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FDI Outflows - Ranking 2008

All countries ranked by fdi outflows · World Bank
Year

In 2008, Iceland (-20.71%), Liberia (-6.43%), and Benin (-1.29%) ranked highest in fdi outflows among all countries. Cayman Islands ranked lowest at 215.23%.

FDI Outflows by Country - 2008
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Iceland -20.71% -144.5%
2nd Liberia -6.43% -124.4%
3rd Benin -1.29% +13.9%
4th Botswana -0.85% -384.4%
5th Gabon -0.82% -274.1%
6th Congo, Republic of -0.79% -53.3%
7th Burkina Faso -0.75% +81.8%
8th South Africa -0.67% -174.9%
9th Antigua and Barbuda -0.59% -20,000.9%
10th Niger -0.47% -21.9%
11th St. Lucia -0.46% -170.7%
12th Lao PDR -0.31% -161.1%
13th Dominican Republic -0.29% -122.1%
14th Fiji -0.25% -31.1%
15th Eswatini -0.25% -135.9%
16th Dominica -0.19% -74.1%
17th Cabo Verde -0.14% -779.2%
18th Sierra Leone -0.11% -257.2%
19th West Bank and Gaza -0.06% -109.7%
20th Afghanistan -0.02% -178.5%
21st Cameroon -0.01% +75.2%
22nd Kyrgyz Republic 0.00% +90.7%
23rd Uzbekistan 0.01% -15.3%
24th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.02% -21.3%
25th Kiribati 0.02% +201.0%
26th Pakistan 0.02% -54.5%
27th Iraq 0.03% +187.1%
28th Ghana 0.03% +351.9%
29th Guatemala 0.03% -93.2%
30th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.03% -86.3%
31st Burundi 0.04% +1,296.7%
32nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.05% -51.4%
33rd São Tomé and Principe 0.05% -97.6%
34th Belarus 0.05% +50.0%
35th Jordan 0.06% -79.9%
36th Mauritania 0.06% +295.1%
37th Mexico 0.06% -92.2%
38th Côte d'Ivoire 0.06% +4.7%
39th Tonga 0.07% -90.5%
40th Guinea-Bissau 0.07% +148.5%
41st Uruguay 0.08% -83.7%
42nd Vanuatu 0.08% -33.0%
43rd Namibia 0.08% +115.1%
44th Tunisia 0.09% +80.4%
45th Aruba 0.10% -93.3%
46th Grenada 0.11% +164.8%
47th Mongolia 0.11% -63.1%
48th North Macedonia 0.11% -71.8%
49th Jamaica 0.12% -75.5%
50th Kenya 0.12% +8.1%
51st Romania 0.15% -61.7%
52nd Sri Lanka 0.15% -10.9%
53rd Belize 0.16% +174.5%
54th Cambodia 0.17% +1,456.5%
55th Algeria 0.18% +70.8%
56th Zimbabwe 0.18% +209.3%
57th Paraguay 0.19% +134.2%
58th Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.21% -49.6%
59th Bangladesh 0.21% +23.4%
60th Nicaragua 0.22% +7.9%
61st Congo, Democratic Republic of 0.24% +205.9%
62nd Togo 0.24% -28.2%
63rd St. Kitts and Nevis 0.24% +2,862.5%
64th Malawi 0.24% +13.3%
65th Armenia 0.26% +170.8%
66th Viet Nam 0.30% +27.3%
67th Nigeria 0.31% -0.7%
68th Morocco 0.31% -57.3%
69th Türkiye 0.33% +7.0%
70th Argentina 0.38% -26.5%
71st Mozambique 0.39% +139.6%
72nd Madagascar 0.42% -7.9%
73rd French Polynesia 0.42% +103.4%
74th Ukraine 0.42% -35.4%
75th El Salvador 0.44% -21.1%
76th Solomon Islands 0.49% -72.3%
77th Moldova 0.52% +87.3%
78th Mauritius 0.52% -28.1%
79th Slovak Republic 0.52% -72.6%
80th Serbia 0.61% -71.1%
81st Peru 0.61% +851.0%
82nd New Zealand 0.63% -78.4%
83rd Costa Rica 0.64% -60.1%
84th Papua New Guinea 0.67% +68.4%
85th Saudi Arabia 0.67% +2,176.0%
86th New Caledonia 0.70% +801.5%
87th Mali 0.76% -47.7%
88th Thailand 0.80% +36.5%
89th Kosovo 0.80% -
90th Oman 0.84% +1,187.3%
91st Yemen, Republic of 0.85% +368.3%
92nd Poland 0.87% -50.7%
93rd Greece 0.91% -45.4%
94th Guinea 0.91% +231.0%
95th Panama 0.95% -36.9%
96th Latvia 1.00% -61.6%
97th Philippines 1.08% -68.5%
98th Senegal 1.09% +94.2%
99th Indonesia 1.16% +6.9%
100th Lithuania 1.16% -47.3%
101st Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.18% +131.4%
102nd China 1.22% +155.4%
103rd Colombia 1.27% +105.2%
104th Seychelles 1.32% -20.0%
105th Georgia 1.36% -31.4%
106th Honduras 1.39% +321.7%
107th Barbados 1.53% -12.8%
108th Brazil 1.54% +26.1%
109th India 1.61% +14.8%
110th Korea 1.79% +0.1%
111th Croatia 2.04% +218.0%
112th Bulgaria 2.05% -6.3%
113th Portugal 2.12% -51.8%
114th Japan 2.23% +39.6%
115th United States 2.33% -35.7%
116th Slovenia 2.40% -48.1%
117th Montenegro 2.43% -43.9%
118th Trinidad and Tobago 2.51% +54,353,223.5%
119th Germany 2.57% -36.2%
120th Angola 2.60% +108.4%
121st Albania 2.76% +6,148.6%
122nd Czechia 2.77% +8.6%
123rd Kazakhstan 2.78% -26.2%
124th Italy 2.80% -48.1%
125th Australia 3.01% +79.0%
126th Qatar 3.17% -51.0%
127th Israel 3.26% -30.1%
128th Russian Federation 3.35% -2.8%
129th Lebanon 3.39% -0.8%
130th Bahamas, The 3.89% -10.0%
131st Macao SAR, China 4.02% +145.3%
132nd Singapore 4.11% -81.8%
133rd Spain 4.45% -54.9%
134th Bermuda 4.63% +198.5%
135th France 4.65% -6.7%
136th Chile 4.70% +86.1%
137th United Arab Emirates 5.01% -11.2%
138th Denmark 5.28% -2.4%
139th Estonia 5.30% -50.2%
140th Switzerland 5.34% -61.1%
141st Canada 5.71% +28.8%
142nd Kuwait 6.17% -27.7%
143rd Bahrain 6.30% -17.9%
144th Austria 6.50% -68.2%
145th Malaysia 6.67% +9.3%
146th Sweden 6.76% -40.8%
147th Libya 6.79% +17.5%
148th European Union 7.24% -34.5%
149th Nauru 7.74% -
150th Norway 7.81% +37.2%
151st Azerbaijan 9.27% -68.2%
152nd Finland 10.56% +63.8%
153rd United Kingdom 12.11% +1.5%
154th Luxembourg 19.55% -85.9%
155th Ireland 21.13% +2.0%
156th Hong Kong SAR, China 26.03% -18.9%
157th Netherlands 28.46% -59.3%
158th Belgium 43.16% +143.5%
159th Hungary 46.54% -4.5%
160th Cyprus 61.12% +1,060.3%
161st Malta 176.92% -4.4%
162nd Cayman Islands 215.23% +56.3%

FAQ

Which country has the highest fdi outflows in 2008?

Iceland has the highest fdi outflows in 2008 at -20.71%.

Which country has the lowest fdi outflows in 2008?

Cayman Islands has the lowest fdi outflows in 2008 at 215.23%.

How many countries are ranked by fdi outflows?

162 countries have fdi outflows data for 2008.

What are the top 3 countries by fdi outflows?

1. Iceland (-20.71%), 2. Liberia (-6.43%), 3. Benin (-1.29%).