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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
$ 2,220,000,000,000
2008 est.
2 United Kingdom
$ 1,409,000,000,000
2008 est.
3 Hong Kong
$ 1,235,000,000,000
2008 est.
4 France
$ 1,234,000,000,000
2008 est.
5 Germany
$ 924,700,000,000
2008 est.
6 China
$ 758,900,000,000
2007 est.
7 Belgium
$ 733,900,000,000
2008 est.
8 Netherlands
$ 726,900,000,000
2008 est.
9 Spain
$ 606,800,000,000
2008 est.
10 Canada
$ 586,600,000,000
2008 est.
11 Russia
$ 491,200,000,000
2007
12 Italy
$ 374,800,000,000
2008 est.
13 Switzerland
$ 333,800,000,000
2008 est.
14 Australia
$ 333,100,000,000
2008 est.
15 Brazil
$ 280,900,000,000
2008 est.
16 Mexico
$ 278,900,000,000
2008 est.
17 Austria
$ 276,900,000,000
2008 est.
18 Sweden
$ 225,900,000,000
2008 est.
19 Singapore
$ 225,700,000,000
2008 est.
20 Ireland
$ 216,000,000,000
2008 est.
21 Poland
$ 196,100,000,000
2008 est.
22 Hungary
$ 152,400,000,000
2008 est.
23 India
$ 142,900,000,000
2008 est.
24 Japan
$ 139,700,000,000
2008 est.
25 Denmark
$ 133,600,000,000
2008 est.
26 Turkey
$ 124,800,000,000
2008 est.
27 Portugal
$ 118,100,000,000
2008 est.
28 Chile
$ 108,900,000,000
2008 est.
29 Czech Republic
$ 107,600,000,000
2008 est.
30 Korea, South
$ 103,700,000,000
30 June 2008
31 Taiwan
$ 102,300,000,000
2008
32 South Africa
$ 99,610,000,000
2008 est.
33 Finland
$ 94,570,000,000
2008 est.
34 Malaysia
$ 92,760,000,000
2008 est.
35 Thailand
$ 80,830,000,000
2007 est.
36 Romania
$ 72,820,000,000
2008 est.
37 New Zealand
$ 72,410,000,000
2008 est.
38 Argentina
$ 69,100,000,000
2008 est.
39 Norway
$ 69,040,000,000
2008 est.
40 Israel
$ 68,060,000,000
2008 est.
41 Colombia
$ 65,690,000,000
2008 est.
42 Indonesia
$ 63,460,000,000
2008 est.
43 United Arab Emirates
$ 62,690,000,000
2008 est.
44 Egypt
$ 59,030,000,000
2008 est.
45 Greece
$ 55,190,000,000
2008 est.
46 Slovakia
$ 47,680,000,000
2008 est.
47 Kazakhstan
$ 47,660,000,000
2008 est.
48 Bulgaria
$ 45,130,000,000
2008
49 Venezuela
$ 44,310,000,000
2008 est.
50 Ukraine
$ 44,080,000,000
2008 est.
51 Vietnam
$ 43,060,000,000
2008 est.
52 Nigeria
$ 35,750,000,000
2008 est.
53 Morocco
$ 35,360,000,000
2008 est.
54 Peru
$ 32,140,000,000
2008 est.
55 Tunisia
$ 28,510,000,000
2008 est.
56 Pakistan
$ 25,310,000,000
2008 est.
57 Philippines
$ 20,780,000,000
2008 est.
58 Jordan
$ 20,380,000,000
2008 est.
59 Croatia
$ 19,500,000,000
2008
60 Angola
$ 19,490,000,000
2008 est.
61 Costa Rica
$ 18,960,000,000
31 December 2008
62 Estonia
$ 18,940,000,000
2008 est.
63 Ecuador
$ 16,810,000,000
2008 est.
64 Lithuania
$ 16,430,000,000
2008 est.
65 Bahrain
$ 15,200,000,000
2008 est.
66 Cyprus
$ 15,040,000,000
2008 est.
67 Dominican Republic
$ 14,750,000,000
2008 est.
68 Algeria
$ 14,110,000,000
2008 est.
69 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 12,440,000,000
2007
70 Serbia
$ 11,950,000,000
2006 est.
71 Slovenia
$ 11,510,000,000
2008 est.
72 Cuba
$ 11,240,000,000
2006 est.
73 Latvia
$ 11,210,000,000
2008 est.
74 Libya
$ 8,736,000,000
2008 est.
75 Macau
$ 7,900,000,000
2007
76 Azerbaijan
$ 7,329,000,000
2008 est.
77 Iran
$ 6,954,000,000
2008 est.
78 Bolivia
$ 6,880,000,000
31 December 2004
79 El Salvador
$ 6,693,000,000
2008 est.
80 Bangladesh
$ 5,618,000,000
2008 est.
81 Chad
$ 4,500,000,000
2006 est.
82 Uruguay
$ 4,190,000,000
2007
83 Qatar
$ 3,627,000,000
2008 est.
84 Kenya
$ 2,541,000,000
2008 est.
85 Macedonia
$ 2,405,000,000
2007 est.
86 Moldova
$ 1,813,000,000
2008
87 Kuwait
$ 1,220,000,000
2008 est.
88 Tajikistan
$ 88,000,000
2008 est.
89 Paraguay
$ 2,057,000
2007
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