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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2006

Figures for 2006, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2006 covers 195 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 1,097.6726; Suriname is lowest, at -6.2213. The middle country reads 3.6774. Against 2005, 195 values changed (123 up, 72 down), the same countries are covered.

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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2006

HighestBritish Virgin Islands

1,097.6726

LowestSuriname

-6.2213

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, 2006, 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, 2006: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean1,097.672612,029.09—
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean587.110124,820.94—
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe261.089617,691.39—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia81.969116,726.16—
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe75.086132,219.54—
AnguillaAIACaribbean51.8315145.99—
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa28.265238.00—
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean25.8761297.32—
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia25.217737,480.38—
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean23.9390303.62—
JordanJORWestern Asia22.82493,544.01—
BulgariaBGREastern Europe22.70157,804.89—
IcelandISLNorthern Europe21.74713,843.08—
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia21.603641,810.65—
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean20.6485132.87—
FijiFJIMelanesia18.9131581.80—
PalauPLWMicronesia17.582233.28—
GrenadaGRDCaribbean16.8688117.86—
VanuatuVUTMelanesia16.232371.32—
BahrainBHRWestern Asia15.62162,914.89—
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean15.2896102.88—
BahamasBHSCaribbean14.67551,492.10—
PanamaPANCentral America14.62842,547.30—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe14.425458,892.97—
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia14.37411,171.18—

02In 2006

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 Islands1,097.6726
  2. Cayman Islands587.1101
  3. Malta261.0896
  4. Cyprus81.9691
  5. Luxembourg75.0861

Lowest

  1. Suriname-6.2213
  2. Chad-3.6552
  3. Azerbaijan-2.7833
  4. Ireland-2.3871
  5. North Korea-1.7131

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.6774. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)

    HighestUnited States237,136.00

    LowestJapan-6,505.84

    Middle country: 483.21

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 195values changed, of 195 in both
  • 123 · 72rose · 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

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.

  • 192 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.

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) (2006). Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fdi-inflows/2006

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07Questions

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2006: questions and answers

Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2006?

British Virgin Islands, at 1,097.6726, of the 195 countries in the file.

What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2006 describe?

2006.

How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2006 cover?

195.

Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2006?

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, 2006 the newest?

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

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