Data for 2017
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2017
Figures for 2017, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2017 covers 203 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 3,009.6811; Luxembourg is lowest, at -41.6510. The middle country reads 2.5786. Against 2016, 202 values changed (99 up, 103 down), 1 country joined.
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2017
HighestBritish Virgin Islands
3,009.6811
LowestLuxembourg
-41.6510Shaded 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, 2017, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 203 countries · select a heading to sort
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 3,009.6811 | 39,609.97 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 293.7005 | 15,173.40 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 76.4831 | 17,550.23 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 46.4064 | 6,571.77 | — |
 AnguillaAIACaribbean | 38.7176 | 107.78 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 32.4330 | 110,684.50 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 24.8361 | 85,355.09 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 19.9287 | 69,457.99 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 18.9299 | 131,600.88 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 18.0974 | 152.75 | Asset/liability basis. |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 17.2873 | 2,293.10 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 17.0030 | 191.40 | Asset/liability basis. |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 16.7143 | 47.74 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 16.4257 | 139,328.61 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 13.0160 | 1,494.35 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 12.2821 | 205.77 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 12.0835 | 1,990.53 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 11.6272 | 558.57 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 9.8815 | 1,686.28 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 9.5867 | 2,788.08 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 9.5051 | 457.81 | Asset/liability basis. |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 9.1692 | 29.76 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 9.1196 | 139.97 | Asset/liability basis. |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 8.6655 | 1,148.89 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 8.6358 | 587.24 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 7.7549 | 247.84 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 7.5106 | 1,035.40 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 7.2424 | 901.45 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 7.2138 | 386.19 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 7.1954 | 413.73 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 7.0155 | 2,867.00 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 6.8354 | 4,408.89 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 6.7015 | 221.01 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 6.6614 | 4,281.84 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 6.2609 | 2,878.29 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 6.0475 | 3.60 | Asset/liability basis. |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 5.9473 | 165.00 | — |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 5.6925 | 172.68 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 5.6314 | 888.84 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 5.5016 | 2,085.94 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 5.3885 | 3,255.00 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 5.3025 | 486.41 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 5.2310 | 4,017.16 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 5.0907 | 53.81 | Asset/liability basis. |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 5.0821 | 1,175.80 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 5.0115 | 14,100.00 | — |
 Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean | 4.9502 | 64.25 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 4.8781 | 2,029.72 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 4.8481 | 96.89 | Asset/liability basis. |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 4.7700 | 2,522.41 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 4.7271 | 16,892.83 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 4.6860 | 1,287.22 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 4.5910 | 2,778.31 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 4.5159 | 3,570.70 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 4.4716 | 369.00 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 4.4681 | 212.15 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.3932 | 13,700.88 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 4.3462 | 38.25 | Asset/liability basis. |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 4.2975 | 9,521.68 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 4.2805 | 1,107.52 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 4.1851 | 4,016.77 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 4.1062 | 81.99 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 4.0740 | 307.03 | Asset/liability basis. |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 4.0178 | 288.51 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.8892 | 356.44 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 3.8890 | 576.50 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 3.8493 | 15,971.66 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 3.8330 | 1,426.06 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 3.7935 | 460.08 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 3.6958 | 2,988.30 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 3.6036 | 7,408.70 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 3.5703 | 1,340.20 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3.5697 | 96,353.83 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 3.5593 | 889.07 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 3.5256 | 206.16 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 3.5002 | 480.00 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 3.3250 | 3,727.00 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.2665 | 46,115.76 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 3.2416 | 7,159.44 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 3.2268 | 66,585.35 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 3.2158 | 1,819.28 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 3.2027 | 6,757.96 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 3.1883 | 425.61 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 3.1541 | 384.83 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 3.0934 | 338.71 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 3.0762 | 563.21 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.0656 | 1,813.85 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 3.0009 | 1,509.35 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.9453 | 9,398.82 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.9147 | 42.84 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 2.8589 | 34,041.82 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 2.8412 | 87.86 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 2.8261 | 4,714.08 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2.8170 | 1,345.30 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 2.8030 | 15,001.06 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 2.8019 | 588.29 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 2.7435 | 5.84 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 2.7342 | 98.20 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 2.7160 | 357.86 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 2.6496 | 8,703.55 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.5789 | 5,419.47 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 2.5786 | 1,797.34 | Asset/liability basis. |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.5670 | 10,354.22 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.5407 | 802.70 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 2.5253 | 742.20 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 2.5156 | 491.89 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 2.4601 | 374.86 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 2.4224 | 6,694.60 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 2.3362 | 1,278.50 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2.2845 | 3,274.46 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 2.2659 | 2,686.03 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 2.2562 | 814.46 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 2.1926 | 252.75 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 2.1722 | 279.95 | — |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 2.1585 | 22.07 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2.0890 | 880.79 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2.0292 | 10,721.48 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.0263 | 20,579.23 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1.8995 | 712.47 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.8644 | 897.75 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 1.8567 | 975.02 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 1.8232 | 42.06 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 1.8157 | 205.30 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1.7894 | 11,516.86 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.7391 | 3,484.81 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1.7256 | 7,874.92 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 1.7168 | 5,692.96 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.7135 | 937.70 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.7109 | 1,403.57 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 1.6487 | 25,953.54 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1.6180 | 260.58 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 1.5933 | 151.59 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.5771 | 1,130.02 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.5753 | 308,957.00 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.5732 | 200.90 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 1.5435 | 90.04 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.5205 | 39,903.84 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 1.4545 | 1,372.72 | Asset/liability basis. |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 1.3865 | 88.56 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.3804 | 22,766.85 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.3170 | 2,722.73 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.2937 | 11,113.00 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 1.2673 | 47,688.53 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 1.2622 | 492.23 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 1.2256 | 18.45 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.1967 | 30,981.35 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.1836 | 24.53 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 1.1678 | 188.35 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 1.1622 | 15.69 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 1.1361 | 349.00 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.1281 | 2,863.73 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1.0985 | 21,647.97 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1.0873 | 136,315.13 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 1.0810 | 24.50 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.0474 | 17,912.90 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 1.0296 | 9.08 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 1.0086 | 90.20 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.9964 | 5,019.00 | — |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.8727 | 1,065.30 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.7446 | 2,151.56 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.7404 | 2,496.00 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.6717 | 197.78 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 0.6624 | 0.30 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.6490 | 1,232.34 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.6488 | 3.66 | Asset/liability basis. |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.6120 | 985.99 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.6053 | 632.32 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.5748 | 3,401.00 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.5377 | 1.92 | Asset/liability basis. |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.5269 | 2,008.36 | Asset/liability basis. |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.4921 | 2,412.98 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.4501 | 5,948.87 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4238 | 6.72 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.3638 | 3.92 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.3521 | 0.79 | Asset/liability basis. |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.2885 | 348.12 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.2707 | 51.53 | Asset/liability basis. |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 0.1897 | 9,355.59 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.1368 | 1,014.06 | — |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.0398 | 1.42 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.0182 | 2.57 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.0170 | 16.42 | — |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.0078 | 0.01 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | -0.0158 | -0.30 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | -0.0484 | -8.41 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | -0.1210 | -299.00 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | -0.1652 | -41.40 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | -0.4006 | -10.38 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | -0.6119 | -3,064.81 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | -0.7922 | -180.18 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | -0.9076 | -590.00 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | -1.2543 | -56.01 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | -1.3441 | -107.00 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | -1.4672 | -269.85 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | -1.5961 | -238.29 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | -1.9760 | -470.88 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | -2.4334 | -9,776.02 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | -2.6880 | -5,032.40 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | -3.4001 | -15.67 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | -4.0467 | -288.11 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | -5.2900 | -7,397.30 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | -12.9307 | -1,530.28 | — |
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | -41.6510 | -27,369.78 | — |
02In 2017
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- British Virgin Islands3,009.6811
- Cayman Islands293.7005
- Cyprus76.4831
- Malta46.4064
- Anguilla38.7176
Lowest
- Luxembourg-41.6510
- Republic of the Congo-12.9307
- Angola-5.2900
- Bermuda-4.0467
- Tonga-3.4001
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.5786. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
United States308,957.00Lowest
Luxembourg-27,369.78Middle country: 880.79
032016 → 2017
Since 2016
What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 202values changed, of 202 in both
- 99 · 103rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Mongolia-37.1727 → 13.0160+50.1888
- Cyprus27.2611 → 76.4831+49.2221
- Ireland7.6288 → 19.9287+12.2999
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6.9744 → 18.0974+11.1230
- Malta35.3279 → 46.4064+11.0785
Fell most
- Cayman Islands1,198.0389 → 293.7005−904.3384
- British Virgin Islands3,473.6997 → 3,009.6811−464.0186
- Luxembourg28.2576 → -41.6510−69.9085
- Republic of the Congo26.7296 → -12.9307−39.6603
- Belgium14.3895 → -0.6119−15.0013
+ NauruChanges 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, 2017: questions and answers
Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2017?
British Virgin Islands, at 3,009.6811, of the 203 countries in the file.
What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2017 describe?
2017.
How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2017 cover?
203.
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