Data for 2016
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2016
Figures for 2016, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2016 covers 202 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 3,473.6997; Mongolia is lowest, at -37.1727. The middle country reads 2.7518. Against 2015, 202 values changed (92 up, 110 down), the same countries are covered.
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2016
HighestBritish Virgin Islands
3,473.6997
LowestMongolia
-37.1727Shaded 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, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 202 countries · select a heading to sort
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 3,473.6997 | 49,022.95 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 1,198.0389 | 58,815.59 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 36.5851 | 117,386.97 | — |
 AnguillaAIACaribbean | 36.0108 | 114.33 | Asset/liability basis. |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 35.3279 | 4,248.43 | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 28.2576 | 17,580.97 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 27.2611 | 5,737.48 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 26.7296 | 2,921.90 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 25.6309 | 3,093.40 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 21.3073 | 63.72 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 21.1195 | 67,507.58 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 16.6579 | 132,790.93 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 15.6154 | 1,755.30 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 14.3895 | 68,245.11 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 13.6289 | 1,597.34 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 13.4553 | 92,558.08 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 12.9768 | 130.65 | Asset/liability basis. |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 11.8837 | 4,500.00 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 10.7287 | 113.90 | Asset/liability basis. |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 10.7093 | 1,654.01 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 10.6013 | 1,259.53 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 10.3548 | 456.64 | Asset/liability basis. |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 9.8974 | 155.24 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 9.7242 | 311.70 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 9.5573 | 258,698.68 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 9.3843 | 175.35 | Asset/liability basis. |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 9.3543 | 2,475.92 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 9.2039 | 27.06 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 9.1809 | 1,100.67 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 9.0428 | 299.99 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 8.8452 | 616.00 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 7.9563 | 4,745.42 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 7.9138 | 48.49 | Asset/liability basis. |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 7.9072 | 389.84 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 7.6288 | 23,323.84 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 7.4446 | 989.10 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 7.0628 | 105.21 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 6.9744 | 56.79 | Asset/liability basis. |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 6.2686 | 160.00 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 6.2285 | 927.98 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 6.2055 | 3,485.30 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 6.2034 | 541.47 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 6.2022 | 8,514.32 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 6.2018 | 2,243.16 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 6.1108 | 3.82 | Asset/liability basis. |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 6.0688 | 48.81 | Asset/liability basis. |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 5.8777 | 935.30 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 5.7415 | 4,142.94 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 5.5701 | 2,352.02 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 5.2667 | 97.42 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 5.2464 | 1,139.40 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 5.1959 | 226.41 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 5.0742 | 2,568.49 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 4.9529 | 9,814.77 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 4.9397 | 345.41 | Asset/liability basis. |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.9017 | 13,857.94 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.9009 | 12,600.00 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 4.7426 | 269.34 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 4.6110 | 2,929.61 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 4.4649 | 330.00 | — |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 4.3987 | 133.05 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 4.3436 | 4,055.00 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 4.3191 | 1,942.07 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 4.2383 | 271.20 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 4.2209 | 10,522.72 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 4.1657 | 1,023.14 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.9816 | 342.30 | — |
 Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean | 3.9541 | 54.71 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 3.9472 | 16.63 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.8929 | 1,552.96 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 3.8032 | 450.63 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 3.7993 | 80.33 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 3.7888 | 19,438.71 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.7629 | 11,335.93 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 3.7452 | 2,203.95 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.7337 | 11,988.26 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.7044 | 48,402.11 | — |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 3.6432 | 243.46 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 3.5941 | 8,581.83 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 3.5100 | 374.61 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3.4731 | 16,436.68 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 3.4122 | 6,547.94 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 3.3248 | 72.27 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 3.3165 | 355.59 | — |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 3.2822 | 10.46 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 3.1855 | 2,406.70 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3.1852 | 21,954.83 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 3.1654 | 333.82 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 3.1620 | 662.91 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 3.1210 | 1,204.71 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 3.0438 | 390.62 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 3.0152 | 2,265.28 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 3.0075 | 378.76 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 2.9997 | 8,106.80 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 2.9905 | 53,700.38 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.9715 | 301.33 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 2.9117 | 37,175.77 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 2.8474 | 5,874.26 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2.8131 | 1,245.94 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 2.8045 | 31,192.31 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.7987 | 38.61 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2.7049 | 1,424.46 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.6987 | 5,000.39 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 2.5937 | 1,237.80 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.5162 | 9,604.77 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 2.4811 | 472.41 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2.4431 | 459,419.00 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 2.4221 | 316.61 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 2.3597 | 36,055.87 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 2.2768 | 138.52 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 2.1703 | 6,915.15 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.1290 | 356.48 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.0529 | 625.70 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 2.0355 | 24.00 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.9950 | 885.00 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 1.9872 | 717.17 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 1.9641 | 43.99 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1.9634 | 663.90 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.9419 | 44,480.57 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 1.9334 | 2,157.15 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1.9301 | 1,662.59 | Asset/liability basis. |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1.9289 | 1,040.26 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 1.9260 | 296.70 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 1.9076 | 349.76 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 1.7846 | 9,692.00 | Asset/liability basis. |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.7779 | 1,174.37 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 1.6241 | 115.70 | — |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 1.6069 | 16.59 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.5855 | 19,708.44 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.5752 | 2,978.71 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.5697 | 13,651.00 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.5219 | 1,138.61 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1.5086 | 28,468.49 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 1.4843 | 208.16 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.4793 | 755.00 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 1.4509 | 372.00 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 1.4362 | 347.43 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.4320 | 2,765.15 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1.2938 | 58.00 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 1.1938 | 577.87 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 1.1884 | 82.00 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1.1672 | 133,711.42 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 1.1202 | 61.58 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.1149 | 131.79 | — |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1.0915 | 1,063.77 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 1.0429 | 83.23 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 1.0192 | 897.05 | Asset/liability basis. |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.0168 | 25,117.89 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.9881 | 335.37 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.9449 | 142.52 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.9389 | 254.59 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.9231 | 27.54 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.9052 | 1,636.30 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.8920 | 805.90 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.8818 | 2,332.72 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.8752 | 1.81 | Asset/liability basis. |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.8247 | 2,576.00 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.7868 | 104.90 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.7847 | 766.43 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 0.7665 | 12,104.30 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 0.7263 | 0.30 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.7235 | 3,372.00 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.7182 | 243.35 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.6984 | 300.12 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.6907 | 2,235.00 | Asset/liability basis. |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.6793 | 3,453.26 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.6027 | 2,491.28 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.5848 | 3,260.16 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.5743 | 21.39 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.5650 | 10.31 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.5140 | 86.28 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.5136 | 93.59 | Asset/liability basis. |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.5100 | 773.90 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.4536 | 16,047.23 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.4370 | 106.13 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4208 | 3,921.23 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 0.3869 | 19,358.84 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.3827 | 418.75 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.3525 | 3.57 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3340 | 5.48 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.2930 | 2.55 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.0848 | 244.00 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.0800 | 73.08 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.0019 | 0.06 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | -0.0999 | -23.60 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | -0.1564 | -179.52 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | -0.1916 | -39.77 | — |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | -0.2396 | -7.85 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | -0.7628 | -46.31 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | -1.2668 | -4,699.29 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | -1.3126 | -149.64 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | -1.5225 | -3.06 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | -1.5768 | -37.17 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | -1.8659 | -27.70 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | -2.0109 | -7,916.81 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | -2.0264 | -427.24 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | -2.1472 | -6,703.19 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | -2.9954 | -561.00 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | -3.1680 | -1,821.00 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | -3.7550 | -6,255.90 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | -4.3771 | -5,645.72 | — |
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | -37.1727 | -4,156.41 | — |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- British Virgin Islands3,473.6997
- Cayman Islands1,198.0389
- Hong Kong36.5851
- Anguilla36.0108
- Malta35.3279
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.7518. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
United States459,419.00Lowest
Austria-7,916.81Middle country: 663.40
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 202values changed, of 202 in both
- 92 · 110rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Guinea0.4679 → 13.6289+13.1611
- Turks and Caicos Islands-7.4186 → 1.6069+9.0254
- Palau12.3319 → 21.3073+8.9755
- Belgium6.1450 → 14.3895+8.2444
- United Kingdom1.3303 → 9.5573+8.2270
Fell most
- British Virgin Islands5,189.6912 → 3,473.6997−1,715.9915
- Cayman Islands1,709.8271 → 1,198.0389−511.7881
- Cyprus110.1584 → 27.2611−82.8973
- Ireland71.2591 → 7.6288−63.6303
- Luxembourg75.6300 → 28.2576−47.3725
Changes 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, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2016?
British Virgin Islands, at 3,473.6997, of the 202 countries in the file.
What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2016 cover?
202.
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Is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2016 the newest?
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