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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2018

Figures for 2018, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2018 covers 202 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 2,465.1803; Luxembourg is lowest, at -117.2340. The middle country reads 2.3622. Against 2017, 202 values changed (99 up, 103 down), 1 left.

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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2018

HighestBritish Virgin Islands

2,465.1803

LowestLuxembourg

-117.2340

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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean2,465.180334,389.71—
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean373.962820,680.81—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia209.138353,861.51—
AnguillaAIACaribbean68.2082215.92Asset/liability basis.
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia28.8186104,245.71—
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe25.72964,156.30—
GuyanaGUYSouth America25.71331,231.06—
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia20.451077,125.64—
GrenadaGRDCaribbean19.3466225.68Asset/liability basis.
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa17.99942,703.03—
PalauPLWMicronesia17.815450.75—
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia16.49512,173.74—
DominicaDMACaribbean15.362596.51Asset/liability basis.
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean11.5890192.55Asset/liability basis.
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia10.6518575.66Asset/liability basis.
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa10.3417772.89—
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia9.71763,187.73—
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe9.0148489.82—
FijiFJIMelanesia8.4382470.97—
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe8.38581,289.69—
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe7.74904,090.51—
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia7.54301,350.61—
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia7.48561,358.02—
BahamasBHSCaribbean7.3907947.43—
NicaraguaNICCentral America6.4306837.60—

02In 2018

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 Islands2,465.1803
  2. Cayman Islands373.9628
  3. Cyprus209.1383
  4. Anguilla68.2082
  5. Hong Kong28.8186

Lowest

  1. Luxembourg-117.2340
  2. Republic of the Congo-29.9440
  3. Switzerland-13.9473
  4. Angola-5.6538
  5. Chad-4.9109

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.3622. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)

    HighestUnited States203,234.00

    LowestSwitzerland-101,196.51

    Middle country: 768.99

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −1countries joined / left
  • 202values changed, of 202 in both
  • 99 · 103rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

− Curaçao

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.

  • 183 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) (2018). Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fdi-inflows/2018

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07Questions

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2018: questions and answers

Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2018?

British Virgin Islands, at 2,465.1803, of the 202 countries in the file.

What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2018 describe?

2018.

How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2018 cover?

202.

Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2018?

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, 2018 the newest?

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

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