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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2005

Figures for 2005, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2005 covers 195 countries on 2 measures. Malta is highest, at 392.9883; British Virgin Islands is lowest, at -718.9171. The middle country reads 2.7388. Against 2004, 194 values changed (111 up, 83 down), 1 country joined.

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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2005

HighestMalta

392.9883

LowestBritish Virgin Islands

-718.9171

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2005, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 195 countries · select a heading to sort

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2005: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe392.988325,083.21—
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean237.08249,506.48—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia59.328111,090.51—
AnguillaAIACaribbean52.3770119.05—
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa27.6446811.87—
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe19.84272,799.18—
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia18.757534,057.83—
IcelandISLNorthern Europe17.91073,071.05—
LebanonLBNWestern Asia15.45073,321.49—
JordanJORWestern Asia15.28691,984.49—
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia13.886317,747.78—
GrenadaGRDCaribbean13.660694.99—
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean13.4598136.61—
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean13.2180148.00—
BulgariaBGREastern Europe13.12403,919.97—
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia12.68301,679.92—
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa12.441215.70—
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe12.32944,644.77—
MontserratMSRCaribbean12.17086.24—
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa11.725382.81—
BahamasBHSCaribbean10.71871,054.31—
MacauMACEastern Asia10.22431,243.28—
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean9.989557.34—
BarbadosBRBCaribbean9.9113390.06—
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa9.343985.88—

02In 2005

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Malta392.9883
  2. Cayman Islands237.0824
  3. Cyprus59.3281
  4. Anguilla52.3770
  5. Mauritania27.6446

Lowest

  1. British Virgin Islands-718.9171
  2. Ireland-14.9565
  3. Aruba-8.7729
  4. Australia-3.7067
  5. Angola-3.1496

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.7388. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)

    HighestUnited Kingdom182,927.94

    LowestIreland-31,689.30

    Middle country: 381.18

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 194values changed, of 194 in both
  • 111 · 83rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Timor-Leste

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

Read before you use

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

The site’s method

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • 193 empty cells

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

05The files

Download and cite

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.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2005). Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fdi-inflows/2005

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07Questions

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2005: questions and answers

Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2005?

Malta, at 392.9883, of the 195 countries in the file.

What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2005 describe?

2005.

How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2005 cover?

195.

Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2005?

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, 2005 the newest?

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

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