The Global Innovation Index 2012

5.3.4
Foreign direct investment net inflows
Foreign direct investment (FDI), net inflows (% of GDP) | 2010
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank
1 Luxembourg .....................288.37..........100.00..........0.99 l
1 Hong Kong (China)................ 30.70..........100.00..........0.99 l
3 Mongolia .........................23.46............88.57..........0.99 l
4 Iceland ............................23.46............88.56.......... 0.98
5 Cyprus .............................20.93............84.57.......... 0.97 l
6 Singapore..........................18.51 ............80.75..........0.96
7 Montenegro ...................... 18.50 ............80.73..........0.96 l
8 Niger. ..............................17.06 ............78.47.......... 0.95 l
9 Belgium............................13.38 ............72.66..........0.94 l
10 Ireland .............................12.81 ............71.76..........0.94
11 Lebanon ...........................12.70 ............71.58.......... 0.93 l
12 Malta...............................12.10 ............70.63.......... 0.92
13 Madagascar.........................9.87............67.11.......... 0.91 l
14 Kyrgyzstan ..........................9.48............66.50.......... 0.91 l
15 Albania..............................9.41 ............66.39..........0.90 l
16 Panama .............................8.85............65.51..........0.89 l
17 Guyana .............................8.43............64.83..........0.89 l
18 Qatar (2009).........................8.26............64.58..........0.88
19 Mozambique........................8.23............64.52..........0.87 l
20 Ghana...............................8.07............64.28..........0.86 l
21 Estonia ..............................8.01............64.18..........0.86
22 Nicaragua...........................7.75 ............63.77..........0.85 l
23 Viet Nam............................7.52 ............63.40..........0.84 l
24 Chile ................................7.10 ............62.73..........0.84 l
25 Namibia.............................7.05............62.66..........0.83 l
26 Georgia .............................6.98............62.55..........0.82 l
27 Cambodia...........................6.96............62.52.......... 0.81 l
28 Belize ...............................6.88............62.40.......... 0.81 l
29 Kazakhstan..........................6.68............62.08..........0.80 l
30 Zambia .............................6.43............61.68.......... 0.79 l
31 Jordan ..............................6.17 ............61.27.......... 0.79 l
32 Armenia.............................6.08............61.13.......... 0.78 l
33 Lesotho .............................5.49............60.20..........0.77 l
34 Honduras ...........................5.18 ............59.71.......... 0.76 l
35 Saudi Arabia ........................4.96............59.36.......... 0.76
36 Uganda .............................4.80............59.12.......... 0.75 l
37 Lao PDR.............................4.80............59.10...........0.74 l
38 Ukraine .............................4.71............58.97...........0.74
39 Peru. ................................4.67............58.90.......... 0.73 l
40 Sudan...............................4.66............58.90.......... 0.72 l
41 Gambia .............................4.63............58.85.......... 0.71 l
42 Bulgaria .............................4.54............58.70.......... 0.71
43 Mauritius............................4.43............58.53.......... 0.70
44 Costa Rica...........................4.09............57.99..........0.69
45 Fiji. ..................................4.04............57.91..........0.69 l
46 Uruguay ............................4.04............57.91..........0.68
47 Malaysia.............................4.00............57.84.......... 0.67
48 Botswana ...........................3.56............57.16..........0.66
49 Czech Republic .....................3.50............57.06..........0.66
50 Serbia ...............................3.49............57.04..........0.65
51 Moldova, Rep........................3.35............56.81..........0.64
52 Oman (2009) ........................3.22............56.62..........0.64
53 Macedonia, FYR .....................3.22............56.61..........0.63
54 Bolivia, Plurinational St. .............3.17 ............56.53..........0.62 l
55 Tunisia ..............................3.16 ............56.52.......... 0.61
56 Dominican Republic ................3.14 ............56.49.......... 0.61 l
57 Nigeria ..............................3.12 ............56.46..........0.60 l
58 China ...............................3.12 ............56.46.......... 0.59
59 Brunei Darussalam (2009) ...........3.03............56.32.......... 0.59
60 Australia (2009) .....................2.95............56.18..........0.58
61 Egypt ...............................2.92............56.14..........0.57
62 Russian Federation..................2.90............56.10..........0.56
63 Norway .............................2.84............56.02..........0.56
64 Malawi ..............................2.74 ............55.86.......... 0.55
65 Trinidad and Tobago ................2.67............55.74..........0.54
66 Belarus ..............................2.56............55.58..........0.54
67 Swaziland ...........................2.54............55.55.......... 0.53
68 Israel ................................2.37............55.27.......... 0.52
69 Colombia ...........................2.35............55.24.......... 0.51
70 Syrian Arab Rep......................2.33............55.22.......... 0.51 l
71 Paraguay............................2.33............55.21..........0.50
72 Brazil ................................2.32............55.19.......... 0.49
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank
73 Romania ............................2.14 ............54.90.......... 0.49
74 Uzbekistan ..........................2.11 ............54.86..........0.48
75 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.09............54.83.......... 0.47
76 Thailand ............................1.98 ............54.66..........0.46
77 Poland ..............................1.93 ............54.58..........0.46
78 Indonesia ...........................1.88............54.50.......... 0.45
79 Tanzania, United Rep. ...............1.88............54.50..........0.44
80 Finland..............................1.84 ............54.44..........0.44
81 Côte d’Ivoire ........................1.83 ............54.43.......... 0.43
82 Senegal .............................1.83 ............54.42.......... 0.42
83 Mexico ..............................1.81............54.38...........0.41
84 Spain................................1.75 ............54.30...........0.41
85 Argentina ...........................1.72 ............54.24..........0.40
86 Lithuania............................1.71 ............54.24..........0.39
87 Benin ...............................1.67 ............54.17..........0.39
88 Guatemala ..........................1.67 ............54.16..........0.38
89 United States of America............1.62............54.09.......... 0.37
90 Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.60............54.05..........0.36
91 Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.60............54.05..........0.36
92 Latvia ...............................1.54 ............53.96.......... 0.35
93 Canada..............................1.50 ............53.89..........0.34
94 Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.44 ............53.80..........0.34
95 Zimbabwe ..........................1.41 ............53.76.......... 0.33
96 Germany ............................1.41 ............53.75.......... 0.32
97 India ................................1.40............53.74.......... 0.31
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina ............1.40............53.74.......... 0.31
99 Morocco ............................1.37 ............53.69..........0.30
100 United Arab Emirates ...............1.33 ............53.63..........0.29
101 France ..............................1.32 ............53.61..........0.29
102 Gabon ..............................1.31 ............53.60..........0.28
103 Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.30 ............53.59..........0.27
104 Turkey...............................1.26 ............53.53..........0.26
105 Bahrain (2009).......................1.25 ............53.50..........0.26
106 Sweden .............................1.15 ............53.35..........0.25
107 Pakistan.............................1.14 ............53.33.......... 0.24
108 Azerbaijan ..........................1.09 ............53.25.......... 0.24
109 Kuwait (2009) .......................1.02 ............53.14..........0.23
110 Sri Lanka ............................0.97............53.06..........0.22
111 Bangladesh .........................0.96............53.05.......... 0.21
112 Iran, Islamic Rep. (2009) .............0.91............52.97.......... 0.21
113 Philippines ..........................0.86............52.89..........0.20
114 Slovenia.............................0.78............52.76...........0.19
115 Rwanda .............................0.75............52.72...........0.19
116 Greece ..............................0.75............52.71...........0.18
117 Portugal ............................0.65............52.55...........0.17
118 Slovakia .............................0.63............52.53...........0.16
119 Ethiopia .............................0.62............52.51...........0.16
120 Kenya ...............................0.59............52.47...........0.15
121 Croatia ..............................0.55............52.40...........0.14
122 Yemen (2009) .......................0.49............52.31...........0.14
123 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.47............52.27...........0.13
124 South Africa.........................0.43............52.21...........0.12
125 Burkina Faso ........................0.42............52.20...........0.11
126 Nepal (2009) ........................0.30............52.00...........0.11
127 Ecuador .............................0.29............51.99...........0.10
128 Tajikistan ............................0.28............51.97..........0.09
129 Burundi .............................0.05............51.61..........0.09
130 Cameroon ........................–0.00............51.53..........0.08
131 Korea, Rep. ........................–0.01............51.51.......... 0.07
132 Japan .............................–0.02............51.49..........0.06
133 El Salvador ........................–0.03............51.49..........0.06
134 Denmark..........................–0.22............51.18..........0.05
135 Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. ........–0.36............50.97..........0.04
136 New Zealand (2009)...............–0.99............49.96..........0.04
137 Switzerland ........................–1.18 ............49.67.......... 0.03
138 Netherlands....................... –2.27 ............47.95.......... 0.02
139 Angola ............................ –3.82............45.49.......... 0.01
140 Austria .............................–7.02 ............40.45.......... 0.01
141 Hungary .........................–32.64.............0.00..........0.00
SOURCE: International Monetary Fund; World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, World
Bank World Development Indicators database (2009–10)
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