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Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Net foreign direct investment inflows in current prices (US dollars)

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Singapore93,000,0005,574,738,85515,515,295,18219,316,058,81455,322,434,16249,155,657,31655,310,807,54864,389,514,90468,698,472,83169,774,553,12565,133,174,223101,969,983,88883,413,645,041106,572,526,40579,753,262,990145,404,929,971149,723,718,569132,496,437,703151,941,202,884
Hong Kong SAR, China49,822,0783,275,072,30070,495,739,30640,963,127,27182,709,142,97696,135,081,26574,887,135,90176,857,453,418129,847,455,921181,047,431,127133,259,182,325125,716,724,34097,036,255,47958,299,361,095117,452,284,751137,191,251,277122,407,913,138121,985,594,745117,026,502,147
Australia893,138,5368,457,776,86014,892,978,180-25,093,141,43535,554,698,68265,578,266,55657,571,285,65554,472,699,00463,204,516,34846,892,808,56842,970,225,97848,199,372,04060,686,639,53038,745,129,66117,976,843,68131,518,948,09370,364,982,11732,480,422,22955,229,644,654
India45,460,000236,690,0003,584,217,3077,269,407,22627,396,885,03436,498,654,59823,995,685,01428,153,031,27034,576,643,69444,009,492,13044,458,571,54639,966,091,35942,117,450,73750,610,647,35464,362,364,99444,727,277,56349,940,258,40428,078,983,53027,609,339,739
Indonesia145,380,0001,093,000,000-4,550,355,2868,336,257,20815,292,009,41120,564,938,22721,200,778,60823,281,742,36225,120,732,06019,779,127,9774,541,713,73920,510,310,83218,909,826,04424,993,551,74819,175,077,74821,213,080,33024,702,029,70521,543,358,78124,130,025,026
Vietnam70,000180,000,0001,298,000,0001,954,000,0008,000,000,0007,430,000,0008,368,000,0008,900,000,0009,200,000,00011,800,000,00012,600,000,00014,100,000,00015,500,000,00016,120,000,00015,800,000,00015,660,000,00017,900,000,00018,500,000,00020,170,000,000
China3,487,000,00042,095,300,000104,108,693,867243,703,434,558280,072,219,150241,213,868,161290,928,431,467268,097,181,064242,489,331,627174,749,584,584166,083,755,722235,365,050,036187,169,822,365253,095,616,059344,074,977,062190,203,789,09351,338,076,80218,556,141,173
Japan94,000,0001,806,039,01010,688,168,3265,459,618,3437,440,979,284-850,717,035546,962,69210,648,441,63619,752,249,4245,252,218,41240,954,181,46918,802,251,20825,289,367,85839,960,544,34062,584,719,39835,027,163,87648,153,832,74420,179,993,81817,174,260,939
Malaysia94,000,0002,332,455,2893,787,631,5793,924,786,63510,885,801,85215,119,439,2048,895,774,25111,296,279,51410,619,431,5839,857,162,11213,470,089,9219,368,469,8238,304,480,7429,154,921,6854,058,769,67920,245,157,32715,027,992,7117,918,601,05015,593,246,087
Korea, Rep.66,000,0001,045,600,00011,509,400,00013,643,200,0009,497,400,0009,773,000,0009,495,900,00012,766,600,0009,273,600,0004,104,100,00012,104,300,00017,912,900,00012,182,600,0009,634,300,0008,764,900,00022,060,400,00025,044,700,00019,042,300,00015,225,800,000
Thailand42,802,8852,443,549,7433,365,987,5838,215,637,19514,746,672,9202,473,685,99612,899,036,06315,935,960,6654,975,455,6608,927,579,1823,486,184,3908,285,169,82013,747,219,8115,534,140,215-4,293,910,67715,389,597,69611,854,822,0386,516,045,72010,230,221,359
Philippines-1,040,000530,000,0001,487,000,0001,664,000,0001,070,386,9402,007,150,7253,215,415,1553,737,371,7405,739,574,0245,639,155,9628,279,548,27510,256,442,3999,948,598,8248,671,365,8746,822,133,29111,983,363,3279,492,234,6688,925,128,4728,929,837,510
Cambodia100,000118,308,566379,180,1911,404,315,4491,538,883,4251,988,102,9452,068,470,7741,853,471,1581,822,804,1512,475,915,8542,788,084,3223,212,633,4473,663,032,9993,624,644,9903,483,461,6063,578,831,2963,958,792,3794,394,647,334
New Zealand146,000,0001,684,763,150-1,507,812,0331,906,665,964286,306,9031,378,410,9243,846,884,019-69,519,9353,251,563,602-73,372,7962,008,111,2752,390,035,9352,516,488,8502,915,754,5144,135,119,5914,539,913,9258,340,194,3623,592,037,2253,147,488,248
Uzbekistan74,700,000213,491,0201,662,748,2161,615,052,150744,244,552691,576,226808,675,9971,041,199,2911,662,886,4521,798,299,475624,686,5362,316,482,9621,728,247,8282,280,290,4702,657,356,3652,156,350,9192,836,124,398
Pakistan23,000,000245,262,963308,000,0002,201,000,0002,022,000,0001,326,000,000859,000,0001,333,000,0001,887,000,0001,673,000,0002,576,000,0002,496,000,0001,737,000,0002,234,000,0002,057,000,0002,147,000,0001,462,000,0002,048,000,0002,568,000,000
Bangladesh3,238,781280,384,630813,321,9721,232,258,2471,264,725,1631,584,403,4602,602,962,0952,539,190,9402,831,152,7652,332,724,7811,810,395,8042,421,626,2381,908,045,3871,525,312,1601,723,856,4641,634,888,0301,385,155,3521,506,325,966
Georgia131,466,678453,107,292920,915,8131,170,087,550968,196,1981,046,562,1951,836,879,0431,735,307,1191,659,824,0331,930,381,3951,304,024,9081,397,879,177544,109,6541,271,256,4342,286,908,9922,087,243,9231,367,720,692
Maldives5,600,00022,312,44852,991,121216,468,946423,530,664227,976,867360,816,336333,375,218297,975,993456,639,057457,808,314575,658,028961,037,566440,711,709642,830,714731,709,064766,835,024806,204,044
Tajikistan23,543,30054,479,30093,940,670145,883,670241,736,370283,140,730326,593,810454,012,320241,616,267185,827,081220,862,232212,809,731106,534,79384,038,181174,022,241140,579,837291,312,573
Timor-Leste908,00030,332,80749,058,16940,382,44455,857,10633,905,49242,995,5005,478,7006,715,93747,925,665-158,426,602-654,398,936-366,553,403-270,266,03763,459,127232,205,779
Azerbaijan129,937,0004,476,396,0003,352,997,0004,485,120,0005,293,250,0002,619,437,0004,430,466,0004,047,630,0004,499,666,0002,867,487,0001,402,998,0001,503,918,000507,151,800-1,707,666,000-4,474,481,000252,836,000231,276,000
Armenia104,188,500292,073,220529,321,392653,219,756496,636,701346,092,394406,578,407184,127,986333,823,946252,747,991266,855,049100,287,21458,582,750366,445,215975,658,909580,365,079138,515,325
Nepal5,940,000-484,8272,451,78587,741,71294,022,15791,954,19674,179,63330,402,67751,895,700105,996,376196,265,09968,261,794185,563,266126,626,337196,326,02466,059,66174,821,49672,719,828
Solomon Islands10,439,8032,004,350548,149165,920,898120,052,79323,881,49953,434,35121,022,03032,222,72937,343,62342,883,97624,992,54232,787,0938,980,04727,919,07240,718,83378,895,43632,966,761
Brunei Darussalam85,530,0007,000,000549,607,250175,068,517480,722,550691,170,270864,905,530775,642,000573,906,208171,289,168-150,550,827467,927,550516,202,621373,256,767565,542,275206,462,739-290,169,985-55,927,97029,063,019
Bhutan1,600,0006,210,88075,274,00931,141,61524,380,67420,433,63123,534,9326,450,95411,884,162-16,553,7602,649,45413,011,377-2,786,9616,783,1128,402,09711,916,04822,778,262
Samoa20,0006,600,000-1,206,8103,763,664336,43515,191,48820,871,55013,791,69522,849,69226,867,5322,520,6749,215,37216,713,451-2,178,8164,426,0828,948,9254,800,4552,395,9153,741,016
Tonga99,5219,212,4006,005,4904,661,0067,641,552-841,5146,269,51313,241,44714,759,82616,625,145-15,671,79423,210,809-6,108,3773,824,445258,4882,911,5524,926,185-12,079,633
Kazakhstan1,370,521,1992,546,065,7107,456,117,90113,760,291,52913,648,134,37410,011,293,2857,308,112,6446,577,824,05017,223,789,5484,757,396,811353,291,5553,730,856,2717,205,989,0844,566,615,4155,081,682,3295,818,333,571-681,517,542
Fiji6,400,000-30,386,756591,375172,951,929178,091,736217,158,526277,313,672243,782,754377,869,372205,373,209391,619,655387,602,565468,861,003322,282,826239,380,738409,894,560103,581,59291,017,170
Kiribati299,753721,8102,606,020-6,602,471-348,738-2,385,944838,1382,632,144-819,8241,806,964784,797-1,144,365-558,2812,624,0931,031,3764,270,1675,110,623
Lao PDR100,0006,000,00033,890,00027,720,000278,805,903300,743,507617,755,395681,397,257867,646,1221,077,759,915935,296,1731,693,080,8111,358,019,506755,524,124967,706,0861,071,913,716726,273,7361,781,176,779
Marshall Islands739,0003,279,622-9,356,673-4,380,88121,373,81232,548,1499,047,685-5,393,638-3,055,8475,835,4979,752,0515,164,9203,045,061499,4282,573,9102,039,470
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.20,209,300
Mongolia53,697,000187,620,0001,691,421,7324,571,161,9634,272,473,2232,059,702,973337,768,26894,319,767-4,156,404,7041,494,350,3631,951,528,1962,443,343,0951,719,115,9422,173,385,3102,504,294,7502,247,573,670
Myanmar161,144,560254,789,765234,904,379901,133,5352,519,813,3131,333,856,1372,254,603,9652,175,015,2844,083,839,1123,278,096,4104,804,272,4871,768,195,5231,735,589,4131,907,154,0402,066,606,4701,238,500,0001,520,172,000
Palau1,000,0003,177,6503,971,9942,685,2448,326,12721,639,12618,041,11039,860,11534,583,15864,661,00047,738,00050,250,00044,712,00043,100,00031,441,00072,014,00047,816,750
Papua New Guinea129,650,000155,413,49896,495,38239,976,36535,591,31236,419,30428,796,70826,804,02629,436,96430,027,879-39,113,258-179,266,212306,641,515335,572,154112,992,634-34,418,1921,193,266,17782,576,809
Tuvalu-11,417455,234-119,0881,325,043337,000300,000300,000300,000300,000298,860298,860100,000199,430199,430166,290
Vanuatu13,111,19720,256,09013,251,64263,109,39961,117,73160,388,54059,379,21313,266,16431,021,24644,178,56938,222,69037,583,46852,849,93241,158,95643,055,51910,694,9839,268,550
Kyrgyz Republic-2,360,12542,565,248472,768,300685,760,800260,927,500612,016,900343,010,7001,144,054,000619,220,700-107,212,800144,222,600403,865,100-401,518,600226,205,40054,849,000490,400,000
Turkmenistan131,000,000418,200,0003,632,300,0003,391,067,0003,129,614,7402,861,420,7103,830,131,0003,042,968,0002,243,160,0002,085,944,1401,606,640,1901,853,632,1301,436,241,8001,287,334,690936,039,7101,378,312,080
Afghanistan230,00010170,000271,000,000190,774,43252,173,42156,823,66048,311,34642,975,263169,146,60893,591,31551,533,897119,435,10623,404,55412,970,14820,600,980
Sri Lanka-300,00043,355,120172,941,410272,400,000477,559,000955,920,000941,116,591932,551,318893,628,980679,655,644897,049,3761,372,723,0431,614,044,009743,466,231434,075,668592,289,970884,150,491711,826,200