Data for 1990
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1990
Figures for 1990, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1990 covers 160 countries on 2 measures. Liberia is highest, at 37.84245; Suriname is lowest, at -10.21565. The middle country reads 0.80512.
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 1990
HighestLiberia
37.84245
LowestSuriname
-10.21565Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1990, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 160 countries · select a heading to sort
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 37.84245 | 225.24 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 22.45244 | 48.78 | — |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 15.30602 | 18.35 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 15.24924 | 130.50 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 14.33407 | 5,574.75 | — |
 AnguillaAIACaribbean | 14.31184 | 10.82 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 12.78646 | 58.75 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 12.70283 | 9.58 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 8.24784 | 45.90 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 7.64573 | 13.11 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 6.52423 | 11.07 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 6.29280 | 84.14 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 5.93078 | 2,611.00 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 5.72644 | 6.60 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 5.56532 | 13.14 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 5.34361 | 202.78 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 5.01625 | 10.44 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 4.34639 | 225.10 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 4.25728 | 3,275.07 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 4.00061 | 49.04 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 3.91893 | 8,046.73 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 3.75317 | 7.56 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3.70960 | 1,684.76 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 3.68871 | 32.44 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 3.47507 | 19.00 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.47034 | 11,063.32 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 3.31437 | 174.90 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 3.27421 | 7.67 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 3.12987 | 62.38 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 3.12946 | 155.41 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 3.00225 | 2,363.32 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 2.91091 | 2,575.00 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 2.80484 | 180.00 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.78638 | 30,461.12 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 2.74150 | 16.12 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 2.57707 | 95.90 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.43804 | 7,904.39 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 2.26888 | 28.46 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 2.22825 | 162.40 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 2.19508 | 135.54 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2.06338 | 5,483.89 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 2.04502 | 109.40 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 2.02318 | 126.62 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 2.01385 | 10,797.15 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 1.99507 | 5.60 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 1.95803 | 734.00 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 1.90284 | 661.20 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1.72733 | 45.79 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 1.65416 | 778.19 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 1.62913 | 1,002.50 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1.49805 | 40.97 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 1.48903 | 553.81 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1.39460 | 132.80 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1.37645 | 67.00 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.31251 | 16,506.19 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.30544 | 1,563.80 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.27200 | 7,582.28 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 1.26858 | 1.00 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 1.26129 | 621.91 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1.25020 | 7.90 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 1.23107 | 142.26 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 1.21629 | 73.46 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 1.20063 | 14.12 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1.19855 | 1,836.00 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 1.19595 | 43.50 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 1.17987 | 71.06 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.13668 | 40.81 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 1.10450 | 22.72 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.08893 | 550.00 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1.05979 | 29.57 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.04111 | 1,005.00 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.90816 | 37.65 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.88406 | 500.00 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.88378 | 3,487.11 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.88353 | 59.30 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.84404 | 126.18 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.83638 | 2,633.24 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.82047 | 0.30 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.81910 | 1,132.15 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.81202 | 48,422.00 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.79822 | 1,330.00 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.77521 | 22.55 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.75389 | 1,971.18 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.73587 | 23.30 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.70911 | 56.93 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.66534 | 6.00 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.65609 | 88.70 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.62107 | 22.16 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.62022 | 22.39 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.58473 | 1.60 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.54574 | 11.21 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 0.54420 | 165.00 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.53871 | 278.33 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.53588 | 6,344.88 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.51263 | 9.40 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.51116 | 158.91 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.50005 | 5.59 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.46170 | 43.35 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.45727 | 17.86 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.45575 | 644.67 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.44960 | 41.54 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.41156 | 57.10 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.40726 | 48.43 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.39381 | 653.00 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.35846 | 40.00 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 0.35800 | 1,045.60 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.33158 | 2.02 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.32983 | 22.08 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.32953 | 684.00 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.31457 | 7.66 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.29434 | 6.74 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.26559 | 312.00 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.24186 | 988.80 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.22874 | 8.00 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.22360 | 9.20 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.22124 | 137.12 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.21863 | 6.45 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.17945 | 7.00 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.17638 | 5.73 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.16660 | 2,962.36 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.15714 | 5.94 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.14115 | 41.10 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.13272 | 88.00 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.12348 | 0.20 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.11201 | 14.80 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.10933 | 1.26 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.08997 | 12.20 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.07694 | 0.39 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.07210 | 0.25 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.07191 | 236.69 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.06630 | 4.88 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.06478 | 40.00 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.05890 | 0.26 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 0.05669 | 1,806.04 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.04629 | 0.70 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.04244 | 6.24 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.03944 | 1.90 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.03032 | 5.60 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.01930 | 4.00 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.01885 | 0.67 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.01479 | 0.48 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.01313 | 0.06 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.01305 | 0.46 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.01151 | 3.24 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.00360 | 1.03 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.00015 | 0.01 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.00002 | 0.01 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.00000 | 0.00 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | -0.02852 | -6.81 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | -0.06723 | -78.46 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | -0.09619 | -14.46 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | -0.13687 | -5.91 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | -0.22549 | -115.82 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | -0.36287 | -17.30 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | -0.37561 | -361.95 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | -0.81334 | -112.83 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | -2.38823 | -334.50 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | -3.24922 | -130.90 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | -3.72571 | -182.90 | — |
SurinameSURSouth America | -10.21565 | -76.80 | — |
02In 1990
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Liberia37.84245
- Saint Kitts and Nevis22.45244
- British Virgin Islands15.30602
- Aruba15.24924
- Singapore14.33407
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.80512. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
United States48,422.00Lowest
Iran-361.95Middle country: 41.04
03Caveats
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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1990: questions and answers
Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1990?
Liberia, at 37.84245, of the 160 countries in the file.
What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1990 describe?
1990.
How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1990 cover?
160.
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