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FDI Outflows - Ranking 2012

All countries ranked by fdi outflows · World Bank
Year

In 2012, Malta (-85.89%), Luxembourg (-22.41%), and Iceland (-21.45%) ranked highest in fdi outflows among all countries. Cayman Islands ranked lowest at 542.27%.

FDI Outflows by Country - 2012
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Malta -85.89% -92.1%
2nd Luxembourg -22.41% -229.0%
3rd Iceland -21.45% -13,826.5%
4th Denmark -3.35% -187.8%
5th Zambia -2.75% -46,018.2%
6th Slovak Republic -1.30% -148.1%
7th Slovenia -1.23% -4,378.7%
8th St. Lucia -1.21% -436.8%
9th Cameroon -0.94% -253.3%
10th Gambia, The -0.71% +82.9%
11th Paraguay -0.66% -324.3%
12th Dominica -0.31% -2.9%
13th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -0.28% -323.1%
14th Panama -0.25% -106.2%
15th Kyrgyz Republic -0.24% -296.0%
16th Spain -0.23% -107.9%
17th Eswatini -0.17% -2,167.1%
18th El Salvador -0.17% +64.5%
19th Lao PDR -0.17% -4,134.1%
20th Colombia -0.16% -106.5%
21st Croatia -0.15% -57.7%
22nd Romania -0.12% -492.6%
23rd Suriname -0.07% -104.2%
24th Malawi -0.05% -738.1%
25th New Zealand -0.05% +28.1%
26th Afghanistan -0.04% -796.9%
27th Mauritania -0.04% -283.9%
28th Algeria -0.02% -107.5%
29th Guinea-Bissau -0.01% -119.1%
30th Ghana 0.00% -95.9%
31st Uzbekistan 0.00% -24.5%
32nd Jordan 0.02% -83.6%
33rd Niger 0.02% -78.1%
34th Yemen, Republic of 0.02% -86.4%
35th Guinea 0.03% +117.8%
36th Tunisia 0.03% -35.8%
37th Pakistan 0.03% +14.5%
38th Kiribati 0.03% -5.0%
39th Côte d'Ivoire 0.04% -5.5%
40th Belize 0.05% +32.2%
41st Fiji 0.05% +54.4%
42nd Vanuatu 0.05% -49.8%
43rd Mozambique 0.05% -90.7%
44th Botswana 0.06% +189.0%
45th Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.08% -71.5%
46th Brazil 0.08% -86.2%
47th Namibia 0.09% -20.6%
48th Sri Lanka 0.09% +2.5%
49th Aruba 0.11% -9.9%
50th Mali 0.11% +280.0%
51st Uganda 0.17% +499.2%
52nd São Tomé and Principe 0.18% +35.9%
53rd Argentina 0.19% -31.2%
54th Cambodia 0.20% +11.6%
55th Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.21% +414.1%
56th Solomon Islands 0.21% -38.2%
57th Bangladesh 0.22% -6.2%
58th Armenia 0.22% -89.8%
59th Iraq 0.22% +14.1%
60th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.24% +15.0%
61st Belarus 0.24% +16.5%
62nd West Bank and Gaza 0.28% +112.9%
63rd Greece 0.28% -55.8%
64th Zimbabwe 0.29% -5.4%
65th Moldova 0.31% -28.1%
66th Madagascar 0.31% -14.1%
67th Senegal 0.32% +18.8%
68th Italy 0.32% -85.6%
69th Poland 0.33% -64.1%
70th Kosovo 0.33% +194.7%
71st Nigeria 0.33% +67.4%
72nd Morocco 0.34% +49.2%
73rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.35% +1,436.7%
74th Guatemala 0.35% +162.4%
75th Benin 0.36% -35.2%
76th Australia 0.37% -36.9%
77th Curaçao 0.38% +139.2%
78th Kenya 0.42% +130.4%
79th Papua New Guinea 0.44% -75.1%
80th United Kingdom 0.44% -85.4%
81st Dominican Republic 0.45% +430.4%
82nd Türkiye 0.46% +65.2%
83rd India 0.47% -32.3%
84th Mongolia 0.53% -42.1%
85th Ukraine 0.54% +373.4%
86th Cabo Verde 0.58% +739.8%
87th Burkina Faso 0.58% -31.5%
88th Saudi Arabia 0.59% +16.2%
89th Latvia 0.59% +46.6%
90th Nicaragua 0.60% +664.1%
91st Jamaica 0.61% +201.5%
92nd Viet Nam 0.61% +11.5%
93rd Angola 0.62% -63.0%
94th United Arab Emirates 0.65% +9.3%
95th South Africa 0.67% +2,093.3%
96th Albania 0.68% -56.4%
97th Montenegro 0.68% +71.3%
98th Barbados 0.69% -93.0%
99th Trinidad and Tobago 0.70% +164.0%
100th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.71% +66.6%
101st French Polynesia 0.72% +58.9%
102nd Serbia 0.73% +20.0%
103rd China 0.75% +18.7%
104th Bulgaria 0.76% -11.5%
105th Indonesia 0.82% -19.4%
106th Kazakhstan 0.86% -67.9%
107th Israel 0.86% -68.7%
108th Grenada 0.87% +8.5%
109th Qatar 0.98% -83.7%
110th Lithuania 0.99% -47.7%
111th Oman 1.01% -35.8%
112th New Caledonia 1.07% +172.0%
113th Timor-Leste 1.09% +134.5%
114th Peru 1.20% +500.7%
115th Honduras 1.24% +627.4%
116th Congo, Republic of 1.25% +95.1%
117th Georgia 1.28% +8.7%
118th Congo, Democratic Republic of 1.40% +306.7%
119th Samoa 1.47% +1,715.4%
120th Bahamas, The 1.48% -71.6%
121st Mexico 1.50% +58.9%
122nd Mauritius 1.52% +12.8%
123rd Czechia 1.55% +124.2%
124th Tonga 1.58% -58.1%
125th Philippines 1.59% +58.8%
126th Bahrain 1.61% -46.0%
127th North Macedonia 1.77% +445.9%
128th Antigua and Barbuda 1.87% +0.3%
129th Japan 1.88% +0.1%
130th Costa Rica 1.89% +99.7%
131st France 1.94% -13.7%
132nd Portugal 2.12% -67.3%
133rd Russian Federation 2.21% -32.3%
134th Korea 2.29% +1.0%
135th United States 2.32% -17.1%
136th Lebanon 2.34% -0.2%
137th Macao SAR, China 2.37% +139.2%
138th Libya 2.71% +896.9%
139th Germany 2.75% -2.4%
140th Sweden 3.18% -23.6%
141st Finland 3.25% +352.1%
142nd Canada 3.40% +21.9%
143rd Thailand 3.59% +85.4%
144th Bermuda 3.77% +170.7%
145th Kuwait 3.87% -44.6%
146th European Union 4.47% -24.7%
147th Austria 4.53% -49.0%
148th Gabon 5.30% +3,701.3%
149th Norway 5.34% +105.9%
150th Malaysia 5.37% -11.6%
151st Estonia 5.51% +193.7%
152nd Hungary 6.23% -2.9%
153rd Azerbaijan 6.43% +19.4%
154th Singapore 6.94% -39.2%
155th Chile 7.47% +11.1%
156th Uruguay 7.66% +2,051.8%
157th Togo 7.76% -66.8%
158th Switzerland 7.91% +30.7%
159th Nauru 8.13% -40.9%
160th Belgium 8.33% -66.0%
161st Ireland 14.07% +2,326.8%
162nd Seychelles 17.22% +2,203.3%
163rd Hong Kong SAR, China 33.55% -13.1%
164th Netherlands 38.06% -9.8%
165th Liberia 49.73% +636.5%
166th Cyprus 313.38% +75.5%
167th Cayman Islands 542.27% -27.0%

FAQ

Which country has the highest fdi outflows in 2012?

Malta has the highest fdi outflows in 2012 at -85.89%.

Which country has the lowest fdi outflows in 2012?

Cayman Islands has the lowest fdi outflows in 2012 at 542.27%.

How many countries are ranked by fdi outflows?

167 countries have fdi outflows data for 2012.

What are the top 3 countries by fdi outflows?

1. Malta (-85.89%), 2. Luxembourg (-22.41%), 3. Iceland (-21.45%).