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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019

Figures for 2019, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019 covers 203 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 2,536.5371; Netherlands is lowest, at -13.9404. The middle country reads 2.3720. Against 2018, 202 values changed (92 up, 110 down), 1 country joined.

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Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2019

HighestBritish Virgin Islands

2,536.5371

LowestNetherlands

-13.9404

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, 2019, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 203 countries · select a heading to sort

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean2,536.537139,103.36—
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean474.009128,165.13—
CyprusCYPWestern Asia458.2006120,033.49—
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe234.3106163,717.60—
AnguillaAIACaribbean43.0422163.42Asset/liability basis.
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe40.2344163,804.24—
GuyanaGUYSouth America32.76711,695.29—
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia25.968797,684.21—
GrenadaGRDCaribbean21.6458262.67Asset/liability basis.
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia20.302773,714.03—
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia17.19892,443.34—
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia16.7835961.04Asset/liability basis.
PalauPLWMicronesia16.149545.53—
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa14.25702,211.65—
MacauMACEastern Asia12.08956,652.28—
DominicaDMACaribbean11.840376.28Asset/liability basis.
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa11.2342886.92—
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia10.17983,663.03—
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe9.71153,095.42—
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe8.26411,287.97—
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe7.92694,269.81—
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe7.817727,002.39—
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia7.75171,367.80—
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia7.6352723.48—
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe7.5944416.45—

02In 2019

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 Islands2,536.5371
  2. Cayman Islands474.0091
  3. Cyprus458.2006
  4. Luxembourg234.3106
  5. Anguilla43.0422

Lowest

  1. Netherlands-13.9404
  2. Malta-12.0636
  3. Timor-Leste-11.7584
  4. Switzerland-11.4309
  5. Republic of the Congo-10.3458

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.3720. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)

    HighestUnited States229,930.00

    LowestNetherlands-129,492.45

    Middle country: 825.36

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 202values changed, of 202 in both
  • 92 · 110rose · 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.

  • 184 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) (2019). Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fdi-inflows/2019

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07Questions

Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019: questions and answers

Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019?

British Virgin Islands, at 2,536.5371, of the 203 countries in the file.

What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019 describe?

2019.

How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019 cover?

203.

Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2019?

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, 2019 the newest?

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

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