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Data for 1997
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1997
Figures for 1997, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1997 covers 186 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 610.0569; Gabon is lowest, at -5.3502. The middle country reads 2.0290. Against 1996, 183 values changed (115 up, 68 down), 3 countries joined.
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 1997
HighestBritish Virgin Islands
610.0569
LowestGabon
-5.3502Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1997, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 186 countries · select a heading to sort
| British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 610.0569 | 3,636.65 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 156.0401 | 3,150.87 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 51.0789 | 213.82 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 26.5248 | 1,051.00 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 25.2037 | 92.47 | — |
 AnguillaAIACaribbean | 17.2738 | 21.24 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 16.5043 | 999.60 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 15.6823 | 15,701.74 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 12.6792 | 1,299.20 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 12.2053 | 195.92 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 12.1870 | 701.74 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 11.8738 | 868.62 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 11.5395 | 1,799.60 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 10.7750 | 854.00 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 10.5975 | 30.23 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 10.4287 | 33.50 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 9.7179 | 878.80 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 8.7921 | 4,167.32 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 8.2701 | 2,220.00 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 8.2261 | 522.34 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 8.1777 | 53.45 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 8.0950 | 19.99 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 7.8498 | 53.39 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 7.5312 | 33.87 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 7.2253 | 6,202.00 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 6.6910 | 21.12 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 6.5688 | 242.59 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 6.4099 | 11,368.15 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 6.3123 | 6,323.00 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 6.1487 | 5,271.40 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 5.9676 | 47.83 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 5.9637 | 1,321.91 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 5.7502 | 548.36 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 5.7145 | 646.66 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 5.6885 | 2.57 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 5.2557 | 19.67 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 5.1945 | 267.75 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 5.0426 | 217.00 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.8817 | 168.10 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 4.8304 | 360.93 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 4.7480 | 11,998.30 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 4.7421 | 86.30 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 4.7064 | 45,257.04 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 4.6986 | 83.04 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.4024 | 5,562.22 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 4.3527 | 52.00 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 4.3353 | 163.00 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4.0886 | 10,967.55 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 4.0230 | 107.86 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 3.9334 | 172.10 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 3.7047 | 411.65 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 3.7028 | 418.33 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 3.6793 | 2,139.26 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 3.5442 | 415.46 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 3.4862 | 354.49 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 3.4153 | 1,215.00 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 3.4018 | 78.74 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 3.3854 | 288.49 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 3.3711 | 22.94 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 3.3163 | 210.00 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 3.2530 | 31.68 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 3.2256 | 406.90 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 3.0832 | 79.17 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3.0709 | 4,910.21 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 3.0708 | 1,204.71 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 2.9774 | 176.81 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 2.9722 | 51.94 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 2.9273 | 1,642.47 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 2.8848 | 9,160.27 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 2.7833 | 11.48 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2.7668 | 1,917.46 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 2.6782 | 11,181.07 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 2.6275 | 723.94 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 2.5849 | 3,882.00 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 2.5241 | 44.29 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 2.4675 | 3,981.54 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 2.4510 | 12,829.56 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.4485 | 2,028.80 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 2.4227 | 433.00 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 2.4202 | 203.30 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 2.4124 | 351.60 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2.4116 | 579.58 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.2690 | 127.65 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 2.2587 | 3,816.66 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2.2511 | 6,635.80 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 2.1655 | 82.01 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 2.1505 | 18,992.93 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.1111 | 33,128.37 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 2.1042 | 47.54 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 2.1012 | 420.60 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.0809 | 1,301.37 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.0633 | 11.58 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.0420 | 69.73 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 2.0161 | 83.77 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1.9996 | 2,340.01 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1.9937 | 100.09 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 1.9742 | 18.00 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 1.9379 | 149.54 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.8138 | 141.50 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.7750 | 7,762.47 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.7608 | 365.30 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.7595 | 11,525.18 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 1.7028 | 25.00 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 1.6671 | 1,990.38 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.6501 | 2,093.28 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 1.6169 | 2,801.14 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.6134 | 334.43 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.6132 | 23,381.64 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 1.5815 | 11.41 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 1.5569 | 178.79 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 1.5402 | 20.57 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.5122 | 8,918.37 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 1.4837 | 58.06 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.4606 | 157.80 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 1.3974 | 575.29 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 1.3685 | 11.95 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.3272 | 1,249.00 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 1.3214 | 64.40 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 1.2692 | 26.53 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1.2606 | 2,668.98 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1.2490 | 55.28 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.2055 | 103,398.00 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1.1995 | 623.00 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 1.1928 | 4,864.64 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 1.1832 | 34.70 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 1.0873 | 886.90 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1.0469 | 230.60 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.9997 | 18.50 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.9752 | 135.10 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.8948 | 166.80 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.8504 | 3,619.00 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.8407 | 711.00 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.7412 | 2,248.00 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.7260 | 78.34 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 0.7092 | 984.00 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.7032 | 18.20 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.6933 | 16.62 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.6385 | 0.51 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.6312 | 3.10 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.5772 | 59.00 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.5596 | 81.80 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 0.5594 | 3,301.10 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.5519 | 12,244.63 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.5415 | 84.50 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.5327 | 260.00 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.5273 | 126.40 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.4945 | 80.00 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.4783 | 13.71 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.4744 | 14.90 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.4442 | 23.06 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.3985 | 4,961.47 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.3840 | 28.58 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.3722 | 65.03 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.3528 | 14.37 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.3511 | 9.77 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.3343 | 13.76 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.3234 | 53.00 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.3219 | 17.30 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.3078 | 805.00 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 0.2910 | 232.43 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.1602 | 0.14 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.1564 | 1.80 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.1526 | 1.50 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.1328 | 2.59 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.0800 | 4.00 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 0.0718 | 3,224.62 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.0652 | 19.78 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.0502 | 1.10 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.0368 | 43.01 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.0344 | 57.00 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.0318 | 2.31 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.0124 | 1.15 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.0098 | 0.08 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.0089 | 2.26 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.0045 | 0.02 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | -0.0048 | -0.49 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | -0.0049 | -0.01 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | -0.0484 | -1.46 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | -0.1429 | -3.33 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | -0.1941 | -0.70 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | -0.2046 | -67.90 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | -0.4709 | -44.35 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | -0.7951 | -15.32 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | -0.8153 | -9.20 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | -1.7764 | -138.50 | — |
| GabonGABMiddle Africa | -5.3502 | -318.42 | — |
02In 1997
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- British Virgin Islands610.0569
- Cayman Islands156.0401
- Liberia51.0789
- Azerbaijan26.5248
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines25.2037
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.0290. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
United States103,398.00Lowest
Gabon-318.42Middle country: 170.10
031996 → 1997
Since 1996
What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −0countries joined / left
- 183values changed, of 183 in both
- 115 · 68rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- British Virgin Islands216.3913 → 610.0569+393.6656
- Liberia-53.5341 → 51.0789+104.6129
- Cayman Islands66.4318 → 156.0401+89.6083
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.3671 → 25.2037+12.8366
- Lebanon0.5868 → 11.5395+10.9527
Fell most
- Equatorial Guinea72.7925 → 8.1777−64.6149
- Bahrain29.0153 → 11.8738−17.1415
- Anguilla30.2965 → 17.2738−13.0227
- Malta7.6654 → 2.1655−5.5000
- Saint Kitts and Nevis10.5329 → 5.2557−5.2772
+ Bermuda+ Georgia+ El SalvadorChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
186 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
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07Questions
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1997: questions and answers
Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1997?
British Virgin Islands, at 610.0569, of the 186 countries in the file.
What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1997 describe?
1997.
How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1997 cover?
186.
Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1997?
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Is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 1997 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2025.