This is the list of countries by stock of Foreign direct investment (FDI) abroad, that is the cumulative US dollar value of all investments in foreign countries made directly by residents - primarily companies - of the home country, as of the end of the time period indicated. Direct investment excludes investment through purchase of shares.
The list is based on the CIA World Factbook data. Dependent territories and not fully recognized states are not ranked.
| Rank | Country | Stock of FDI abroad |
Date of information |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | World | 16,220,000,000,000 | 2008 est. |
| 1 | United States | 3,597,000,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 2 | France | 1,837,000,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1,705,000,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 4 | Germany | 1,484,000,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 5 | Netherlands | 950,800,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| — | Hong Kong | 873,100,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 6 | Switzerland | 814,600,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 7 | Japan | 719,900,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 8 | Spain | 641,000,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 9 | Belgium | 632,800,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 10 | Canada | 602,500,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 11 | Italy | 601,100,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 12 | Sweden | 383,900,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 13 | Ireland | 286,200,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 14 | China | 278,900,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 15 | Russia | 260,500,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 16 | Australia | 245,900,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 17 | Norway | 226,600,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 18 | Denmark | 199,800,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 19 | Singapore | 172,100,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| - | Taiwan | 162,900,000,000 | 2009 est. |
| 20 | Austria | 154,100,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 21 | Brazil | 131,000,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 22 | Finland | 122,200,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 23 | South Korea | 115,600,000,000 | 2009 est. |
| 24 | India | 89,040,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 25 | Malaysia | 82,650,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 26 | Portugal | 63,640,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 27 | Mexico | 62,930,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 28 | Israel | 58,420,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 54,910,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 30 | South Africa | 53,380,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 31 | Chile | 51,150,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 32 | Kuwait | 44,310,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 33 | Greece | 38,660,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 34 | Indonesia | 33,710,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 35 | Poland | 30,710,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 36 | Argentina | 30,160,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 37 | Venezuela | 20,970,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 38 | Thailand | 20,300,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 39 | Hungary | 19,800,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 40 | Qatar | 19,490,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 41 | Colombia | 19,200,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 18,500,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 18,000,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 44 | Cyprus | 16,570,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 45 | Turkey | 16,420,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 46 | Libya | 15,320,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 14,670,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 48 | Slovenia | 9,001,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 49 | Bahrain | 8,399,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 50 | Vietnam | 7,700,000,000 | 2009 est. |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 7,208,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 52 | Estonia | 7,134,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 53 | Philippines | 6,495,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 54 | Croatia | 6,334,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 55 | Nigeria | 6,071,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 6,058,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 57 | Egypt | 4,900,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 58 | Angola | 4,883,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 59 | Cuba | 4,138,000,000 | 2006 est. |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,829,000,000 | 2007 |
| 61 | Slovakia | 2,643,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 62 | Lithuania | 2,507,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 63 | Ukraine | 2,327,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 64 | Peru | 2,120,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 65 | Iran | 2,075,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 66 | Algeria | 1,844,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 67 | Romania | 1,831,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 1,372,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 69 | Latvia | 1,097,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 70 | Morocco | 1,047,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 71 | Pakistan | 1,047,000 | 2010 est. |
| - | Macau | 980,000,000 | 2009 est. |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 547,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 73 | Kenya | 338,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 74 | El Salvador | 273,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 75 | Tunisia | 251,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 76 | Uruguay | 156,000,000 | 2007 est. |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 82,000,000 | 2010 est. |
| 78 | Moldova | 62,440,000 | 2010 est. |
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