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Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
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Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad compares 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.
| Rank | Country | Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | $6,579,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 2 | United States | $5,711,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 3 | Germany | $2,298,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $2,110,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 5 | Hong Kong | $2,036,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 6 | Switzerland | $1,701,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 7 | Ireland | $1,560,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 8 | Japan | $1,547,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 9 | France | $1,429,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 10 | China | $1,383,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 11 | Canada | $1,371,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 12 | Belgium | $1,159,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 13 | Singapore | $841,400,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 14 | Spain | $776,800,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 15 | Italy | $671,800,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 16 | Sweden | $523,500,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 17 | Australia | $509,700,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 18 | Russia | $470,900,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 19 | Brazil | $358,900,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 20 | Korea, South | $344,700,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 21 | Austria | $339,700,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 22 | Taiwan | $332,400,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 23 | Denmark | $287,900,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 24 | South Africa | $270,300,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 25 | Mexico | $243,800,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 26 | Cyprus | $222,900,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 27 | Hungary | $212,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 28 | Norway | $196,300,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 29 | Finland | $185,600,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 30 | India | $155,200,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 31 | Malaysia | $128,500,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | $124,400,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 33 | Thailand | $117,400,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 34 | Portugal | $103,100,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 35 | Israel | $100,300,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 36 | Chile | $95,370,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 37 | Kuwait | $82,350,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 38 | Poland | $72,870,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 39 | Qatar | $59,330,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | $56,800,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | $56,090,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 42 | Colombia | $55,510,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 43 | Czechia | $54,390,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 44 | Philippines | $47,820,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 45 | Turkey | $47,440,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 46 | Argentina | $40,940,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 47 | Venezuela | $35,150,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | $35,040,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 49 | Greece | $29,640,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 50 | Angola | $28,000,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 51 | Slovakia | $21,290,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 52 | Libya | $20,970,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 53 | Indonesia | $20,500,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 54 | Uruguay | $19,970,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 55 | Vietnam | $19,750,000,000 | 31 December 2015 est. |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | $19,600,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 57 | Nigeria | $16,930,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 58 | New Zealand | $16,740,000,000 | 31 December 2016 est. |
| 59 | Ghana | $16,620,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 60 | Tajikistan | $16,300,000,000 | 31 December 2009 |
| 61 | Lebanon | $13,460,000,000 | 2016 |
| 62 | Panama | $11,380,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 63 | Iceland | $11,240,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 64 | Estonia | $10,960,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 65 | Bahrain | $10,660,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 66 | Slovenia | $9,914,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 67 | Croatia | $8,473,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 68 | Ukraine | $7,590,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 69 | Egypt | $7,426,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 70 | Romania | $6,822,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 71 | Ecuador | $6,330,000,000 | 31 December 2012 est. |
| 72 | Lithuania | $6,268,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 73 | Bulgaria | $5,868,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 74 | Peru | $5,447,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 75 | Morocco | $5,351,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 76 | Iran | $5,226,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 77 | Cuba | $4,138,000,000 | 2006 est. |
| 78 | Costa Rica | $4,007,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 79 | Belarus | $3,547,000,000 | 31 December 2016 est. |
| 80 | Latvia | $3,402,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 81 | Georgia | $2,477,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 82 | Iraq | $2,109,000,000 | 2015 est. |
| 83 | Pakistan | $1,983,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 84 | Botswana | $1,973,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 85 | Algeria | $1,893,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 86 | Kenya | $1,545,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | $1,266,000,000 | 2014 est. |
| 88 | Macedonia | $1,169,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 89 | Macau | $1,166,000,000 | 2012 est. |
| 90 | Bermuda | $889,000,000 | 2014 est. |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | $709,300,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 92 | Paraguay | $705,100,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 93 | El Salvador | $678,700,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 94 | New Caledonia | $658,200,000 | 2015 est. |
| 95 | Jordan | $646,500,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 96 | Jamaica | $604,000,000 | 2016 |
| 97 | Mongolia | $495,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 98 | Maldives | $448,000,000 | 31 December 2016 est. |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | $408,600,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 100 | Bangladesh | $369,600,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 101 | French Polynesia | $349,300,000 | 2015 |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | $309,600,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 103 | Mali | $286,200,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 104 | Tunisia | $285,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 105 | Kosovo | $275,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 106 | Moldova | $252,700,000 | 31 December 2017 |
| 107 | Armenia | $228,000,000 | 2015 est. |
| 108 | Liberia | $201,000,000 | 31 December 2013 est. |
| 109 | Lesotho | $122,000,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 110 | Fiji | $117,100,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 111 | Rwanda | $113,200,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 112 | Malta | $65,490,000 | June 2015 est. |
| 113 | Cabo Verde | $64,600,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 114 | Solomon Islands | $59,200,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 115 | Montenegro | $39,770,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 116 | Vanuatu | $22,300,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | $3,980,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 118 | Guinea | $1,800,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 119 | Dominica | $220,000 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 120 | Bolivia | $0 | 31 December 2017 est. |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $0 | 2014 |