Data for 2019
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019
Figures for 2019, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019 covers 203 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 2,536.5371; Netherlands is lowest, at -13.9404. The middle country reads 2.3720. Against 2018, 202 values changed (92 up, 110 down), 1 country joined.
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2019
HighestBritish Virgin Islands
2,536.5371
LowestNetherlands
-13.9404Shaded 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, 2019, 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 | 2,536.5371 | 39,103.36 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 474.0091 | 28,165.13 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 458.2006 | 120,033.49 | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 234.3106 | 163,717.60 | — |
 AnguillaAIACaribbean | 43.0422 | 163.42 | Asset/liability basis. |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 40.2344 | 163,804.24 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 32.7671 | 1,695.29 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 25.9687 | 97,684.21 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 21.6458 | 262.67 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 20.3027 | 73,714.03 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 17.1989 | 2,443.34 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 16.7835 | 961.04 | Asset/liability basis. |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 16.1495 | 45.53 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 14.2570 | 2,211.65 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 12.0895 | 6,652.28 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 11.8403 | 76.28 | Asset/liability basis. |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 11.2342 | 886.92 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 10.1798 | 3,663.03 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 9.7115 | 3,095.42 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 8.2641 | 1,287.97 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 7.9269 | 4,269.81 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 7.8177 | 27,002.39 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 7.7517 | 1,367.80 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 7.6352 | 723.48 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 7.5944 | 416.45 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 7.2281 | 821.41 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 6.8566 | 118.38 | Asset/liability basis. |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 6.7159 | 203.23 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 6.3905 | 58.13 | Asset/liability basis. |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 6.2939 | 4,391.78 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 6.0058 | 321.01 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 5.8109 | 717.15 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 5.6774 | 3,879.83 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 5.6655 | 175.00 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 5.5618 | 23.14 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 5.3135 | 12,758.54 | — |
 Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean | 5.3090 | 73.87 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 5.2485 | 71.66 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 5.1778 | 14,403.43 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 5.1646 | 447.00 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 5.0395 | 13,456.09 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 4.9437 | 345.70 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.8211 | 16,120.00 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 4.6016 | 610.96 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 4.4822 | 93.92 | Asset/liability basis. |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 4.4545 | 522.82 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 4.4216 | 99.58 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 4.3909 | 364.48 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 4.3657 | 2,812.26 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 4.3648 | 1,065.46 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 4.3493 | 17,362.68 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.3306 | 13,989.15 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 4.3096 | 403.87 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 4.2769 | 1,905.36 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 4.2206 | 39.53 | Asset/liability basis. |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 4.1227 | 1,853.63 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 4.1193 | 17,874.66 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 4.0315 | 755.52 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 4.0010 | 44.33 | Asset/liability basis. |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 3.9609 | 503.00 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 3.9438 | 93.91 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3.9364 | 10,108.41 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 3.9194 | 71.08 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 3.9101 | 6,017.00 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 3.9082 | 665.42 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 3.7119 | 1,501.33 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 3.6887 | 859.80 | — |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 3.6084 | 285.04 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 3.5411 | 446.40 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 3.5192 | 720.64 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 3.4942 | 2,508.88 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 3.4925 | 215.37 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 3.4905 | 65,386.30 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.4494 | 1,303.01 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 3.4424 | 2,316.48 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 3.3888 | 3,021.00 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.3636 | 353.84 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 3.3628 | 474.31 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 3.2046 | 1,994.00 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 3.1765 | 1,488.05 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 3.1269 | 105.33 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 3.0841 | 1,503.90 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 3.0761 | 444.08 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.9799 | 15,993.94 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 2.8986 | 50,543.68 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 2.8542 | 6,516.86 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 2.8204 | 130.22 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.7974 | 38,535.79 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 2.7883 | 86.68 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.7810 | 374.57 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 2.7801 | 920.21 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 2.7536 | 2,548.75 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2.7136 | 1,462.91 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 2.7002 | 9,010.10 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 2.6789 | 1,835.27 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 2.6547 | 34,619.75 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2.6133 | 1,440.53 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 2.5832 | 1,024.78 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2.5458 | 15,343.23 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 2.4212 | 5,019.21 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2.4080 | 3,971.73 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.3720 | 2,510.64 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2.3666 | 636.17 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.3010 | 5,791.04 | — |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 2.2517 | 26.96 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 2.2254 | 5.17 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 2.2003 | 1,937.58 | — |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 2.1912 | 8.57 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 2.1559 | 457.51 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.1394 | 7,812.78 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.1342 | 23,883.25 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2.0816 | 4,433.83 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.0263 | 32.81 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2.0192 | 846.16 | — |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 2.0160 | 825.36 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 2.0085 | 1,217.24 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 2.0076 | 1,293.10 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.0018 | 498.10 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1.9698 | 36.81 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 1.9108 | 1.29 | Asset/liability basis. |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 1.8945 | 32,075.62 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.8750 | 53,918.27 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 1.8668 | 121.78 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 1.8078 | 3,284.18 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.7710 | 50,558.33 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 1.6438 | 277.38 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 1.6397 | 729.72 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 1.5976 | 6,020.27 | Asset/liability basis. |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 1.5711 | 8,340.78 | — |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 1.5564 | 2.19 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1.4850 | 6,649.19 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.4849 | 218.21 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 1.4802 | 35.39 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 1.4446 | 57,167.58 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 1.4058 | 848.88 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 1.3542 | 335.18 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 1.3431 | 8,240.00 | Asset/liability basis. |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 1.3341 | 1,719.96 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1.3164 | 5,124.99 | Asset/liability basis. |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.3074 | 18,349.31 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.2649 | 976.14 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.2443 | 9,469.00 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.2240 | 5,003.18 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1.1155 | 4,941.58 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.0942 | 1,098.38 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 1.0905 | 413.56 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.0675 | 229,930.00 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.0165 | 162.97 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1.0058 | 20,313.99 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.9699 | 141,224.62 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.9151 | 984.56 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.8352 | 743.47 | Asset/liability basis. |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.8060 | 1,203.00 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.7848 | 21,367.42 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.7836 | 183.97 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.7697 | 131.88 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.7653 | 2,234.00 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.7364 | 100.29 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.7143 | 1,381.84 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.7126 | 280.00 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.6950 | 3,780.53 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.6768 | 422.79 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.5607 | 93.61 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 0.5556 | 0.30 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 0.5502 | 9,634.30 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.5398 | 185.00 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.5355 | 75.00 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.5078 | 1,774.58 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.4997 | 55.23 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.4993 | 1,508.00 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.3464 | 3,079.22 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.3450 | 2,305.10 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.3077 | 3.68 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 0.2688 | 13,755.37 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.2490 | 350.73 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.2115 | 43.37 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.2114 | 12.73 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.1208 | 23.41 | Asset/liability basis. |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.0990 | 2.71 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.0680 | 1.35 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 0.0672 | 4.99 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.0654 | 10.68 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.0318 | 32.90 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | -0.1830 | -7.79 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | -0.2065 | -4.59 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | -0.2573 | -0.56 | Asset/liability basis. |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | -0.2774 | -36.00 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | -0.4840 | -4.42 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | -0.5297 | -216.64 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | -0.9014 | -225.21 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | -1.2165 | -6.11 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | -1.4267 | -178.93 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | -1.5016 | -3,508.20 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | -1.5947 | -2,812.64 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | -2.4147 | -359.91 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | -4.0667 | -136.12 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | -4.3292 | -4,098.48 | — |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | -5.3979 | -231.84 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | -10.3458 | -1,427.68 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | -11.4309 | -82,464.74 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | -11.7584 | -239.00 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | -12.0636 | -1,970.93 | — |
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | -13.9404 | -129,492.45 | — |
02In 2019
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- British Virgin Islands2,536.5371
- Cayman Islands474.0091
- Cyprus458.2006
- Luxembourg234.3106
- Anguilla43.0422
Lowest
- Netherlands-13.9404
- Malta-12.0636
- Timor-Leste-11.7584
- Switzerland-11.4309
- Republic of the Congo-10.3458
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.3720. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
United States229,930.00Lowest
Netherlands-129,492.45Middle country: 825.36
032018 → 2019
Since 2018
What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 202values changed, of 202 in both
- 92 · 110rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Luxembourg-117.2340 → 234.3106+351.5446
- Cyprus209.1383 → 458.2006+249.0624
- Cayman Islands373.9628 → 474.0091+100.0463
- British Virgin Islands2,465.1803 → 2,536.5371+71.3568
- Ireland-1.4390 → 40.2344+41.6734
Fell most
- Malta25.7296 → -12.0636−37.7932
- Anguilla68.2082 → 43.0422−25.1660
- Timor-Leste3.0801 → -11.7584−14.8385
- Netherlands-3.2789 → -13.9404−10.6615
- Hong Kong28.8186 → 20.3027−8.5159
+ CuraçaoChanges 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, 2019: questions and answers
Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019?
British Virgin Islands, at 2,536.5371, of the 203 countries in the file.
What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019 describe?
2019.
How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019 cover?
203.
Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019?
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Is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2025.