Data for 2001
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2001
Figures for 2001, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2001 covers 191 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 409.8622; Aruba is lowest, at -14.0751. The middle country reads 2.2050. Against 2000, 190 values changed (78 up, 112 down), 1 country joined.
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2001
HighestBritish Virgin Islands
409.8622
LowestAruba
-14.0751Shaded 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, 2001, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 191 countries · select a heading to sort
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 409.8622 | 3,791.26 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 69.2613 | 2,133.11 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 42.5745 | 940.74 | — |
 AnguillaAIACaribbean | 41.1374 | 63.67 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 37.2565 | 88,203.25 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 23.6262 | 459.87 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 21.6605 | 112.73 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 20.3452 | 157.43 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 19.2682 | 17,301.64 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 18.2058 | 87.27 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 17.1546 | 29,060.68 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 15.9868 | 2,145.50 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 14.7643 | 130.44 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 12.7975 | 2,835.00 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 12.0532 | 447.13 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 12.0054 | 51,927.50 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 10.6430 | 2,274.84 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 10.2653 | 365.17 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 8.9621 | 834.90 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 8.9377 | 928.64 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 8.8260 | 9,650.92 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 8.6750 | 64.74 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 8.6687 | 705.77 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 8.6280 | 539.29 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 8.5197 | 1,453.91 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 8.4823 | 526.43 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 8.2801 | 5,641.74 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 7.3161 | 3,936.05 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 7.0815 | 2,807.06 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 7.0616 | 18.00 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 7.0572 | 587.01 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 6.9884 | 11,522.54 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 6.6767 | 613.90 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 6.3203 | 23.86 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 5.8724 | 4,199.80 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 5.8201 | 103.44 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 5.7784 | 235.23 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 5.6998 | 808.43 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 5.2185 | 61.16 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 5.0949 | 6,195.65 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 5.0794 | 206.43 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 5.0092 | 6,783.92 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 4.7682 | 22.03 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 4.5701 | 7.63 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 4.5445 | 56.00 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 4.5250 | 28,408.13 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 4.5209 | 255.44 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4.5008 | 10,914.36 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 4.4526 | 1,035.85 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 4.3927 | 76.70 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 4.3875 | 349.40 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 4.2892 | 63.59 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 4.2851 | 63.00 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 4.2173 | 5,073.20 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 4.2149 | 1,079.10 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 4.1534 | 3.00 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 4.0104 | 22,457.35 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9773 | 1,300.00 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 3.9764 | 304.24 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 3.9686 | 226.51 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 3.9418 | 29.68 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 3.8931 | 467.10 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 3.8097 | 608.65 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 3.7756 | 30,056.23 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 3.7435 | 27,663.42 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 3.6360 | 445.81 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 3.6141 | 467.20 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.6100 | 149.40 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 3.5414 | 145.00 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 3.4999 | 46,877.59 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 3.2763 | 9,389.14 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 3.2432 | 109.84 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 3.1246 | 103.04 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 3.1057 | 35.48 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 3.0928 | 69.87 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 2.9965 | 3,683.00 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 2.9562 | 273.63 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.9516 | 121.73 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2.9085 | 5,579.26 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 2.9075 | 91.51 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.8957 | 5,689.44 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 2.8811 | 3,731.53 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.8665 | 1,157.93 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 2.8159 | 150.20 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 2.7867 | 1.06 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 2.7084 | 498.50 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 2.6054 | 2,541.94 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 2.5408 | 77.25 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 2.5172 | 170.00 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 2.4907 | 41.16 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 2.4341 | 272.68 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 2.3323 | 160.01 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 2.3287 | 538.57 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 2.3107 | 20.50 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2.2715 | 279.00 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2.2050 | 486.55 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 2.1984 | 1,144.26 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.1705 | 35,948.78 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.1499 | 151.50 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 2.0856 | 173.59 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 2.0492 | 118.87 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 2.0148 | 792.00 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.0002 | 7,825.43 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1.9562 | 12.68 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 1.8735 | 1,113.11 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 1.8269 | 28.18 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.7697 | 93.06 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.7346 | 358.53 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 1.7255 | 1,277.42 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 1.6850 | 295.52 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.6614 | 3,352.00 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.5069 | 159,461.00 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.4381 | 2,505.66 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 1.4202 | 296.79 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 1.3802 | 155.14 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 1.3752 | 63.77 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 1.3730 | 4,109.00 | Asset/liability basis. |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 1.3427 | 26,402.00 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 1.3135 | 1,771.72 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 1.3079 | 23.90 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 1.3013 | 8.30 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 1.2842 | 105.18 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 1.2694 | 39.37 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1.2688 | 14,870.56 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1.2237 | 102.22 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.2036 | 1,589.34 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.1963 | 43.86 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.1637 | 15,946.77 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.1490 | 6,522.30 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 1.1357 | 41.80 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 1.1311 | 1,183.84 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.1164 | 5,477.64 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.9409 | 18.50 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.9094 | 2,808.33 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.9020 | 9.84 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.8948 | 80.32 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.8936 | 22.90 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.8785 | 9.50 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.7921 | 89.30 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.7802 | 354.47 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.7552 | 63.01 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.7500 | 95.80 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.7475 | 82.80 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.7435 | 2,166.14 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.6691 | 73.29 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.6409 | 23.69 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 0.6035 | 0.74 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.5970 | 553.95 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.5957 | 3.39 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.5745 | 1.42 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.5620 | 509.90 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.5589 | 30.68 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.5312 | 5.18 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.5236 | 110.00 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.4908 | 31.94 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.4790 | 19.18 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.4459 | 81.89 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.4194 | 383.00 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.3539 | 20.85 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.3358 | 408.12 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.3279 | 5.01 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.2737 | 504.00 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.2513 | 1.15 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2471 | 195.00 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2003 | 15.29 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.1964 | 6.27 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 0.1427 | 6,241.60 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.1040 | 0.40 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.0800 | 4.94 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.0439 | 3.80 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.0412 | 1.68 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.0325 | 5.30 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.0234 | 5.20 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.0188 | 0.68 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.0018 | 0.04 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | -0.0004 | -0.00 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | -0.0013 | -0.42 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | -0.0269 | -6.66 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | -0.0678 | -0.01 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | -0.1800 | -19.83 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | -0.3196 | -111.52 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | -0.3905 | -133.00 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | -0.4212 | -0.27 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | -0.4623 | -250.13 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | -0.5323 | -25.64 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | -0.9053 | -1.43 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | -1.7179 | -89.09 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | -1.8027 | -13.56 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | -2.2225 | -9.31 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | -2.6248 | -26.80 | — |
ArubaABWCaribbean | -14.0751 | -266.93 | — |
02In 2001
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- British Virgin Islands409.8622
- Cayman Islands69.2613
- Equatorial Guinea42.5745
- Anguilla41.1374
- Belgium37.2565
Lowest
- Aruba-14.0751
- Suriname-2.6248
- Solomon Islands-2.2225
- Eritrea-1.8027
- Gabon-1.7179
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.2050. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
United States159,461.00Lowest
Aruba-266.93Middle country: 170.00
032000 → 2001
Since 2000
What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 190values changed, of 190 in both
- 78 · 112rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Equatorial Guinea10.2008 → 42.5745+32.3737
- Chad7.2908 → 23.6262+16.3354
- Anguilla30.1952 → 41.1374+10.9421
- Angola6.4614 → 15.9868+9.5255
- Grenada14.1509 → 21.6605+7.5096
Fell most
- British Virgin Islands941.3518 → 409.8622−531.4896
- Cayman Islands311.7378 → 69.2613−242.4765
- Ireland25.7260 → 8.8260−16.9001
- Hong Kong31.7949 → 17.1546−14.6402
- Denmark20.6187 → 6.9884−13.6303
+ TuvaluChanges 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.
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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2001: questions and answers
Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2001?
British Virgin Islands, at 409.8622, of the 191 countries in the file.
What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2001 describe?
2001.
How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2001 cover?
191.
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