Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) Change in FDI Country Name 1970 1980 1990 1999 1970-80 1980-90 1990-99 1960-99 Afghanistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Albania .. .. 0 1.12 .. .. 1.12 .. Algeria 0.96 0.82 0 0.01 -0.14 -0.82 0.01 -0.95 American Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Andorra .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Angola .. .. -3.27 28.92 .. .. 32.19 .. Antigua and Barbuda .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Argentina 0.03 0.88 1.3 8.45 0.85 0.42 7.15 8.42 Armenia .. .. 0 6.61 .. .. 6.61 .. Aruba .. .. 15.09 .. .. .. .. .. Australia 2.19 1.13 2.41 1.4 -1.06 1.28 -1.01 -0.79 Austria 0.75 0.3 0.4 1.36 -0.45 0.1 0.96 0.61 Azerbaijan .. .. 0 12.74 .. .. 12.74 .. Bahamas, The .. 0.31 -0.56 .. .. -0.87 .. .. Bahrain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bangladesh 0 0 0.01 0.39 0 0.01 0.38 0.39 Barbados 4.79 0.33 0.64 0.7 -4.46 0.31 0.06 -4.09 Belarus .. .. 0 0.84 .. .. 0.84 .. Belgium .. 1.28 4.07 15.46 .. 2.79 11.39 .. Belize 0 0 4.22 0.48 0 4.22 -3.74 0.48 Benin 2.02 0.31 0.05 1.31 -1.71 -0.26 1.26 -0.71 Bermuda .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bhutan .. 0 0 0 .. 0 0 .. Bolivia -6.99 1.71 0.55 12.21 8.7 -1.16 11.66 19.2 Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .. .. 0 .. .. .. .. Botswana 0 9.87 2.52 0.61 9.87 -7.35 -1.91 0.61 Brazil 0.99 0.81 0.21 4.35 -0.18 -0.6 4.14 3.36 Brunei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bulgaria .. 0 0.02 6.5 .. 0.02 6.48 .. Burkina Faso 0.1 0 0 0.39 -0.1 0 0.39 0.29 Burundi 0 0 0.09 0.03 0 0.09 -0.06 0.03 Cambodia 0 .. 0 4.03 .. .. 4.03 4.03 Cameroon 1.38 1.93 -1.01 0.44 0.55 -2.94 1.45 -0.94 Canada 2.14 2.19 1.32 3.96 0.05 -0.87 2.64 1.82 Cape Verde .. .. 0 2.58 .. .. 2.58 .. Cayman Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Central African Republic 0.64 0.66 0.07 1.23 0.02 -0.59 1.16 0.59 Chad 0.13 0 0 0.98 -0.13 0 0.98 0.85 Channel Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chile -0.88 0.77 1.95 13.67 1.65 1.18 11.72 14.55 China 0 0 0.98 3.92 0 0.98 2.94 3.92 Colombia 0.6 0.47 1.24 1.28 -0.13 0.77 0.04 0.68 Comoros .. 0 -0.4 0.52 .. -0.4 0.92 .. Congo, Dem. Rep. 0 0 -0.13 .. 0 -0.13 .. .. Congo, Rep. 0 2.34 0 0.23 2.34 -2.34 0.23 0.23 Costa Rica 2.13 0.87 2.27 4.42 -1.26 1.4 2.15 2.29 Cote d'Ivoire 2.12 0.93 0.44 3.12 -1.19 -0.49 2.68 1 Croatia .. .. .. 6.89 .. .. .. .. Cuba .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cyprus .. 3.95 2.26 0.72 .. -1.69 -1.54 .. Czech Republic .. .. 0.59 9.59 .. .. 9 .. Denmark .. .. 0.85 4.87 .. .. 4.02 .. Djibouti .. .. 0 .. .. .. .. .. Dominica 0 0 7.82 4.88 0 7.82 -2.94 4.88 Dominican Republic 4.82 1.4 1.88 7.69 -3.42 0.48 5.81 2.87 Ecuador 5.29 0.6 1.18 3.63 -4.69 0.58 2.45 -1.66 Egypt, Arab Rep. 0 2.39 1.7 1.19 2.39 -0.69 -0.51 1.19 El Salvador 0.33 0.17 0.04 1.85 -0.16 -0.13 1.81 1.52 Equatorial Guinea 0 .. 8.32 17.25 .. .. 8.93 17.25 Eritrea .. .. .. 0 .. .. .. .. Estonia .. .. 0 5.83 .. .. 5.83 .. Ethiopia .. .. 0.18 1.4 .. .. 1.22 .. Faeroe Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Fiji 2.91 3.02 6.66 -1.89 0.11 3.64 -8.55 -4.8 Finland .. 0.05 0.59 3.67 .. 0.54 3.08 .. France .. 0.48 1.08 2.71 .. 0.6 1.63 .. French Polynesia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gabon -0.22 0.74 1.24 4.6 0.96 0.5 3.36 4.82 Gambia, The 0.19 0 0 3.56 -0.19 0 3.56 3.37 Georgia .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. Germany .. .. .. 2.47 .. .. .. .. Ghana 3.06 0.35 0.25 0.22 -2.71 -0.1 -0.03 -2.84 Greece .. 1.35 1.18 .. .. -0.17 .. .. Greenland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Grenada .. 0 5.88 11.75 .. 5.88 5.87 .. Guam .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Guatemala 1.54 1.41 0.63 0.85 -0.13 -0.78 0.22 -0.69 Guinea .. .. 0.64 1.82 .. .. 1.18 .. Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0.82 1.37 0 0.82 0.55 1.37 Guyana 3.36 0.1 0 7.06 -3.26 -0.1 7.06 3.7 Haiti 0.71 0.89 0.27 0.7 0.18 -0.62 0.43 -0.01 Honduras 1.16 0.23 1.44 4.27 -0.93 1.21 2.83 3.11 Hong Kong, China .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Hungary 0 0 0 4.03 0 0 4.03 4.03 Iceland .. 0.66 0.35 1.02 .. -0.31 0.67 .. India 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.48 -0.04 0.01 0.43 0.4 Indonesia 0.86 0.23 0.96 -1.93 -0.63 0.73 -2.89 -2.79 Iran, Islamic Rep. .. 0 -0.3 0.08 .. -0.3 0.38 .. Iraq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ireland .. 1.37 1.33 20.44 .. -0.04 19.11 .. Isle of Man .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Israel 0.91 0.23 0.29 2.34 -0.68 0.06 2.05 1.43 Italy 0.58 0.13 0.58 0.58 -0.45 0.45 0 0 Jamaica 11.08 1.04 3.26 7.6 -10.04 2.22 4.34 -3.48 Japan .. 0.03 0.06 0.28 .. 0.03 0.22 .. Jordan 0 0.85 0.95 1.96 0.85 0.1 1.01 1.96 Kazakhstan .. .. .. 10.02 .. .. .. .. Kenya 0.86 1.09 0.67 0.13 0.23 -0.42 -0.54 -0.73 Kiribati .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Korea, Dem. Rep. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Korea, Rep. .. 0.01 0.31 2.29 .. 0.3 1.98 .. Kuwait .. 0 .. 0.24 .. .. .. .. Kyrgyz Republic .. .. .. 2.84 .. .. .. .. Lao PDR .. .. 0.69 5.52 .. .. 4.83 .. Latvia .. .. 0 5.55 .. .. 5.55 .. Lebanon .. .. 0.21 .. .. .. .. .. Lesotho 0 1.04 2.73 18.69 1.04 1.69 15.96 18.69 Liberia 0 0 .. .. 0 .. .. .. Libya .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Liechtenstein .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Lithuania .. .. 0 4.58 .. .. 4.58 .. Luxembourg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Macao, China .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Macedonia, FYR .. .. .. 0.87 .. .. .. .. Madagascar 0.9 -0.02 0.71 1.56 -0.92 0.73 0.85 0.66 Malawi 2.96 0.77 0 3.31 -2.19 -0.77 3.31 0.35 Malaysia 2.2 3.75 5.3 1.96 1.55 1.55 -3.34 -0.24 Maldives .. 0 4.11 .. .. 4.11 .. .. Mali 0 0.13 -0.29 0.74 0.13 -0.42 1.03 0.74 Malta 5.1 2.34 1.99 .. -2.76 -0.35 .. .. Marshall Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Mauritania 0.38 3.82 0.69 0.21 3.44 -3.13 -0.48 -0.17 Mauritius 0.72 0.11 1.55 1.16 -0.61 1.44 -0.39 0.44 Mayotte .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Mexico 0.91 0.96 1 2.44 0.05 0.04 1.44 1.53 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Moldova .. .. 0 2.89 .. .. 2.89 .. Monaco .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Mongolia .. .. .. 3.32 .. .. .. .. Morocco 0.51 0.48 0.64 0.01 -0.03 0.16 -0.63 -0.5 Mozambique .. 0 0.36 9.65 .. 0.36 9.29 .. Myanmar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Namibia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nepal 0 0 0.17 0.09 0 0.17 -0.08 0.09 Netherlands 1.79 1.27 3.61 8.68 -0.52 2.34 5.07 6.89 Netherlands Antilles .. 3.55 .. .. .. .. .. .. New Caledonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. 0.8 4.03 .. .. .. .. .. Nicaragua 1.93 0 0 13.23 -1.93 0 13.23 11.3 Niger 0.09 1.96 -0.04 0.74 1.87 -2 0.78 0.65 Nigeria 1.63 -1.15 2.07 2.87 -2.78 3.22 0.8 1.24 Northern Mariana Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Norway .. 0.09 0.87 .. .. 0.78 .. .. Oman 0 1.65 1.34 .. 1.65 -0.31 .. .. Pakistan 0.23 0.27 0.61 0.91 0.04 0.34 0.3 0.68 Palau .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Panama 3.29 -1.22 2.48 0.23 -4.51 3.7 -2.25 -3.06 Papua New Guinea 0 2.96 4.81 8.27 2.96 1.85 3.46 8.27 Paraguay 0.64 0.69 1.44 0.92 0.05 0.75 -0.52 0.28 Peru -0.97 0.13 0.16 3.79 1.1 0.03 3.63 4.76 Philippines -0.37 -0.33 1.2 0.75 0.04 1.53 -0.45 1.12 Poland .. .. 0.15 4.69 .. .. 4.54 .. Portugal .. 0.53 3.68 0.98 .. 3.15 -2.7 .. Puerto Rico .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Qatar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Romania .. .. 0 3.06 .. .. 3.06 .. Russian Federation .. .. 0 0.82 .. .. 0.82 .. Rwanda -0.09 1.41 0.31 0.09 1.5 -1.1 -0.22 0.18 Samoa .. 0 4.8 1.13 .. 4.8 -3.67 .. San Marino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saudi Arabia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Senegal 0.57 0.49 1 1.26 -0.08 0.51 0.26 0.69 Seychelles 0 6.45 5.43 10.98 6.45 -1.02 5.55 10.98 Sierra Leone 2 -1.6 3.57 0.15 -3.6 5.17 -3.42 -1.85 Singapore .. 10.55 15.22 8.22 .. 4.67 -7 .. Slovak Republic .. .. 0 1.8 .. .. 1.8 .. Slovenia .. .. .. 0.91 .. .. .. .. Solomon Islands 0 2.07 4.74 3.25 2.07 2.67 -1.49 3.25 Somalia 1.39 0 0.65 .. -1.39 0.65 .. .. South Africa 1.87 -0.02 -0.08 1.05 -1.89 -0.06 1.13 -0.82 Spain .. 0.67 2.72 1.56 .. 2.05 -1.16 .. Sri Lanka -0.01 1.07 0.54 1.11 1.08 -0.53 0.57 1.12 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 2.08 30.78 25.61 2.08 28.7 -5.17 25.61 St. Lucia .. 23.16 11.33 13.34 .. -11.83 2.01 .. St. Vincent and the Gren 0 1.82 4.04 7.61 1.82 2.22 3.57 7.61 Sudan 0 0 0 3.82 0 0 3.82 3.82 Suriname .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Swaziland 0 4.55 3.49 2.67 4.55 -1.06 -0.82 2.67 Sweden 0.31 0.19 0.83 24.88 -0.12 0.64 24.05 24.57 Switzerland .. .. 2.62 3.85 .. .. 1.23 .. Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 0.58 0.47 0 0.58 -0.11 0.47 Tajikistan .. .. .. 1.28 .. .. .. .. Tanzania .. .. 0 2.09 .. .. 2.09 .. Thailand 0.61 0.59 2.86 5 -0.02 2.27 2.14 4.39 Togo 0.28 3.72 0 2.14 3.44 -3.72 2.14 1.86 Tonga .. 0 0 1.25 .. 0 1.25 .. Trinidad and Tobago 10.12 2.96 2.15 9.21 -7.16 -0.81 7.06 -0.91 Tunisia 1.11 2.68 0.62 1.67 1.57 -2.06 1.05 0.56 Turkey 0.32 0.03 0.45 0.42 -0.29 0.42 -0.03 0.1 Turkmenistan .. .. .. 2.5 .. .. .. .. Uganda .. 0 0 3.46 .. 0 3.46 .. Ukraine .. .. 0 1.28 .. .. 1.28 .. United Arab Emirates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. United Kingdom 1.21 1.89 3.29 5.88 0.68 1.4 2.59 4.67 United States 0.12 0.61 0.84 3.01 0.49 0.23 2.17 2.89 Uruguay 0 2.86 0 1.1 2.86 -2.86 1.1 1.1 Uzbekistan .. .. .. 0.64 .. .. .. .. Vanuatu .. 0 8.5 8.11 .. 8.5 -0.39 .. Venezuela, RB -0.17 0.08 0.93 3.12 0.25 0.85 2.19 3.29 Vietnam .. .. 0.25 5.61 .. .. 5.36 .. Virgin Islands (U.S.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. West Bank and Gaza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Yemen, Rep. .. .. -2.81 -2.2 .. .. 0.61 .. Yugoslavia (Serbia/Monte .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Zambia -16.6 1.59 6.17 5.17 18.19 4.58 -1 21.77 Zimbabwe 0 0.02 -0.14 1.05 0.02 -0.16 1.19 1.05 Countries with data 97 124 150 152 95 120 138 92 Average 0.78 1.17 1.67 3.93 0.22 0.68 2.46 2.86 Note: no data is available for 1960 Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows in the reporting economy. For more information, see WDI table 5.2. Atlas of Global Inequality Center for Global, International and Regional Studies University of California Santa Cruz http://www2.ucsc.edu/atlas 2 July 2002 Data Source: World Bank World Development Indicators 2001