Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) by country
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of...
Countries reporting
204
Highest
307.02 billion BoP, current US$
United States
Lowest
-87.21 billion BoP, current US$
Liechtenstein
Median
870.00 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,439
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 307.02 billion BoP, current US$ in United States; the lowest is -87.21 billion BoP, current US$ in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 870.00 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 8.35 billion BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 48,566.7%), and the largest decrease in Papua New Guinea (down 4,032.8%).
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 307.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Singapore | 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 120.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Ireland | 75.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 70.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 61.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 48.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 464.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 772.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 44.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 13 | British Virgin Islands | 42.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 14 | India | 40.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 37.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 37.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Cayman Islands | 35.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 721.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 28.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Israel | 26.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Indonesia | 22.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Vietnam | 21.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Malaysia | 21.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Poland | 20.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Thailand | 18.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Sweden | 17.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Denmark | 16.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 819.7% | volatile |
| 28 | South Korea | 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 285.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Egypt | 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 14.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Malta | 14.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 294.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Greece | 13.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 969.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Turkey | 12.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 11.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 846.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 11.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Russia | 11.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 517.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 10.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Romania | 9.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Guyana | 8.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 6,412.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Philippines | 8.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea | 7.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 14,473.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Oman | 6.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 410.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Mozambique | 5.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 5.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Cambodia | 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 179.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 4.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 329.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Argentina | 4.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Netherlands | 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Nigeria | 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Serbia | 3.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 3.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 56 | New Zealand | 3.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 4,724.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Uganda | 3.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 355.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 3.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 3.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 197.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Qatar | 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Croatia | 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 512.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Mongolia | 2.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 2,810.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Angola | 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovakia | 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Suriname | 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,017.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Lebanon | 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 309.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Uruguay | 1.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Pakistan | 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Albania | 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovenia | 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Tanzania | 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Guatemala | 1.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Belarus | 1.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Iran | 1.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Ukraine | 1.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 919.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | 1.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 386.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Bahamas | 1.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,919.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 1.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Namibia | 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Laos | 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Ecuador | 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Zambia | 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Kosovo | 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 263.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 263.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Macao | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 136.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Tunisia | 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Kenya | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Honduras | 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Myanmar | 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Rwanda | 967.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 496.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 965.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Panama | 938.47 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Madagascar | 888.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 171.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Italy | 882.91 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Maldives | 857.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 187.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 851.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Mali | 843.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Somalia | 834.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 175.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Libya | 827.57 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Bahrain | 821.17 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,165.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritius | 804.43 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 271.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Syria | 804.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 631.1% | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 763.72 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | 708.03 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 284.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 701.43 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Montenegro | 676.19 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 675.78 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 642.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritania | 634.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Cameroon | 598.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Congo | 596.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Malawi | 530.14 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Bolivia | 526.76 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Liberia | 500.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Benin | 481.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 221.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Moldova | 459.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 125 | New Caledonia | 439.55 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Kuwait | 413.09 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Latvia | 402.62 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Gabon | 378.81 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 808.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 374.19 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Finland | 361.27 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 329.83 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Burkina Faso | 311.88 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 293.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Jamaica | 283.17 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 281.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Gambia | 273.72 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 280.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Barbados | 273.09 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Andorra | 269.76 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 139 | Fiji | 262.76 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Niger | 257.05 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 141 | East Timor | 253.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 489.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Seychelles | 238.59 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Togo | 221.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 193.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Curacao | 183.30 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 177.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Grenada | 170.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 153.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Djibouti | 149.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 103.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 270.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 85.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Eritrea | 82.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 806.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Cuba | 79.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 164.7% | volatile |
| 155 | South Sudan | 73.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 48,566.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Aruba | 71.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 364.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 67.27 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Brunei | 61.81 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Palau | 57.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Eswatini | 53.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Dominica | 49.48 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 591.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Central African Republic | 43.82 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,360.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Nepal | 43.55 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 42.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Senegal | 36.58 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 35.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Burundi | 35.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 372.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.57 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Lesotho | 33.48 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 32.92 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28.35 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Afghanistan | 20.60 million BoP, current US$ | 2021 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Tonga | 17.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Switzerland | 15.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Haiti | 12.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 11.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 177 | North Korea | 9.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Comoros | 9.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Bhutan | 8.52 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Chad | 4.30 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Kiribati | 4.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 607.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | 3.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Samoa | 2.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Belize | 240,004 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Tuvalu | 234,966 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Sudan | 1,900 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Nauru | -18,923 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 289.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Yemen | -5.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Bermuda | -179.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Venezuela | -522.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 118.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Botswana | -649.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 271.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Trinidad and Tobago | -794.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 549.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Iceland | -834.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 172.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Kazakhstan | -916.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 113.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Estonia | -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Papua New Guinea | -1.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 4,032.8% | volatile |
| 197 | South Africa | -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 242.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Norway | -7.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 197.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Iraq | -7.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Austria | -11.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Belgium | -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Luxembourg | -33.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 172.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Hungary | -69.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 1,178.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Liechtenstein | -87.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 2018 | down 637.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.80 trillion BoP, current US$
- High income 1.31 trillion BoP, current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 940.17 billion BoP, current US$
- OECD members 843.96 billion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 577.92 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 575.25 billion BoP, current US$
- Low & middle income 494.29 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle income 473.65 billion BoP, current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 472.61 billion BoP, current US$
- IBRD only 401.77 billion BoP, current US$
- North America 376.97 billion BoP, current US$
- Upper middle income 364.98 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 322.37 billion BoP, current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean 276.31 billion BoP, current US$
- Early-demographic dividend 264.43 billion BoP, current US$
- European Union 261.97 billion BoP, current US$
- Euro area 256.88 billion BoP, current US$
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 195.67 billion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 182.77 billion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 182.72 billion BoP, current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 164.00 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 155.19 billion BoP, current US$
- Arab World 112.56 billion BoP, current US$
- Lower middle income 108.67 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 82.98 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA total 77.70 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA only 59.95 billion BoP, current US$
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 50.04 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 46.92 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 46.92 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 46.68 billion BoP, current US$
- Least developed countries 44.93 billion BoP, current US$
- South Asia 44.53 billion BoP, current US$
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 44.53 billion BoP, current US$
- Small states 40.34 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 33.66 billion BoP, current US$
- Pre-demographic dividend 31.51 billion BoP, current US$
- Other small states 27.02 billion BoP, current US$
- Africa Eastern and Southern 25.38 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 22.70 billion BoP, current US$
About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.