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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2010

Figures for 2010, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2010 covers 197 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 3,792.83476; Marshall Islands is lowest, at -5.83651. The middle country reads 2.85854. Against 2009, 197 values changed (101 up, 96 down), the same countries are covered.

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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2010

HighestBritish Virgin Islands

3,792.83476

LowestMarshall Islands

-5.83651

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, 2010, 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, 2010: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean3,792.8347642,386.83—
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean504.3791720,965.96—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia134.0050234,573.17—
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe69.6063939,128.53—
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe59.463855,409.47—
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa32.52476449.96—
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia30.8525070,540.74—
AnguillaAIACaribbean26.9544471.40—
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa26.5204750.60—
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia23.9608857,460.09—
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia23.526341,691.42—
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa22.184412,531.66—
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa21.38096210.81—
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe19.2823642,804.07—
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia18.47407165.92—
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe18.38174760.44—
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa16.758162,734.00—
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia16.092216,669.40—
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia16.084113,632.30—
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean16.03528124.87—
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia15.367701,439.09—
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean13.89047100.07—
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean12.54365186.01—
NigerNERWestern Africa12.30960940.32—
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa12.165032,939.27—

02In 2010

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 Islands3,792.83476
  2. Cayman Islands504.37917
  3. Cyprus134.00502
  4. Luxembourg69.60639
  5. Malta59.46385

Lowest

  1. Marshall Islands-5.83651
  2. Suriname-5.52677
  3. Kiribati-3.99013
  4. Angola-3.37762
  5. Denmark-1.67933

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.85854. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)

    HighestUnited States198,049.00

    LowestDenmark-5,413.26

    Middle country: 865.64

032009 → 2010

Since 2009

What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 197values changed, of 197 in both
  • 101 · 96rose · 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

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) (2010). Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fdi-inflows/2010

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07Questions

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2010: questions and answers

Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2010?

British Virgin Islands, at 3,792.83476, of the 197 countries in the file.

What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2010 describe?

2010.

How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2010 cover?

197.

Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2010?

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, 2010 the newest?

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

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