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FDI Inflows - Ranking 1988

All countries ranked by fdi inflows · World Bank
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In 1988, Liberia (27.94%), Singapore (14.41%), and Hong Kong SAR, China (8.34%) ranked highest in fdi inflows among all countries. Suriname ranked lowest at -14.73%.

FDI Inflows by Country - 1988
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Liberia 27.94% +32,690.1%
2nd Singapore 14.41% +6.2%
3rd Hong Kong SAR, China 8.34% -32.5%
4th Antigua and Barbuda 8.01% -28.0%
5th Seychelles 7.68% +5.0%
6th St. Kitts and Nevis 7.61% -32.5%
7th Eswatini 7.31% -24.1%
8th Dominica 6.97% -21.7%
9th Vanuatu 6.83% -26.1%
10th Grenada 6.34% -7.4%
11th Bahrain 5.28% +666.7%
12th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4.54% +60.6%
13th Lesotho 4.54% +208.3%
14th Guatemala 4.21% +98.4%
15th Papua New Guinea 4.20% +41.6%
16th St. Lucia 3.83% -4.2%
17th Chile 3.70% -6.1%
18th Australia 3.58% +31.0%
19th Gabon 3.46% +26.3%
20th Egypt, Arab Republic of 3.40% +45.2%
21st Belize 3.32% +80.0%
22nd Belgium 3.21% +103.7%
23rd United Kingdom 2.90% +65.5%
24th Fiji 2.85% +107.5%
25th Costa Rica 2.65% +49.5%
26th Zambia 2.50% -23.9%
27th Philippines 2.17% +167.0%
28th Aruba 2.06% +821.5%
29th Malaysia 2.04% +55.3%
30th Malta 2.02% +82.5%
31st Dominican Republic 1.97% +29.3%
32nd Spain 1.87% +30.2%
33rd Netherlands 1.82% +47.7%
34th Thailand 1.79% +157.4%
35th Portugal 1.64% +69.2%
36th Mexico 1.59% -11.2%
37th Botswana 1.51% -73.9%
38th Angola 1.49% +1.5%
39th Cyprus 1.45% +3.6%
40th Barbados 1.43% +244.0%
41st Canada 1.41% -28.8%
42nd Trinidad and Tobago 1.40% +102.5%
43rd Bahamas, The 1.30% +227.3%
44th Greece 1.21% +14.3%
45th Ecuador 1.19% +34.6%
46th Comoros 1.12% -53.5%
47th Mauritius 1.10% +21.9%
48th Oman 1.09% +145.4%
49th United States 1.09% -16.6%
50th China 1.02% +20.6%
51st Honduras 0.99% +28.3%
52nd Solomon Islands 0.95% -85.9%
53rd Brazil 0.91% +120.5%
54th Argentina 0.90% +5,276.7%
55th Rwanda 0.88% +8.0%
56th Malawi 0.87% +16,412.7%
57th France 0.84% +51.4%
58th Sweden 0.81% +131.5%
59th Nigeria 0.76% -34.2%
60th Italy 0.76% +46.5%
61st Cameroon 0.75% -15.0%
62nd European Union 0.73% +38.0%
63rd Maldives 0.71% -80.3%
64th Indonesia 0.68% +34.8%
65th Ireland 0.68% -28.3%
66th Kiribati 0.67% -9.4%
67th Togo 0.67% +64.3%
68th Sri Lanka 0.66% -26.4%
69th Korea 0.63% +14.2%
70th Tunisia 0.60% -36.5%
71st Uruguay 0.57% -16.2%
72nd United Arab Emirates 0.52% +305.5%
73rd Colombia 0.52% -41.0%
74th Israel 0.51% -2.5%
75th Guyana 0.51% -58.6%
76th Côte d'Ivoire 0.50% -41.9%
77th Equatorial Guinea 0.50% -72.4%
78th Finland 0.49% +63.3%
79th Pakistan 0.48% +25.0%
80th Guinea 0.45% +4.5%
81st Gambia, The 0.44% -36.1%
82nd Denmark 0.44% +461.8%
83rd Congo, Republic of 0.41% -78.3%
84th El Salvador 0.40% -12.5%
85th Libya 0.40% +210.2%
86th Türkiye 0.39% +195.3%
87th Haiti 0.39% +69.0%
88th Jordan 0.38% -35.3%
89th New Zealand 0.35% -41.3%
90th Austria 0.34% +4.9%
91st Lao PDR 0.33% -
92nd Morocco 0.33% +20.3%
93rd Norway 0.28% +36.7%
94th Mali 0.26% +205.8%
95th Syrian Arab Republic 0.26% +31.8%
96th Senegal 0.23% +481.4%
97th Cabo Verde 0.23% -80.9%
98th São Tomé and Principe 0.20% -2.4%
99th Paraguay 0.20% +47.9%
100th Switzerland 0.19% -83.9%
101st Peru 0.17% +94.1%
102nd Guinea-Bissau 0.16% +499.0%
103rd South Africa 0.15% +176.7%
104th Djibouti 0.15% +34.8%
105th Burkina Faso 0.14% +152.7%
106th Mauritania 0.14% +9.1%
107th Burundi 0.11% -8.5%
108th Ghana 0.10% +3.9%
109th Niger 0.09% -67.0%
110th Madagascar 0.09% -15.5%
111th Samoa 0.09% -81.7%
112th Chad 0.09% -87.6%
113th Kuwait 0.08% +379.2%
114th French Polynesia 0.07% +2,296.0%
115th Uganda 0.07% -
116th Tonga 0.05% -77.1%
117th Tanzania 0.05% +945.1%
118th Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.05% +121.4%
119th India 0.03% -59.6%
120th Viet Nam 0.03% +6.9%
121st Algeria 0.02% +296.2%
122nd Nepal 0.02% -58.5%
123rd Macao SAR, China 0.02% +432.6%
124th Sudan 0.01% -85.4%
125th Brunei Darussalam 0.01% +812.6%
126th Bangladesh 0.01% -47.6%
127th Kenya 0.00% -99.0%
128th Albania 0.00% -
129th Bulgaria 0.00% -
130th Hungary 0.00% -
131st Myanmar 0.00% +100.0%
132nd Mongolia 0.00% -
133rd Romania 0.00% -
134th Nicaragua 0.00% -105.5%
135th Iraq -0.01% +28.6%
136th Lebanon -0.01% -
137th Japan -0.02% -133.9%
138th Congo, Democratic Republic of -0.04% +93.8%
139th Namibia -0.06% -718.8%
140th Germany -0.11% -186.3%
141st Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.22% -125.1%
142nd Zimbabwe -0.23% +49.0%
143rd Iceland -0.23% -657.5%
144th Central African Republic -0.30% -130.5%
145th Jamaica -0.31% -119.3%
146th Qatar -0.34% -526.5%
147th Saudi Arabia -0.37% +72.9%
148th Benin -1.34% -20,988.8%
149th Sierra Leone -2.19% -136.7%
150th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -4.13% -165.3%
151st Panama -7.80% -18.9%
152nd Suriname -14.73% -11.4%

FAQ

Which country has the highest fdi inflows in 1988?

Liberia has the highest fdi inflows in 1988 at 27.94%.

Which country has the lowest fdi inflows in 1988?

Suriname has the lowest fdi inflows in 1988 at -14.73%.

How many countries are ranked by fdi inflows?

152 countries have fdi inflows data for 1988.

What are the top 3 countries by fdi inflows?

1. Liberia (27.94%), 2. Singapore (14.41%), 3. Hong Kong SAR, China (8.34%).