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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2015

Figures for 2015, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2015 covers 202 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 5,189.6912; Hungary is lowest, at -11.7501. The middle country reads 2.3820. Against 2014, 200 values changed (92 up, 108 down), 2 countries joined, 1 left.

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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2015

HighestBritish Virgin Islands

5,189.6912

LowestHungary

-11.7501

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, 2015, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 202 countries · select a heading to sort

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2015: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean5,189.691266,712.7—
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean1,709.827180,501.5—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia110.158421,931.8—
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe75.630045,432.2—
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe71.2591215,481.3—
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia56.3546174,352.9—
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe44.69925,069.2—
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe44.6980346,741.8—
AnguillaAIACaribbean35.0778115.6Asset/liability basis.
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa30.58603,803.3—
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa23.85613,866.8—
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia19.383259,700.1—
GrenadaGRDCaribbean18.8878188.3Asset/liability basis.
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe17.4367699.4—
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia16.91221,141.9—
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean15.3424120.7Asset/liability basis.
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean13.7183131.3Asset/liability basis.
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa13.5817194.5—
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia12.37311,081.2—
PalauPLWMicronesia12.331934.6—
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean11.6432210.5Asset/liability basis.
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia11.35561,728.8—
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean9.7046139.5Asset/liability basis.
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe9.665767,091.4—
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa9.00761,187.7—

02In 2015

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 Islands5,189.6912
  2. Cayman Islands1,709.8271
  3. Cyprus110.1584
  4. Luxembourg75.6300
  5. Ireland71.2591

Lowest

  1. Hungary-11.7501
  2. Turks and Caicos Islands-7.4186
  3. Iraq-4.5416
  4. Marshall Islands-2.9474
  5. Oman-2.7590

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.3820. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)

    HighestUnited States467,625.0

    LowestHungary-14,716.3

    Middle country: 725.1

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −1countries joined / left
  • 200values changed, of 200 in both
  • 92 · 108rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Cyprus213.2474 → 110.1584−103.0890
  • Malta94.2537 → 44.6992−49.5545
  • Bahamas31.8784 → 6.0195−25.8589
  • Hungary5.5268 → -11.7501−17.2770
  • Tonga12.9501 → 1.5726−11.3775
+ Cook Islands+ Turks and Caicos Islands− Micronesia

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.

  • 186 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) (2015). Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fdi-inflows/2015

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07Questions

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2015: questions and answers

Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2015?

British Virgin Islands, at 5,189.6912, of the 202 countries in the file.

What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2015 describe?

2015.

How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2015 cover?

202.

Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2015?

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, 2015 the newest?

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

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