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United Kingdom - FDI Inflows 1988

Name: United Kingdom FDI Inflows 1988
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows as % of GDP · World Bank

2.90% +1.15% from 1987 Global rank: 23rd

United Kingdom's fdi inflows was 2.90% in 1988, increased +1.15% from 1.75% in 1987. This was the 23rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1988▾

FDI Inflows by Country - 1988
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
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

What was United Kingdom's fdi inflows in 1988?▾

United Kingdom's fdi inflows in 1988 was 2.90%. This ranked 23rd globally.

How did United Kingdom's fdi inflows change in 1988?▾

United Kingdom's fdi inflows increased by 65.5% in 1988 compared to 1987.

Which country had the highest fdi inflows in 1988?▾

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

What is the fdi inflows of United Kingdom in 1988?▾

The fdi inflows of United Kingdom in 1988 was 2.90%. This ranked 23rd globally.

How does 1988 compare to 1987 for United Kingdom's fdi inflows?▾

United Kingdom's fdi inflows went from 1.75% in 1987 to 2.90% in 1988, a 65.5% increase.

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