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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2020

Figures for 2020, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2020 covers 203 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 1,867.42572; Cyprus is lowest, at -325.89994. The middle country reads 1.50296. Against 2019, 203 values changed (63 up, 140 down), the same countries are covered.

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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2020

HighestBritish Virgin Islands

1,867.42572

LowestCyprus

-325.89994

Shaded 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, 2020, 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

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2020: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean1,867.4257226,349.48—
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean532.0909430,091.65—
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia39.05302134,709.85—
GuyanaGUYSouth America37.884142,073.80—
AnguillaAIACaribbean26.2238068.54Asset/liability basis.
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe25.09585109,557.31—
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa21.316983,034.56—
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia20.3682671,119.02—
PalauPLWMicronesia17.0118044.06—
GrenadaGRDCaribbean15.36548160.33Asset/liability basis.
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa14.65526202.62—
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia12.913101,719.12—
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia11.87069440.71Asset/liability basis.
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe11.628521,907.62—
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe11.328623,604.85—
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa11.26446930.53—
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe11.24341532.29—
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia10.531243,624.65—
GambiaGMBWestern Africa10.46128189.58—
BahamasBHSCaribbean8.65354896.78—
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe7.270611,108.15—
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa6.9568933.03—
SenegalSENWestern Africa6.916321,845.66—
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean6.5855156.88Asset/liability basis.
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean6.4294197.17Asset/liability basis.

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. British Virgin Islands1,867.42572
  2. Cayman Islands532.09094
  3. Hong Kong39.05302
  4. Guyana37.88414
  5. Anguilla26.22380

Lowest

  1. Cyprus-325.89994
  2. Macau-24.94157
  3. Republic of the Congo-18.55446
  4. Timor-Leste-16.20530
  5. Netherlands-14.11073

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 1.50296. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)

    HighestChina149,342.26

    LowestNetherlands-131,591.10

    Middle country: 418.60

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 203values changed, of 203 in both
  • 63 · 140rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

  • 183 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

05The files

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The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

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Cite this edition

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2020). Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fdi-inflows/2020

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07Questions

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2020: questions and answers

Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2020?

British Virgin Islands, at 1,867.42572, of the 203 countries in the file.

What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2020 describe?

2020.

How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2020 cover?

203.

Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2020?

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, 2020 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2025.

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