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The Stock of Foreign Direct Investments Around the World

Table 12.5 shows the inward and outward stock of foreign direct investment (i.e., the stock of foreign direct investment made and received) by region and selected country in 1990, 2000, and 2010. The table shows that in 2010 the United States had by far the largest inward and outward stock of foreign direct investment (FDI). For the inward stock of FDI, the United States was followed by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, Switzerland, Italy, and Japan, in that order. For the outward stock of FDI, the United States was followed by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Japan, Spain, Canada, and Italy. In 2010, the inward stock of FDI of developing countries was 48 percentthat of developed countries, while their stock of outward FDI was about 17 percent that of developed countries. Of the total inward stock of FDI of all developing countries, 62 percent was in Asia (with Hong Kong having by far the largest share) and 25 percent was in Latin America. The inward stock of FDI of Africa and Southeast Europe and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) was relatively small (see the table).