Data for 2008
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2008
Figures for 2008, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2008 covers 198 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 4,402.2483; Suriname is lowest, at -6.4940. The middle country reads 3.9474. Against 2007, 195 values changed (92 up, 103 down), 3 countries joined.
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2008
HighestBritish Virgin Islands
4,402.2483
LowestSuriname
-6.4940Shaded 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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 198 countries · select a heading to sort
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 4,402.2483 | 52,554.4 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 426.4218 | 19,555.7 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 138.3372 | 12,688.8 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 43.9546 | 12,289.0 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 42.0697 | 79.1 | — |
 AnguillaAIACaribbean | 35.7869 | 126.7 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 26.5942 | 58,315.4 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 24.7405 | 283.8 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 23.4530 | 228.9 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 22.8045 | 13.5 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 22.7033 | 166.3 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 21.0646 | 960.4 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 19.5245 | 151.8 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 19.5142 | 161.2 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 19.3631 | 682.1 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 19.2594 | 1,746.4 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 18.6749 | 182.1 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 18.0892 | 9,855.1 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 17.4412 | 2,031.9 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 15.7859 | 814.8 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 14.9909 | 215.6 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 14.3674 | 1,512.3 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 13.7470 | 46.3 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 13.7439 | 4,002.1 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 13.5501 | 65.0 | Asset/liability basis. |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 12.9854 | 1,392.7 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 12.9553 | 844.7 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 12.4734 | 2,826.3 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 12.3210 | 2,590.7 | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 12.0948 | 7,117.1 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 11.7440 | 615.1 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 11.7030 | 1,575.2 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 11.5008 | 165.3 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 10.7326 | 14,321.8 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 10.4789 | 1,436.6 | — |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 10.4128 | 541.8 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 10.0084 | 2,638.3 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 9.7905 | 711.5 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 9.7597 | 169.7 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 9.6546 | 75.0 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 9.5145 | 2,800.8 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 8.7265 | 1,726.8 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 8.6811 | 170.1 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 8.6374 | 15,518.2 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 8.5056 | 2,146.7 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 8.3731 | 9,579.0 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 8.3680 | 720.3 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 7.9790 | 181.3 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 7.6063 | 5,406.8 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 7.5883 | 943.7 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 7.5319 | 2,319.9 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 7.5251 | 1,829.7 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 7.4504 | 44.0 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 7.3826 | 627.3 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 7.3487 | 974.3 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 7.3345 | 377.0 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 7.3263 | 3,972.0 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 7.2498 | 1,006.4 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 7.2339 | 49.5 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 7.1795 | 36,946.9 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 7.1264 | 876.9 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 6.9343 | 2,105.7 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 6.5836 | 342.8 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 6.2952 | 13,491.5 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 6.1495 | 2,758.6 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 6.1213 | 39.7 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 6.0997 | 11,810.1 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 5.9678 | 2,870.0 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 5.9112 | 585.8 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 5.9042 | 1,277.0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 5.8839 | 178.0 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 5.8014 | 10,913.0 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 5.7598 | 9,494.6 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 5.7404 | 6,923.7 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 5.7368 | 117.1 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 5.6257 | 1.7 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 5.4835 | 381.9 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 5.2407 | 1,001.6 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 5.2395 | 938.6 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 5.1144 | 1,554.6 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 5.0400 | 919.7 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 5.0349 | 4,868.0 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 5.0209 | 903.1 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 4.8818 | 760.2 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 4.8544 | 520.9 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 4.8504 | 1,383.2 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 4.7058 | 76,992.5 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 4.6748 | 340.4 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 4.6502 | 10,274.7 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 4.5788 | 591.6 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 4.5230 | 75,855.7 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 4.4887 | 70.1 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 4.4330 | 46,905.7 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.3562 | 10,564.0 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 4.2289 | 2,952.0 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 4.2063 | 466.1 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 4.0045 | 728.9 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9708 | 227.7 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 3.9638 | 61,552.5 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 3.9310 | 5.7 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 3.8328 | 382.9 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 3.8039 | 6,018.8 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 3.7471 | 1,794.0 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 3.7163 | 47,102.4 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 3.7156 | 951.5 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 3.7036 | 1,264.1 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 3.6726 | 195.4 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 3.6674 | 3,180.0 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 3.4835 | 2,187.9 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 3.2781 | 3,778.6 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 3.2149 | 1,220.4 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 3.2095 | 105.7 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3.1289 | 92,158.3 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.1073 | 7,172.0 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 3.0740 | 512.6 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 3.0274 | 5,438.0 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 2.9131 | 9,209.2 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2.8584 | 16,214.9 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 2.7886 | 1,465.6 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 2.7642 | 8,054.4 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.7276 | 6,451.0 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 2.6598 | 9,725.6 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 2.6584 | 2,487.1 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 2.6570 | 45,058.2 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.5766 | 19,851.0 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 2.5416 | 29,521.4 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 2.4478 | 8,248.6 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 2.3919 | 4.7 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 2.3593 | 397.6 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2.3404 | 3,122.9 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 2.3330 | 603.4 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 2.3206 | 108,312.4 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2.2933 | 12,283.0 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 2.1976 | 20.3 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2.1950 | 1,218.4 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2.0743 | 306,366.0 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.0227 | 322.6 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 1.9985 | 102.3 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1.9450 | 711.3 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.9151 | 737.6 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.9014 | 8,840.1 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 1.8343 | 446.1 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.7352 | 169.8 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 1.7294 | 1,057.4 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.7153 | 9,318.5 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 1.6995 | 1,679.0 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1.6835 | 7,226.1 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 1.6486 | 405.8 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.6344 | 642.7 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 1.5826 | 752.2 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.5728 | 180.3 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 1.5528 | 5,063.0 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1.5007 | 1,855.7 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 1.4712 | 87.0 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 1.4591 | 2,632.0 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 1.3859 | 57.6 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 1.3061 | 5,432.0 | Asset/liability basis. |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.2845 | 37,593.4 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 1.2819 | 171.0 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.2812 | 4,498.6 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 1.1883 | 78.2 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 1.1433 | 1,086.3 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.1191 | 105.8 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 1.0593 | 5,506.0 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.0231 | 11,187.5 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.8501 | 1,544.0 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.8324 | 2,627.0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.8128 | 51.6 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.7989 | 2,104.5 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.7046 | 51.5 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.7006 | 2,487.0 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.6878 | 19.6 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.6226 | 11.0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.5924 | 5.1 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.5216 | 23.9 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.5059 | 4.6 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 0.4783 | 24,425.1 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.4600 | 1,980.0 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.4471 | 46.0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.3366 | 4.4 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.2905 | 29.8 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.2378 | 3.8 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.2134 | 8,127.0 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.1945 | 13.9 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.0288 | 14.1 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.0235 | 14.3 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.0079 | 1.0 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | -0.0040 | -6.0 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | -0.0873 | -24.2 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | -0.2602 | -30.4 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | -0.4004 | -1,144.0 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | -0.4482 | -10,835.3 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | -0.7074 | -6,776.4 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | -0.8623 | -1.3 | Asset/liability basis. |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | -2.6786 | -13,857.3 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | -4.0034 | -793.9 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | -5.9732 | -16,452.9 | — |
SurinameSURSouth America | -6.4940 | -231.4 | — |
02In 2008
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- British Virgin Islands4,402.2483
- Cayman Islands426.4218
- Malta138.3372
- Cyprus43.9546
- São Tomé and Príncipe42.0697
Lowest
- Suriname-6.4940
- Ireland-5.9732
- Equatorial Guinea-4.0034
- Belgium-2.6786
- Kiribati-0.8623
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.9474. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
United States306,366.0Lowest
Ireland-16,452.9Middle country: 956.0
032007 → 2008
Since 2007
What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −0countries joined / left
- 195values changed, of 195 in both
- 92 · 103rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- British Virgin Islands3,108.3218 → 4,402.2483+1,293.9265
- Luxembourg-57.5323 → 12.0948+69.6271
- Aruba-17.5430 → 0.6878+18.2307
- São Tomé and Príncipe24.6867 → 42.0697+17.3830
- New Caledonia4.7331 → 19.2594+14.5263
Fell most
- Malta497.8105 → 138.3372−359.4733
- Cayman Islands631.6249 → 426.4218−205.2032
- Cyprus96.6147 → 43.9546−52.6601
- Iceland31.0781 → 5.0400−26.0382
- Belgium19.8399 → -2.6786−22.5186
+ Montenegro+ Serbia+ KosovoChanges 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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07Questions
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2008: questions and answers
Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2008?
British Virgin Islands, at 4,402.2483, of the 198 countries in the file.
What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2008 describe?
2008.
How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2008 cover?
198.
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