Rankings

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Foreign direct investment: inflows

Inflows, $m 2018

Rank

1

Country

United States

Result

251,814
Rank

2

Country

China

Result

139,043
Rank

3

Country

Hong Kong

Result

115,662
Rank

4

Country

Singapore

Result

77,646
Rank

5

Country

Netherlands

Result

69,659
Rank

6

Country

United Kingdom

Result

64,487
Rank

7

Country

Brazil

Result

61,223
Rank

8

Country

Australia

Result

60,438
Rank

9

Country

Cayman Islands

Result

57,384
Rank

10

Country

Spain

Result

43,591
Rank

11

Country

India

Result

42,286
Rank

12

Country

Canada

Result

39,625
Rank

13

Country

France

Result

37,294
Rank

14

Country

Mexico

Result

31,604
Rank

15

Country

Germany

Result

25,706
Rank

16

Country

Italy

Result

24,276
Rank

17

Country

Indonesia

Result

21,980
Rank

18

Country

Israel

Result

21,803
Rank

19

Country

Vietnam

Result

15,500
Rank

20

Country

South Korea

Result

14,479
Rank

21

Country

Russia

Result

13,332
Rank

22

Country

Turkey

Result

12,944
Rank

23

Country

Argentina

Result

12,162
Rank

24

Country

Poland

Result

11,476
Rank

25

Country

Sweden

Result

11,148
Rank

26

Country

Colombia

Result

11,010
Rank

27

Country

Thailand

Result

10,493
Rank

28

Country

United Arab Emirates

Result

10,385
Rank

29

Country

Japan

Result

9,858
Rank

30

Country

Czech Republic

Result

9,479
Rank

31

Country

Malaysia

Result

8,091
Rank

32

Country

Austria

Result

7,618
Rank

33

Country

Chile

Result

7,160
Rank

34

Country

Taiwan

Result

6,998
Rank

35

Country

Egypt

Result

6,798

Index key & notes

Notes

Investment in companies in a foreign country.

Source: UNCTAD