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United States - FDI Inflows 1972

Name: United States FDI Inflows 1972
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows as % of GDP · World Bank

0.10% +0.03% from 1971 Global rank: 91st

United States's fdi inflows was 0.10% in 1972, increased +0.03% from 0.07% in 1971. This was the 91st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1972▾

FDI Inflows by Country - 1972
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
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

What was United States's fdi inflows in 1972?▾

United States's fdi inflows in 1972 was 0.10%. This ranked 91st globally.

How did United States's fdi inflows change in 1972?▾

United States's fdi inflows increased by 50.2% in 1972 compared to 1971.

Which country had the highest fdi inflows in 1972?▾

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

What is the fdi inflows of United States in 1972?▾

The fdi inflows of United States in 1972 was 0.10%. This ranked 91st globally.

How does 1972 compare to 1971 for United States's fdi inflows?▾

United States's fdi inflows went from 0.07% in 1971 to 0.10% in 1972, a 50.2% increase.

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