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Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
This entry gives 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.
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country Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad Date of Information
1 United States
$ 3,597,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
2 France
$ 1,837,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
3 United Kingdom
$ 1,705,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
4 Germany
$ 1,484,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
5 Netherlands
$ 950,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
6 Hong Kong
$ 873,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
7 Switzerland
$ 814,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
8 Japan
$ 719,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
9 Spain
$ 641,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
10 Belgium
$ 632,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
11 Canada
$ 602,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
12 Italy
$ 601,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
13 Sweden
$ 383,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
14 Ireland
$ 286,200,000,000
31 September 2010
15 China
$ 278,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
16 Russia
$ 260,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
17 Australia
$ 245,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
18 Norway
$ 226,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
19 Denmark
$ 199,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
20 Singapore
$ 172,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
21 Taiwan
$ 162,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
22 Austria
$ 154,100,000,000
30 September 2010 est.
23 Brazil
$ 131,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
24 Finland
$ 122,200,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
25 Korea, South
$ 115,600,000,000
31 December 2009
26 India
$ 89,040,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
27 Malaysia
$ 82,650,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
28 Portugal
$ 63,640,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
29 Mexico
$ 62,930,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
30 Israel
$ 58,420,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
31 United Arab Emirates
$ 54,910,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
32 South Africa
$ 53,380,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
33 Chile
$ 51,150,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
34 Kuwait
$ 44,310,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
35 Greece
$ 38,660,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
36 Indonesia
$ 33,710,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
37 Poland
$ 30,710,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
38 Argentina
$ 30,160,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
39 Venezuela
$ 20,970,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
40 Thailand
$ 20,300,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
41 Hungary
$ 19,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
42 Qatar
$ 19,490,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
43 Colombia
$ 19,200,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
44 Tajikistan
$ 18,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
45 Saudi Arabia
$ 18,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
46 Cyprus
$ 16,570,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
47 Turkey
$ 16,420,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
48 Libya
$ 15,320,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
49 Czech Republic
$ 14,670,000,000
30 September 2010 est.
50 Slovenia
$ 9,001,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
51 Bahrain
$ 8,399,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
52 Vietnam
$ 7,700,000,000
31 December 2009 est.
53 Kazakhstan
$ 7,208,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
54 Estonia
$ 7,134,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
55 Philippines
$ 6,495,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
56 Croatia
$ 6,334,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
57 Nigeria
$ 6,071,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
58 Azerbaijan
$ 6,058,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
59 Egypt
$ 4,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
60 Angola
$ 4,883,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
61 Cuba
$ 4,138,000,000
2006 est.
62 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 3,829,000,000
2007
63 Slovakia
$ 2,643,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
64 Lithuania
$ 2,507,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
65 Ukraine
$ 2,327,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
66 Peru
$ 2,120,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
67 Iran
$ 2,075,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
68 Algeria
$ 1,844,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
69 Romania
$ 1,831,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
70 Bulgaria
$ 1,372,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
71 Malta
$ 1,213,000,000
72 Latvia
$ 1,097,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
73 Pakistan
$ 1,047,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
74 Morocco
$ 1,047,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
75 Costa Rica
$ 547,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
76 Kenya
$ 338,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
77 Uruguay
$ 300,000,000
2009 est.
78 El Salvador
$ 273,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
79 Tunisia
$ 251,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
80 Macau
$ 240,000,000
2009 est.
81 Bangladesh
$ 82,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
82 Moldova
$ 62,440,000
1 January 2010
83 Bolivia
$ 21,000,000
31 December 2010
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