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Field Listing :: 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.

Country Comparison Ranking

By Country Listing of the values for the Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad field
Country Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
Algeria
$1.893 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$2.025 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Angola
$28 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$23.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Argentina
$40.94 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$39.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Armenia
$228 million (2015 est.)
$215 million (2014 est.)
Australia
$509.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$441.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Austria
$339.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$214.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Azerbaijan
$19.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$17.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Bahrain
$10.66 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$10.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Bangladesh
$369.6 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$228.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Belarus
$3.547 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$4.649 billion (31 December 2015)
Belgium
$1.159 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.016 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
Bermuda
$889 million (2014 est.)
$835 million (2013 est.)
Bolivia
$0 (31 December 2017 est.)
$0 (31 December 2016 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
$0 (2014)
Botswana
$1.973 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.312 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Brazil
$358.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$341.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Bulgaria
$5.868 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$4.988 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Cabo Verde
$64.6 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$39.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Canada
$1.371 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.277 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
Cayman Islands

NA

Chad

NA

Chile
$95.37 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$90.54 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
China
$1.383 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.227 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
Colombia
$55.51 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$51.82 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Costa Rica
$4.007 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$3.781 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire

NA

Croatia
$8.473 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$6.358 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Cuba
$4.138 billion (2006 est.)
Cyprus
$222.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$175.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Czechia
$54.39 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$43.09 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Denmark
$287.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$235.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Dominica
$220,000 (31 December 2017 est.)
Dominican Republic
$408.6 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$387.8 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Ecuador
$6.33 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Egypt
$7.426 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$7.257 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
El Salvador
$678.7 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$976.3 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Estonia
$10.96 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$9.396 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Eswatini

NA

European Union
$8.411 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
$7.649 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
Fiji
$117.1 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$115.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Finland
$185.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$116.7 billion (2016 est.)
France
$1.429 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.259 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
French Polynesia
$349.3 million (2015)
$310.8 million (2014 est.)
Georgia
$2.477 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$2.185 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Germany
$2.298 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.981 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
Ghana
$16.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
$109 million (31 December 2012 est.)
Greece
$29.64 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$32.91 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Guinea
$1.8 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$69.19 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Hong Kong
$2.036 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.538 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
Hungary
$212 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$222.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Iceland
$11.24 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$17.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
India
$155.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$144.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Indonesia
$20.5 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$18.42 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Iran
$5.226 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$4.656 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Iraq
$2.109 billion (2015 est.)
$1.956 billion (2014 est.)
Ireland
$1.56 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.404 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
Israel
$100.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$98.11 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Italy
$671.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$584.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Jamaica
$604 million (2016)
$176 million (2010)
Japan
$1.547 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.363 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
Jordan
$646.5 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$612.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Kazakhstan
$35.04 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$32.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Kenya
$1.545 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$335.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Korea, South
$344.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$358 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Kosovo
$275 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$230 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Kuwait
$82.35 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$74.13 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
$709.3 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$655.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Latvia
$3.402 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$2.485 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Lebanon
$13.46 billion (2016)
$12.69 billion (2015)
Lesotho
$122 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$206.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Liberia
$201 million (31 December 2013 est.)
$201 million (31 December 2012 est.)
Libya
$20.97 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$22.19 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Lithuania
$6.268 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$4.48 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Luxembourg

NA

Macau
$1.166 billion (2012 est.)
$667.8 million (2011 est.)
Madagascar

NA

Malawi

NA

Malaysia
$128.5 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$126.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Maldives
$448 million (31 December 2016 est.)
$307.7 million (31 December 2015)
Mali
$286.2 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$62.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Malta
$65.49 million (June 2015 est.)
$64.77 million (31 June 2014 est.)
Mauritius

NA

Mexico
$243.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$148.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Moldova
$252.7 million (31 December 2017)
$206.1 million (31 December 2016)
Mongolia
$495 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$455.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Montenegro
$39.77 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$213.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Morocco
$5.351 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$5.203 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Namibia

NA

Nepal

NA

Netherlands
$6.579 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$5.623 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
New Caledonia
$658.2 million (2015 est.)
$593.8 million (2014 est.)
New Zealand
$16.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$18.03 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Nigeria
$16.93 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$15.65 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
North Macedonia
$1.169 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$849.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Norway
$196.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$191.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Oman

NA

Pakistan
$1.983 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$2.094 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Panama
$11.38 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$10.71 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Papua New Guinea

NA

Paraguay
$705.1 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$591.3 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Peru
$5.447 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$4.255 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Philippines
$47.82 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$43.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Poland
$72.87 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$64.52 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Portugal
$103.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$84.73 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Qatar
$59.33 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$57.63 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Romania
$6.822 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$5.963 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Russia
$470.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$418 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Rwanda
$113.2 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$26.8 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
$3.98 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$2.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Saudi Arabia
$56.09 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$46.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Serbia

NA

Sierra Leone
$56.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$6.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)
Singapore
$841.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$759.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Slovakia
$21.29 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$15.06 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Slovenia
$9.914 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$7.837 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Solomon Islands
$59.2 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$50.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)
South Africa
$270.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$172.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Spain
$776.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$696.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Sri Lanka

NA

Sweden
$523.5 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$479.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Switzerland
$1.701 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.528 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
Taiwan
$332.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$354 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Tajikistan
$16.3 billion (31 December 2009)
Tanzania

NA

Thailand
$117.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$96.27 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
$1.266 billion (2014 est.)
$2.061 billion (2013 est.)
Tunisia
$285 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$285 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Turkey
$47.44 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$38.31 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Uganda

NA

Ukraine
$7.59 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$7.983 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
United Arab Emirates
$124.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$114.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
United Kingdom
$2.11 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$1.611 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
United States
$5.711 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$5.352 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
Uruguay
$19.97 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$136.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Uzbekistan

NA

Vanuatu
$22.3 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$22.4 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Venezuela
$35.15 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$31.12 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Vietnam
$19.75 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$18.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
World
$34.73 trillion (31 December 2017 est.)
$32.94 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)
Zambia

NA

Zimbabwe
$309.6 million (31 December 2017 est.)
$271.6 million (31 December 2016 est.)