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Data for 2012
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2012
Figures for 2012, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2012 covers 201 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 5,472.6696; Aruba is lowest, at -12.0994. The middle country reads 2.8769. Against 2011, 198 values changed (94 up, 104 down), 3 countries joined, 1 left.
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2012
HighestBritish Virgin Islands
5,472.6696
LowestAruba
-12.0994Shaded 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, 2012, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 201 countries · select a heading to sort
| British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 5,472.6696 | 61,121.51 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 500.8059 | 21,489.61 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 264.9690 | 66,368.02 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 147.6020 | 14,183.93 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 51.5984 | 984.60 | — |
 AnguillaAIACaribbean | 34.8324 | 99.68 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 34.7560 | 4,272.47 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 33.7331 | 5,629.41 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 29.3137 | 2,831.45 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 26.7220 | 70,179.80 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 24.0709 | 261.36 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 21.5091 | 48,883.84 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 20.6383 | 1,388.59 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 20.3675 | 60,102.99 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 18.2977 | 133.58 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 15.2205 | 619.75 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 13.9445 | 114.98 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 11.8840 | 21.37 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 11.7630 | 722.45 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 11.5997 | 60.36 | Asset/liability basis. |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 11.1975 | 1,988.10 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 11.1970 | 14,384.79 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 11.0461 | 146.59 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 11.0297 | 3,312.14 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 10.1608 | 21.64 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 9.9965 | 26,708.11 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 9.8692 | 189.20 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 9.7241 | 22.47 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 9.6406 | 1,033.51 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 9.6031 | 526.88 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 9.1781 | 841.28 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 9.0148 | 3,893.81 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 8.9000 | 3,129.62 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 8.7846 | 140.39 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 8.1337 | 1,060.81 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 7.8990 | 227.98 | Asset/liability basis. |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 7.8117 | 3,210.50 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 7.8054 | 62.43 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 7.3980 | 31.11 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 7.3652 | 775.70 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 7.2275 | 293.66 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 7.1461 | 13,766.88 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 7.0689 | 3,111.32 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 6.9921 | 277.73 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 6.9852 | 855.44 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 6.8599 | 1,025.13 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 6.7897 | 1,731.50 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 6.7346 | 1,564.94 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 6.7159 | 777.64 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 6.4508 | 110.00 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 6.4121 | 13,337.00 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 6.2046 | 1,048.23 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 6.0607 | 617.76 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 6.0287 | 3,293.43 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 5.7128 | 1,058.50 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 5.6002 | 138.79 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 5.2637 | 3.33 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 5.1888 | 3,142.40 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 5.0558 | 96.72 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 5.0479 | 589.02 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 5.0391 | 37.69 | Asset/liability basis. |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 4.8944 | 1,548.31 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 4.8327 | 1,544.68 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 4.7809 | 2,258.09 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 4.7793 | 8,401.00 | — |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 4.7763 | 294.39 | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 4.7245 | 2,824.13 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 4.6767 | 496.64 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.5406 | 864.91 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 4.4249 | 1,799.50 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 4.4208 | 292.00 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 4.4008 | 985.26 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 4.2952 | 29,482.97 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.2783 | 8,368.00 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 4.2050 | 2,216.00 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 4.0978 | 1,111.41 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.0573 | 15,040.00 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 3.9473 | 8,547.27 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 3.9136 | 1,059.97 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.9095 | 1,205.39 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 3.8313 | 2,175.05 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3.7954 | 7,984.11 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.7428 | 59,574.38 | — |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 3.7103 | 2,311.00 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.7084 | 31,361.70 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 3.5782 | 579.79 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 3.5617 | 1.33 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 3.4766 | 1,603.19 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.4265 | 9,017.54 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.3740 | 254.96 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 3.3426 | 173.72 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 3.3287 | 82,059.83 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.3201 | 38.53 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 3.3095 | 254.79 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 3.1478 | 2,981.69 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.1258 | 1,697.19 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 2.9572 | 16,257.07 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.9382 | 9,238.83 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 2.9117 | 41.20 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 2.8786 | 1,298.57 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 2.8769 | 2,004.60 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 2.8103 | 1,186.22 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 2.7901 | 70.04 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 2.7723 | 241.44 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 2.7327 | 413.33 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 2.7289 | 155.35 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 2.7268 | 53.81 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 2.6965 | 20.89 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.6892 | 397.87 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2.6556 | 107.33 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 2.6356 | 15,323.93 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 2.6242 | 2,728.36 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2.6216 | 329.30 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 2.5967 | 864.59 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 2.5614 | 1,270.15 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 2.5272 | 281.57 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 2.4513 | 739.18 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.4355 | 9,566.65 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 2.3950 | 12,281.05 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 2.3579 | 43,111.01 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.3415 | 11,670.40 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 2.3372 | 400.00 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 2.2978 | 9,135.22 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 2.2922 | 394.87 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 2.2447 | 121.52 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2.2433 | 1,294.16 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2.1829 | 466.84 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 2.1808 | 6,030.80 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 2.1760 | 1,429.30 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.0850 | 19,137.87 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.0387 | 55,446.12 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.0163 | 23.90 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.9846 | 3,504.00 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.9306 | 25,696.45 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1.8773 | 802.09 | — |
 Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean | 1.8388 | 19.61 | — |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 1.8152 | 54.69 | — |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1.8142 | 161.00 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 1.7857 | 3,198.55 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 1.7345 | 21,769.33 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 1.6505 | 2,872.58 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.6135 | 4,153.96 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 1.5665 | 5,973.00 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.5638 | 276.18 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 1.5621 | 1,365.41 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.5610 | 13,745.00 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1.5598 | 3,400.40 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 1.5399 | 1,425.00 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 1.4664 | 142.90 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 1.4157 | 7,127.38 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1.3959 | 121,073.14 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 1.3670 | 30,187.66 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 1.3359 | 941.12 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.3002 | 24,195.77 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 1.2895 | 205.12 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.2276 | 3,215.42 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.2245 | 199,034.00 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 1.1481 | 156.00 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1.1074 | 5,516.53 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1.0959 | 744.25 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1.0534 | 146.50 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1.0495 | 4,558.85 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 1.0488 | 330.28 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 1.0250 | 10.41 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.9807 | 3,988.88 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.8998 | 1,292.56 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.8144 | 496.88 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.7833 | 28,181.12 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 0.7465 | 47.61 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.7350 | 339.33 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 0.7284 | 1,739.70 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.7189 | 4,661.73 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 0.7111 | 9,495.90 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.6697 | 6.63 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.6696 | 5,035.06 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.6601 | 1,499.45 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.6581 | 31.54 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.6471 | 3,207.00 | Asset/liability basis. |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.6467 | 567.41 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.5987 | 16,062.05 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.4784 | 58.41 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.4458 | 91.98 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.3590 | 859.00 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.2375 | 776.26 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.2119 | 395.88 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.2064 | 40.86 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.1174 | 25.00 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.0525 | 1.18 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 0.0276 | 1,731.53 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.0260 | 0.61 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.0044 | 92.51 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.0034 | 0.29 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | -0.0442 | -32.36 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | -0.1408 | -8.89 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | -1.0201 | -1,464.63 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | -1.1527 | -2.39 | Asset/liability basis. |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | -1.2864 | -220.87 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | -1.5986 | -282.84 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | -1.6555 | -531.00 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | -7.0149 | -1,904.35 | — |
| ArubaABWCaribbean | -12.0994 | -316.43 | — |
02In 2012
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- British Virgin Islands5,472.6696
- Cayman Islands500.8059
- Cyprus264.9690
- Malta147.6020
- Liberia51.5984
Lowest
- Aruba-12.0994
- Trinidad and Tobago-7.0149
- Yemen-1.6555
- Republic of the Congo-1.5986
- Gabon-1.2864
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.8769. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
United States199,034.00Lowest
Trinidad and Tobago-1,904.35Middle country: 1,033.51
032011 → 2012
Since 2011
What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −1countries joined / left
- 198values changed, of 198 in both
- 94 · 104rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- British Virgin Islands4,729.7598 → 5,472.6696+742.9098
- Cyprus139.2987 → 264.9690+125.6703
- Anguilla13.4565 → 34.8324+21.3759
- Marshall Islands-2.5535 → 11.8840+14.4375
- New Caledonia16.5680 → 29.3137+12.7457
Fell most
- Cayman Islands743.7007 → 500.8059−242.8948
- Malta223.4668 → 147.6020−75.8648
- Aruba18.5566 → -12.0994−30.6560
- Belgium15.8131 → 2.3415−13.4716
- Guinea13.3809 → 0.0034−13.3775
+ Libya+ Sudan+ South Sudan
− SyriaChanges 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.
195 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, 2012: questions and answers
Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2012?
British Virgin Islands, at 5,472.6696, of the 201 countries in the file.
What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2012 describe?
2012.
How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2012 cover?
201.
Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2012?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2012 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2025.