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Former British colonies Compared by Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita

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 capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Singapore 3.35 million BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
2 Antigua and Barbuda 1.37 million BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
3 The Bahamas 1.12 million BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 981,558.75 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
5 Trinidad and Tobago 863,362.76 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2004
6 New Zealand 753,773.94 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
7 Saint Lucia 653,802.09 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
8 Israel 446,906.23 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
9 Belize 428,812.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
10 Dominica 361,882.78 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
11 United States 339,670.94 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
12 Jordan 283,077.89 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
13 Grenada 247,261.32 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
14 Jamaica 219,051.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
15 Barbados 195,877.67 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
16 Botswana 189,489.25 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
17 Namibia 118,884.7 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2004
18 Guyana 102,233.97 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
19 Egypt 71,368.29 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
20 Sudan 63,606.21 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
21 Lesotho 51,212.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
22 Australia 42,879.53 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
23 Malaysia 39,202.6 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
24 The Gambia 34,230.77 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
25 Maldives 28,834.56 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
26 Nigeria 14,243.23 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
27 Pakistan 13,731.61 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
28 Tanzania 12,303.18 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
29 Sierra Leone 11,962.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
30 Sri Lanka 11,923.34 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
31 Zambia 11,371.59 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2000
32 Uganda 8,920.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
33 Swaziland 7,786 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
34 Bangladesh 5,658.44 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
35 Ghana 4,816.22 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
36 Burma 4,270.63 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2004
37 India 3,062.8 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2003
38 Zimbabwe 2,580.56 BoP $ per 1,000 people 1994
39 Malawi 488.82 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2002
40 Kenya 336.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
41 Somalia -109.594 BoP $ per 1,000 people 1985
42 Canada -1,529.064 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
43 Yemen -12,665.154 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
44 Bahrain -102,946.876 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005
45 Fiji -107,409.456 BoP $ per 1,000 people 1999
46 Kuwait -1,758,086.743 BoP $ per 1,000 people 2005

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