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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2009

Figures for 2009, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2009 covers 197 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 3,934.8669; Suriname is lowest, at -2.3691. The middle country reads 3.1269. Against 2008, 197 values changed (67 up, 130 down), 1 left.

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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2009

HighestBritish Virgin Islands

3,934.8669

LowestSuriname

-2.3691

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, 2009, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 197 countries · select a heading to sort

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2009: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean3,934.866942,212.9—
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean474.069720,298.0—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia253.177965,948.4—
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe50.039527,255.2—
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe36.72121,527.3—
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe33.14712,906.9—
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia29.802544.9—
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia25.945255,535.2—
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia22.52364,553.0—
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa19.9799171.4—
AnguillaAIACaribbean17.991350.6—
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa17.8536217.8—
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean17.5585136.0—
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean15.6407111.7—
GrenadaGRDCaribbean15.4448119.1—
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia13.58271,182.3—
BelgiumBELWestern Europe13.286364,440.4—
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa13.19981,269.4—
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa13.09161,272.9—
LebanonLBNWestern Asia12.36994,378.9—
DominicaDMACaribbean12.219463.0Asset/liability basis.
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia11.7331623.6—
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia11.484413,242.5—
NigerNERWestern Africa10.9261790.8—
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe10.875925,715.3—

02In 2009

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 Islands3,934.8669
  2. Cayman Islands474.0697
  3. Cyprus253.1779
  4. Luxembourg50.0395
  5. Montenegro36.7212

Lowest

  1. Suriname-2.3691
  2. Lithuania-1.1952
  3. Eritrea-1.0986
  4. Bermuda-1.0788
  5. Slovenia-0.9521

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.1269. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)

    HighestUnited States143,604.0

    LowestVenezuela-983.0

    Middle country: 709.1

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −1countries joined / left
  • 197values changed, of 197 in both
  • 67 · 130rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

− Guinea

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.

  • 194 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) (2009). Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fdi-inflows/2009

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07Questions

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2009: questions and answers

Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2009?

British Virgin Islands, at 3,934.8669, of the 197 countries in the file.

What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2009 describe?

2009.

How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2009 cover?

197.

Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2009?

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, 2009 the newest?

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

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