| Rank | Country | Stock of direct foreign investment - at home (US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2,571,000,000,000 |  |
| 2 | France | 1,202,000,000,000 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 1,155,000,000,000 | |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 1,130,000,000,000 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 1,068,000,000,000 | |
| 6 | Germany | 940,100,000,000 | |
| 7 | China | 781,800,000,000 | |
| 8 | Spain | 641,500,000,000 | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 611,100,000,000 | |
| 10 | Switzerland | 606,700,000,000 | |
| 11 | Canada | 601,900,000,000 | |
| 12 | Australia | 549,100,000,000 | |
| 13 | Russia | 542,900,000,000 | |
| 14 | Singapore | 497,000,000,000 | |
| 15 | Brazil | 435,100,000,000 | |
| 16 | Italy | 365,500,000,000 | |
| 17 | Sweden | 360,800,000,000 | |
| 18 | Mexico | 317,900,000,000 | |
| 19 | Austria | 281,400,000,000 | |
| 20 | Ireland | 261,300,000,000 | |
| 21 | India | 230,000,000,000 | |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 214,700,000,000 | |
| 23 | Poland | 205,100,000,000 | |
| 24 | Norway | 182,500,000,000 | |
| 25 | South Africa | 159,000,000,000 | |
| 26 | Chile | 154,300,000,000 | |
| 27 | Japan | 148,600,000,000 | |
| 28 | Thailand | 140,700,000,000 | |
| 29 | Czech Republic | 134,400,000,000 | |
| 30 | Korea, South | 130,300,000,000 | |
| 31 | Denmark | 121,400,000,000 | |
| 32 | Malaysia | 112,100,000,000 | |
| 33 | Portugal | 109,800,000,000 | |
| 34 | Indonesia | 104,800,000,000 | |
| 35 | Turkey | 102,600,000,000 | |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 102,000,000,000 | |
| 37 | Angola | 101,900,000,000 | |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 100,300,000,000 | |
| 39 | Colombia | 95,810,000,000 | |
| 40 | Finland | 92,850,000,000 | |
| 41 | Argentina | 92,810,000,000 | |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 92,230,000,000 | |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 80,730,000,000 | |
| 44 | Niger | 76,180,000,000 | |
| 45 | Nigeria | 76,180,000,000 | |
| 46 | New Zealand | 72,630,000,000 | |
| 47 | Egypt | 72,610,000,000 | |
| 48 | Hungary | 71,890,000,000 | |
| 49 | Romania | 71,710,000,000 | |
| 50 | Israel | 66,570,000,000 | |
| 51 | Vietnam | 65,820,000,000 | |
| 52 | Taiwan | 61,390,000,000 | |
| 53 | Ukraine | 60,510,000,000 | |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 53,000,000,000 | |
| 55 | Slovakia | 52,780,000,000 | |
| 56 | Peru | 51,570,000,000 |  |
| 57 | Morocco | 46,430,000,000 | |
| 58 | Venezuela | 45,200,000,000 | |
| 59 | Qatar | 38,600,000,000 | |
| 60 | Greece | 35,450,000,000 | |
| 61 | Croatia | 33,970,000,000 | |
| 62 | Tunisia | 32,260,000,000 | |
| 63 | Pakistan | 31,360,000,000 | |
| 64 | Philippines | 25,690,000,000 | |
| 65 | Serbia | 24,400,000,000 | |
| 66 | Algeria | 22,500,000,000 | |
| 67 | Jordan | 22,420,000,000 | |
| 68 | Dominica | 21,380,000,000 | |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 21,380,000,000 | |
| 70 | Kosovo | 21,200,000,000 | |
| 71 | Iran | 20,150,000,000 | |
| 72 | Malta | 17,250,000,000 | |
| 73 | Estonia | 16,570,000,000 | |
| 74 | Libya | 16,130,000,000 | |
| 75 | Slovenia | 16,120,000,000 | |
| 76 | Bahrain | 15,940,000,000 | |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 15,550,000,000 | |
| 78 | Lithuania | 15,010,000,000 | |
| 79 | Latvia | 13,560,000,000 | |
| 80 | Ecuador | 12,330,000,000 | |
| 81 | Macau | 12,100,000,000 | |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 11,210,000,000 | |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 10,130,000,000 | |
| 84 | Uruguay | 9,304,000,000 | |
| 85 | Iceland | 9,200,000,000 | |
| 86 | Georgia | 9,133,000,000 | |
| 87 | El Salvador | 8,410,000,000 | |
| 88 | Bolivia | 7,370,000,000 | |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 7,216,000,000 | |
| 90 | Chad | 4,500,000,000 | |
| 91 | Macedonia | 4,036,000,000 | |
| 92 | Moldova | 3,100,000,000 | |
| 93 | Kuwait | 2,764,000,000 | |
| 94 | Kenya | 2,626,000,000 | |
| 95 | Rwanda | 507,300,000 | |
| 96 | Paraguay | 3,393,000 | |
Definition: This entry gives the cumulative US dollar value of all investments in the home country made directly by residents - primarily companies - of other countries as of the end of the time period indicated. Direct investment excludes investment through purchase of shares.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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