Mongolian Economy
# 114
Guinea :
17,810,000 BoP $
1998
Guinean Economy
# 115
Madagascar :
16,635,430 BoP $
1998
Malagasy Economy
# 116
Barbados :
14,800,000 BoP $
1998
Barbadian Economy
# 117
Belize :
13,150,000 BoP $
1998
Belizean Economy
# 118
Malawi :
12,104,230 BoP $
1998
Malawian Economy
# 119
Nepal :
12,024,660 BoP $
1998
Nepalese Economy
# 120
Maldives :
11,517,970 BoP $
1998
Maldivian Economy
# 121
Kenya :
11,413,580 BoP $
1998
Kenyan Economy
# 122
Haiti :
10,760,000 BoP $
1998
Haitian Economy
# 123
Solomon Islands :
10,092,100 BoP $
1998
Solomon Islander Economy
# 124
Suriname :
9,100,000 BoP $
1998
Surinamese Economy
# 125
Cape Verde :
9,039,816 BoP $
1998
Cape Verdean Economy
# 126
Mali :
8,883,777 BoP $
1998
Malian Economy
# 127
Rwanda :
7,089,194 BoP $
1998
Rwandan Economy
# 128
Dominica :
6,511,111 BoP $
1998
Dominican Economy
# 129
São Tomé and Príncipe :
4,200,000 BoP $
1998
Sao Tomean Economy
# 130
Mauritania :
132,643 BoP $
1998
Mauritanian Economy
# 131
Sierra Leone :
104,885 BoP $
1998
Sierra Leonean Economy
# 132
Niger :
-1,186,538 BoP $
1998
Nigerien Economy
# 133
Bahrain :
-1,369,869 BoP $
1998
Bahraini Economy
# 134
Mauritius :
-1,542,139 BoP $
1998
Mauritian Economy
# 135
Netherlands Antilles :
-50,614,520 BoP $
1998
Dutch Antillean Economy
# 136
Yemen :
-219,400,000 BoP $
1998
Yemeni Economy
# 137
Indonesia :
-240,800,000 BoP $
1998
Indonesian Economy
# 138
Libya :
-383,682,200 BoP $
1998
Libyan Economy
# 139
Portugal :
-1,034,689,000 BoP $
1998
Portuguese Economy
# 140
South Africa :
-1,083,667,000 BoP $
1998
South African Economy
# 141
Hong Kong :
-2,219,659,000 BoP $
1998
Hong Kong Economy
# 142
Sweden :
-3,258,490,000 BoP $
1998
Swedish Economy
# 143
Spain :
-6,088,931,000 BoP $
1998
Spanish Economy
# 144
Finland :
-6,668,965,000 BoP $
1998
Finnish Economy
# 145
Switzerland :
-9,118,278,000 BoP $
1998
Swiss Economy
# 146
Italy :
-9,772,475,000 BoP $
1998
Italian Economy
# 147
Canada :
-11,369,970,000 BoP $
1998
Canadian Economy
# 148
France :
-16,182,760,000 BoP $
1998
French Economy
# 149
Japan :
-21,356,500,000 BoP $
1998
Japanese Economy
# 150
United Kingdom :
-48,157,120,000 BoP $
1998
British Economy
# 151
Germany :
-66,292,850,000 BoP $
1998
German Economy
Total :
69,349,990,820 BoP $
Weighted average:
459,271,462.4 BoP $
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.
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