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Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
This entry gives the cumulative US dollar value of all investments in the home country made directly by residents - primarily companies - of other countries as of the end of the time period indicated. Direct investment excludes investment through purchase of shares.
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country Stock of direct foreign investment - at home Date of Information
1 United States
$ 2,367,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
2 United Kingdom
$ 1,445,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
3 Hong Kong
$ 1,241,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
4 France
$ 1,147,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
5 Germany
$ 1,027,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
6 Belgium
$ 821,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
7 China
$ 758,900,000,000
2007 est.
8 Netherlands
$ 644,600,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
9 Spain
$ 636,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
10 Russia
$ 491,200,000,000
2007
11 Canada
$ 433,400,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
12 Switzerland
$ 405,100,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
13 Italy
$ 376,600,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
14 Australia
$ 366,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
15 Brazil
$ 294,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
16 Sweden
$ 290,400,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
17 Mexico
$ 289,800,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
18 Austria
$ 261,900,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
19 Sri Lanka
$ 250,200,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
20 Singapore
$ 250,200,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
21 Hungary
$ 237,100,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
22 Poland
$ 161,400,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
23 India
$ 144,200,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
24 Denmark
$ 142,700,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
25 Japan
$ 135,400,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
26 Turkey
$ 128,700,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
27 Korea, South
$ 124,200,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
28 Liberia
$ 124,200,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
29 South Africa
$ 120,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
30 Portugal
$ 117,800,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
31 Czech Republic
$ 111,900,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
32 Saudi Arabia
$ 108,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
33 Chile
$ 108,300,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
34 Taiwan
$ 102,300,000,000
2008
35 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 102,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
36 Tajikistan
$ 102,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
37 Norway
$ 91,490,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
38 Finland
$ 84,440,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
39 Malaysia
$ 83,350,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
40 Thailand
$ 80,830,000,000
2007 est.
41 Argentina
$ 73,980,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
42 New Zealand
$ 72,920,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
43 Romania
$ 72,610,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
44 Nigeria
$ 68,840,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
45 Indonesia
$ 67,300,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
46 Colombia
$ 67,230,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
47 United Arab Emirates
$ 62,690,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
48 Egypt
$ 59,130,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
49 Israel
$ 56,930,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
50 Kazakhstan
$ 55,630,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
51 Slovakia
$ 44,120,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
52 Bulgaria
$ 42,910,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
53 Ukraine
$ 41,770,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
54 Venezuela
$ 41,380,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
55 Vietnam
$ 40,340,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
56 Zambia
$ 40,340,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
57 Greece
$ 36,700,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
58 Peru
$ 30,310,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
59 Tunisia
$ 28,670,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
60 Croatia
$ 27,170,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
61 Pakistan
$ 25,440,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
62 Philippines
$ 21,400,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
63 Costa Rica
$ 18,960,000,000
31 December 2008
64 Estonia
$ 18,620,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
65 Ecuador
$ 16,990,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
66 Jordan
$ 16,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
67 Kyrgyzstan
$ 16,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
68 Angola
$ 16,360,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
69 Cyprus
$ 15,690,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
70 Dominican Republic
$ 15,590,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
71 Bahrain
$ 15,010,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
72 Bermuda
$ 15,010,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
73 Algeria
$ 13,760,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
74 Lithuania
$ 12,850,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
75 Slovenia
$ 11,960,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
76 Serbia
$ 11,950,000,000
2006 est.
77 Cuba
$ 11,240,000,000
2006 est.
78 Libya
$ 11,230,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
79 Malawi
$ 11,230,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
80 Latvia
$ 11,210,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
81 Luxembourg
$ 11,210,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
82 Macau
$ 7,900,000,000
2007
83 Azerbaijan
$ 7,844,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
84 Iran
$ 6,954,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
85 Bolivia
$ 6,880,000,000
31 December 2004
86 El Salvador
$ 6,702,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
87 Fiji
$ 6,702,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
88 Bangladesh
$ 5,971,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
89 Chad
$ 4,500,000,000
2006 est.
90 Uruguay
$ 4,190,000,000
2007
91 Qatar
$ 3,627,000,000
2008 est.
92 Kenya
$ 2,541,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
93 Macedonia
$ 2,405,000,000
2007 est.
94 Moldova
$ 1,813,000,000
2008
95 Kuwait
$ 1,220,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
96 Paraguay
$ 2,057,000
2007
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