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FDI Inflows - Ranking 1972

All countries ranked by fdi inflows · World Bank
Year

In 1972, Congo, Republic of (16.14%), Bahamas, The (15.30%), and Papua New Guinea (10.00%) ranked highest in fdi inflows among all countries. Brunei Darussalam ranked lowest at -1.40%.

FDI Inflows by Country - 1972
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Congo, Republic of 16.14% +6.8%
2nd Bahamas, The 15.30% +60.5%
3rd Papua New Guinea 10.00% +51.1%
4th Barbados 8.96% +6.9%
5th Trinidad and Tobago 7.95% -31.0%
6th Singapore 5.92% +15.5%
7th Liberia 5.61% +156.4%
8th Jamaica 5.20% -54.3%
9th Korea 4.51% +975.1%
10th Seychelles 4.41% -46.5%
11th Gabon 4.04% -1.7%
12th Gambia, The 2.87% -5.8%
13th Fiji 2.68% +2.3%
14th Ecuador 2.54% -56.9%
15th Nigeria 2.48% -20.2%
16th Indonesia 2.31% -28.1%
17th Malaysia 2.26% -4.1%
18th Dominican Republic 2.19% -43.9%
19th Costa Rica 2.09% +1.7%
20th Australia 2.02% -20.7%
21st Libya 2.00% +48.6%
22nd Hong Kong SAR, China 1.93% +45.5%
23rd Canada 1.86% -18.5%
24th Zambia 1.55% +204.1%
25th Malta 1.51% -65.4%
26th Tunisia 1.47% +8.1%
27th Netherlands 1.38% -18.3%
28th New Zealand 1.32% -4.8%
29th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.29% +643.0%
30th Israel 1.24% +52.9%
31st Benin 1.17% +40.0%
32nd Nicaragua 1.14% -29.1%
33rd Haiti 1.09% +16.5%
34th Belgium 1.04% -27.7%
35th Côte d'Ivoire 1.01% +2.0%
36th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 1.00% +105.1%
37th Suriname 0.96% +142.7%
38th Senegal 0.94% +28.2%
39th Madagascar 0.89% +893.4%
40th Zimbabwe 0.88% -12.5%
41st Guyana 0.88% +201.3%
42nd Thailand 0.84% +59.2%
43rd Sierra Leone 0.82% -34.1%
44th Brazil 0.79% -14.3%
45th Guatemala 0.76% -47.5%
46th United Arab Emirates 0.74% +0.6%
47th United Kingdom 0.71% -40.6%
48th Denmark 0.71% +7.8%
49th Mali 0.70% +560.2%
50th Norway 0.70% +8.1%
51st Austria 0.66% -17.5%
52nd Peru 0.66% +1,789.7%
53rd Central African Republic 0.65% +87.4%
54th Portugal 0.65% +6.7%
55th Germany 0.63% +43.4%
56th Algeria 0.61% +5,088.4%
57th European Union 0.55% +6.1%
58th Ghana 0.54% -57.0%
59th Mauritania 0.54% -55.3%
60th Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.53% +12.0%
61st El Salvador 0.52% -11.5%
62nd Ireland 0.49% +0.1%
63rd Mauritius 0.49% -5.3%
64th South Africa 0.47% -58.0%
65th Oman 0.47% +619.6%
66th Italy 0.46% +5.2%
67th Eswatini 0.46% -
68th Spain 0.45% +4.6%
69th Paraguay 0.45% -57.6%
70th Mexico 0.39% -49.6%
71st Saudi Arabia 0.35% +122.5%
72nd Greece 0.33% +13.2%
73rd France 0.33% +2.0%
74th Iceland 0.32% -88.7%
75th Kenya 0.30% -28.2%
76th Honduras 0.29% -62.3%
77th Morocco 0.26% -51.7%
78th Togo 0.25% -77.7%
79th Finland 0.25% +25.8%
80th Tanzania 0.22% +31.2%
81st Cameroon 0.22% +60.3%
82nd Colombia 0.21% -61.4%
83rd Türkiye 0.21% -25.2%
84th Argentina 0.21% -45.3%
85th Rwanda 0.20% -73.4%
86th Pakistan 0.18% +1,825.9%
87th Congo, Democratic Republic of 0.17% +65.3%
88th Burundi 0.17% +303.2%
89th Sweden 0.13% -34.1%
90th Niger 0.12% +115.9%
91st United States 0.10% +50.2%
92nd Jordan 0.07% -
93rd Japan 0.05% -39.2%
94th Philippines 0.05% -82.5%
95th Myanmar 0.04% +396.8%
96th India 0.02% -64.8%
97th Sudan 0.02% -68.9%
98th Samoa 0.02% +28.8%
99th Sri Lanka 0.01% -7.2%
100th Nepal 0.00% -
101st Qatar 0.00% -100.0%
102nd Bangladesh 0.00% -
103rd Syrian Arab Republic 0.00% +107.0%
104th Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.00% -98.8%
105th Kuwait 0.00% -12.8%
106th Iraq 0.00% +53.0%
107th Chile -0.01% +94.7%
108th Chad -0.02% -128.6%
109th Solomon Islands -0.02% +92.7%
110th Uruguay -0.05% -76.1%
111th Burkina Faso -0.12% -158.4%
112th Uganda -0.80% -842.6%
113th Brunei Darussalam -1.40% +84.3%

FAQ

Which country has the highest fdi inflows in 1972?

Congo, Republic of has the highest fdi inflows in 1972 at 16.14%.

Which country has the lowest fdi inflows in 1972?

Brunei Darussalam has the lowest fdi inflows in 1972 at -1.40%.

How many countries are ranked by fdi inflows?

113 countries have fdi inflows data for 1972.

What are the top 3 countries by fdi inflows?

1. Congo, Republic of (16.14%), 2. Bahamas, The (15.30%), 3. Papua New Guinea (10.00%).