Data for 2011
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2011
Figures for 2011, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2011 covers 199 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 4,729.760; Sint Maarten is lowest, at -4.880. The middle country reads 3.375. Against 2010, 196 values changed (108 up, 88 down), 3 countries joined, 1 left.
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2011
HighestBritish Virgin Islands
4,729.760
LowestSint Maarten
-4.880Shaded 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, 2011, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 199 countries · select a heading to sort
| British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 4,729.760 | 50,788.2 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 743.701 | 31,131.9 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 223.467 | 21,875.9 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 139.299 | 38,504.4 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 47.037 | 785.3 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 43.912 | 4,571.2 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 38.863 | 96,580.8 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 24.341 | 3,558.5 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 19.948 | 207.4 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 19.551 | 950.5 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 18.557 | 489.5 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 16.568 | 1,715.0 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 15.813 | 83,366.3 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 15.266 | 423.5 | Asset/liability basis. |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 14.333 | 8,843.2 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 14.279 | 39,890.4 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 14.114 | 32.2 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 13.990 | 1,408.8 | — |
 AnguillaAIACaribbean | 13.456 | 39.1 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 13.381 | 956.1 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 13.114 | 711.1 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 12.509 | 97.4 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 12.451 | 88.9 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 12.382 | 558.1 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 12.376 | 1,065.8 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 11.600 | 3,391.1 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 11.295 | 120.2 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 11.190 | 693.5 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 11.121 | 101,548.9 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 11.061 | 92.5 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 9.968 | 43.8 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 9.821 | 52.3 | Asset/liability basis. |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 9.756 | 23,544.7 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 9.668 | 812.7 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 9.627 | 4,932.3 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 9.579 | 936.3 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 9.576 | 1,538.9 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 9.247 | 1,975.0 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 9.149 | 70.5 | Asset/liability basis. |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 9.009 | 22,633.6 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 8.971 | 3,152.7 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 8.703 | 588.8 | — |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 8.426 | 534.4 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 8.194 | 455.8 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 7.857 | 3,137.1 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 7.328 | 1,134.0 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 7.254 | 13,973.1 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 7.194 | 1,107.5 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 7.003 | 109.9 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 6.822 | 788.1 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 6.754 | 876.3 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 6.686 | 246.8 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 6.524 | 817.1 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 6.480 | 4,002.4 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 6.392 | 1,686.9 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 6.218 | 3,237.4 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 6.040 | 653.2 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 5.826 | 74.7 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 5.816 | 150.0 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 5.756 | 2,461.5 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 5.735 | 216.8 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 5.728 | 1,014.4 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 5.554 | 113.7 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 5.476 | 1,468.0 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 5.434 | 79.0 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 5.206 | 95.3 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 5.149 | 2,504.1 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 5.144 | 3.2 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 5.033 | 1,485.9 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 4.804 | 874.9 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 4.766 | 2,233.9 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 4.726 | 1,108.5 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 4.562 | 478.8 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.515 | 47.1 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 4.473 | 7,682.3 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 4.458 | 6,317.7 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 4.417 | 7,207.0 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.373 | 14,647.0 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.356 | 7,519.0 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 4.311 | 1,004.6 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 4.286 | 8.3 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 4.274 | 359.7 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 4.161 | 1,799.0 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.094 | 12,197.6 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 4.060 | 13,979.8 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 3.929 | 2,276.7 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3.920 | 20,693.9 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.807 | 58,931.6 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 3.762 | 433.3 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 3.731 | 691.2 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 3.724 | 97,421.8 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 3.704 | 1,128.9 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 3.690 | 26,414.9 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 3.599 | 556.1 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 3.584 | 858.9 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3.558 | 2,052.3 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 3.510 | 102.0 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 3.502 | 3,491.3 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 3.488 | 1,229.4 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.375 | 300.8 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.232 | 8,653.4 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.148 | 894.3 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 3.123 | 349.3 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 3.072 | 200.4 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 2.744 | 387.0 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 2.670 | 1,615.1 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 2.663 | 496.5 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 2.635 | 6,466.6 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 2.600 | 1,219.2 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 2.561 | 36.1 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2.534 | 1,614.3 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2.515 | 4,238.0 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2.477 | 1,147.9 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.475 | 10,615.7 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 2.422 | 2,568.4 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 2.275 | 25.0 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 2.271 | 108.4 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 2.266 | 12,929.5 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 2.262 | 1,752.9 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 2.257 | 23.1 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 2.221 | 1,465.0 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 2.212 | 39,669.3 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 2.194 | 740.2 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.155 | 19,241.3 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2.124 | 1,087.4 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.116 | 3,259.1 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 2.110 | 10,578.8 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 2.104 | 130.6 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 2.086 | 25,632.6 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 2.049 | 8,914.9 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 2.045 | 10,839.9 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 1.969 | 725.6 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1.940 | 293.2 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 1.939 | 7,152.1 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.933 | 36,190.5 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 1.931 | 1,117.7 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.925 | 16,143.0 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 1.917 | 281.9 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 1.910 | 14.9 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.908 | 28,379.2 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.899 | 338.2 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 1.814 | 5,740.0 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 1.802 | 36,867.8 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 1.765 | 67,513.7 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 1.751 | 119.1 | — |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 1.736 | 50.9 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 1.693 | 33.5 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1.616 | 123,985.0 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.577 | 42,200.4 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 1.525 | 69.8 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.514 | 36.9 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.506 | 161.1 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 1.495 | 218.2 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1.488 | 34,323.8 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.474 | 229,862.0 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 1.411 | 955.9 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 1.227 | 2,362.9 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 1.195 | 804.2 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 1.190 | 186.3 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.189 | 143.7 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 1.182 | 2,580.6 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1.160 | 355.4 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.102 | 31,641.9 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 1.077 | 218.5 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 1.053 | 301.6 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1.013 | 1,882.3 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 1.001 | 2,317.6 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.927 | 2,549.9 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.926 | 4,242.9 | Asset/liability basis. |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.920 | 119.0 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.857 | 2,007.2 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.841 | 1,136.4 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.818 | 646.1 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 0.748 | 9,773.0 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.688 | 4,683.9 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.658 | 4,276.7 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.657 | 103.2 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.559 | 938.5 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.508 | 1,162.0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.453 | 95.5 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 0.404 | 1,143.1 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.370 | 1,370.4 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.326 | 97.5 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.321 | 57.6 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.304 | 6.3 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.153 | 41.0 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.150 | 3.4 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | -0.028 | -1,758.3 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | -0.178 | -0.3 | Asset/liability basis. |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | -0.209 | -482.7 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | -0.311 | -0.1 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | -0.404 | -1,957.0 | Asset/liability basis. |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | -0.638 | -443.7 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | -1.668 | -518.4 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | -1.719 | -309.2 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | -2.408 | -3,023.8 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | -2.554 | -4.4 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | -4.085 | -257.9 | — |
| Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean | -4.880 | -45.7 | — |
02In 2011
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- British Virgin Islands4,729.760
- Cayman Islands743.701
- Malta223.467
- Cyprus139.299
- Liberia47.037
Lowest
- Sint Maarten-4.880
- Bermuda-4.085
- Marshall Islands-2.554
- Angola-2.408
- Papua New Guinea-1.719
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.375. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
United States229,862.0Lowest
Angola-3,023.8Middle country: 1,004.6
032010 → 2011
Since 2010
What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −1countries joined / left
- 196values changed, of 196 in both
- 108 · 88rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- British Virgin Islands3,792.835 → 4,729.760+936.925
- Cayman Islands504.379 → 743.701+239.322
- Malta59.464 → 223.467+164.003
- Mongolia23.526 → 43.912+20.386
- Liberia32.525 → 47.037+14.513
Fell most
- Luxembourg69.606 → 14.333−55.273
- Myanmar16.092 → 1.931−14.161
- Anguilla26.954 → 13.456−13.498
- São Tomé and Príncipe26.520 → 14.114−12.406
- Singapore23.961 → 14.279−9.682
+ Curaçao+ Guinea+ Sint Maarten
− LibyaChanges 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
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Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
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07Questions
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2011: questions and answers
Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2011?
British Virgin Islands, at 4,729.760, of the 199 countries in the file.
What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2011 describe?
2011.
How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2011 cover?
199.
Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2011?
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Is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2011 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2025.