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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
$ 4,768,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
2 United Kingdom
$ 1,793,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
3 France
$ 1,702,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
4 Germany
$ 1,464,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
5 Hong Kong
$ 1,112,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
6 Switzerland
$ 1,063,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
7 Japan
$ 1,025,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
8 Belgium
$ 999,800,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
9 Netherlands
$ 971,900,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
10 Spain
$ 739,200,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
11 Canada
$ 703,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
12 Italy
$ 537,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
13 Australia
$ 496,400,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
14 Russia
$ 487,400,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
15 China
$ 465,000,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
16 Sweden
$ 385,400,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
17 Singapore
$ 353,700,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
18 Ireland
$ 338,100,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
19 Austria
$ 313,900,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
20 Denmark
$ 222,200,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
21 Taiwan
$ 220,800,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
22 Norway
$ 197,500,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
23 Korea, South
$ 190,400,000,000
31 December 2011
24 Brazil
$ 176,700,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
25 Finland
$ 148,800,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
26 Mexico
$ 129,700,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
27 Malaysia
$ 123,300,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
28 India
$ 121,300,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
29 South Africa
$ 88,590,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
30 Israel
$ 74,530,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
31 Chile
$ 72,840,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
32 Portugal
$ 64,250,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
33 United Arab Emirates
$ 58,100,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
34 Kuwait
$ 57,970,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
35 Indonesia
$ 48,570,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
36 Thailand
$ 45,790,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
37 Poland
$ 44,890,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
38 Greece
$ 41,490,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
39 Qatar
$ 37,340,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
40 Argentina
$ 32,730,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
41 Colombia
$ 32,560,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
42 Hungary
$ 26,390,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
43 Venezuela
$ 21,950,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
44 Turkey
$ 21,350,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
45 Saudi Arabia
$ 20,830,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
46 Kazakhstan
$ 20,290,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
47 Tajikistan
$ 18,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
48 Libya
$ 17,470,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
49 Czech Republic
$ 16,470,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
50 Cyprus
$ 13,620,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
51 Nigeria
$ 11,230,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
52 Bahrain
$ 10,020,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
53 Slovenia
$ 9,755,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
54 Angola
$ 8,196,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
55 Vietnam
$ 7,700,000,000
31 December 2009 est.
56 Ukraine
$ 7,348,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
57 Azerbaijan
$ 6,923,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
58 Egypt
$ 6,824,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
59 Philippines
$ 6,690,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
60 Estonia
$ 6,609,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
61 Ecuador
$ 6,330,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
62 Croatia
$ 6,074,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
63 Slovakia
$ 4,309,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
64 Cuba
$ 4,138,000,000
2006 est.
65 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 3,829,000,000
2007
66 Peru
$ 3,597,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
67 Iran
$ 2,881,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
68 Lithuania
$ 2,612,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
69 Algeria
$ 2,424,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
70 Bulgaria
$ 1,893,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
71 Romania
$ 1,506,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
72 Pakistan
$ 1,482,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
73 Morocco
$ 1,353,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
74 Malta
$ 1,213,000,000
2010 est.
75 Latvia
$ 1,037,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
76 Georgia
$ 741,600,000
31 December 2011 est.
77 Costa Rica
$ 729,300,000
31 December 2012 est.
78 Tunisia
$ 345,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
79 Kenya
$ 320,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
80 Uruguay
$ 300,000,000
2009 est.
81 Macau
$ 240,000,000
2009 est.
82 Mongolia
$ 95,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
83 Bangladesh
$ 93,900,000
31 December 2012 est.
84 Mali
$ 77,440,000
31 December 2012 est.
85 Moldova
$ 75,250,000
30 September 2011
86 Dominican Republic
$ 59,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
87 Vanuatu
$ 23,340,000
31 December 2011 est.
88 Bolivia
$ 21,000,000
31 December 2010
89 Rwanda
$ 13,000,000
31 December 2012 est.
90 El Salvador
$ 12,400,000
31 December 2012 est.
91 Kyrgyzstan
$ 1,500,000
31 December 2012 est.
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