Former French colonies Compared by Economy > Trade > Balance of payments > Foreign direct investment, net inflows > BoP, current US$

DEFINITION: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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 (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Vietnam	$8.37 billion	2012
2	Mozambique	$5.24 billion	2012
3	Lebanon	$3.68 billion	2012
4	Morocco	$2.84 billion	2012
5	Republic of the Congo	$2.76 billion	2012
6	Algeria	$1.60 billion	2012
7	Cambodia	$1.56 billion	2012
8	Tunisia	$1.55 billion	2012
9	Syria	$1.47 billion	2010
10	Mauritania	$1.20 billion	2012
11	Madagascar	$894.66 million	2012
12	Niger	$793.35 million	2012
13	Gabon	$702.41 million	2012
14	Guinea	$605.40 million	2012
15	Cameroon	$525.75 million	2012
16	Cote d'Ivoire	$478.40 million	2012
17	Senegal	$337.67 million	2012
18	Chad	$323.49 million	2012
19	Mali	$310.46 million	2012
20	Laos	$294.38 million	2012
21	Haiti	$178.75 million	2012
22	Togo	$166.32 million	2012
23	Benin	$158.59 million	2012
24	Djibouti	$110.00 million	2012
25	Central African Republic	$71.18 million	2012
26	Burkina Faso	$40.09 million	2012

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