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United States - FDI Inflows 1981

Name: United States FDI Inflows 1981
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows as % of GDP · World Bank

0.80% +0.21% from 1980 Global rank: 57th

United States's fdi inflows was 0.80% in 1981, increased +0.21% from 0.59% in 1980. This was the 57th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1981▾

FDI Inflows by Country - 1981
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Liberia	34.02%	304.3%
2nd	St. Lucia	19.65%	8.3%
3rd	Antigua and Barbuda	14.99%	1.3%
4th	Singapore	11.71%	12.7%
5th	Botswana	8.24%	-21.7%
6th	Suriname	6.94%	204.8%
7th	Hong Kong SAR, China	6.64%	169.9%
8th	Eswatini	6.49%	33.0%
9th	Vanuatu	6.26%	63.6%
10th	Seychelles	6.15%	1.3%
11th	Dominica	5.85%	-
12th	Panama	5.81%	6.2%
13th	Malaysia	5.06%	32.6%
14th	Cyprus	3.75%	-4.9%
15th	Trinidad and Tobago	3.69%	24.7%
16th	Saudi Arabia	3.53%	281.7%
17th	Tunisia	3.51%	30.8%
18th	Papua New Guinea	3.45%	16.3%
19th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	3.40%	34.4%
20th	Barbados	3.35%	15.7%
21st	Jordan	3.21%	271.2%
22nd	Malta	3.14%	47.4%
23rd	Fiji	2.93%	-2.9%
24th	Costa Rica	2.65%	143.7%
25th	Bahamas, The	2.41%	685.4%
26th	Cameroon	2.05%	5.3%
27th	Congo, Republic of	1.55%	-34.1%
28th	Guatemala	1.48%	5.1%
29th	Iceland	1.47%	130.1%
30th	Gabon	1.41%	91.8%
31st	Australia	1.32%	6.6%
32nd	Belgium	1.32%	8.7%
33rd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.28%	24.0%
34th	Rwanda	1.28%	-2.1%
35th	Mexico	1.17%	14.8%
36th	Burundi	1.14%	128.6%
37th	Mauritania	1.13%	-56.5%
38th	Sri Lanka	1.12%	4.4%
39th	St. Kitts and Nevis	1.11%	-23.8%
40th	Lesotho	1.10%	5.8%
41st	Netherlands	1.09%	-6.1%
42nd	Chile	1.09%	51.2%
43rd	United Kingdom	1.09%	-39.3%
44th	Argentina	1.06%	20.8%
45th	Dominican Republic	1.05%	-23.1%
46th	Norway	1.05%	1,031.6%
47th	Greece	1.01%	-16.0%
48th	Ireland	0.98%	-25.3%
49th	Brazil	0.98%	21.3%
50th	Gambia, The	0.92%	691.0%
51st	Angola	0.88%	40.1%
52nd	Oman	0.86%	-47.6%
53rd	Spain	0.84%	31.2%
54th	Senegal	0.84%	161.3%
55th	Thailand	0.83%	42.1%
56th	Central African Republic	0.83%	24.1%
57th	United States	0.80%	36.7%
58th	Togo	0.75%	-71.8%
59th	Colombia	0.73%	54.8%
60th	New Zealand	0.72%	-49.6%
61st	Sierra Leone	0.67%	139.7%
62nd	Peru	0.58%	289.3%
63rd	Paraguay	0.57%	-20.4%
64th	Haiti	0.56%	-40.0%
65th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.56%	-27.1%
66th	Portugal	0.55%	14.4%
67th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.49%	-63.3%
68th	Austria	0.46%	58.1%
69th	Uruguay	0.44%	-84.6%
70th	Israel	0.43%	111.9%
71st	Philippines	0.42%	247.6%
72nd	France	0.41%	-14.2%
73rd	Côte d'Ivoire	0.39%	-58.3%
74th	Ghana	0.39%	9.8%
75th	Pakistan	0.38%	43.0%
76th	European Union	0.36%	3.6%
77th	Nigeria	0.33%	128.7%
78th	Morocco	0.33%	-20.0%
79th	Ecuador	0.28%	-29.7%
80th	Italy	0.26%	115.5%
81st	Canada	0.22%	-89.8%
82nd	Korea	0.21%	195.0%
83rd	Kenya	0.21%	-81.0%
84th	Finland	0.19%	264.7%
85th	Sudan	0.18%	81.8%
86th	Samoa	0.17%	-5.8%
87th	Mali	0.16%	88.2%
88th	Benin	0.16%	-47.3%
89th	Denmark	0.16%	10.1%
90th	Indonesia	0.16%	-37.4%
91st	Tanzania	0.14%	258.1%
92nd	Sweden	0.14%	-20.9%
93rd	Burkina Faso	0.14%	13,096.0%
94th	China	0.14%	353.7%
95th	Türkiye	0.13%	410.3%
96th	Solomon Islands	0.12%	-91.0%
97th	Bahrain	0.11%	100.9%
98th	South Africa	0.07%	705.8%
99th	Malawi	0.06%	-88.2%
100th	Mauritius	0.06%	-43.2%
101st	India	0.05%	11.8%
102nd	Zimbabwe	0.04%	90.8%
103rd	Qatar	0.04%	-68.5%
104th	Algeria	0.03%	-96.4%
105th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.03%	-67.3%
106th	Bangladesh	0.03%	-43.6%
107th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.02%	415.9%
108th	Japan	0.02%	-38.3%
109th	Iraq	0.01%	274.3%
110th	French Polynesia	0.01%	-14.7%
111th	Kuwait	0.00%	66.6%
112th	Syrian Arab Republic	0.00%	184.2%
113th	Albania	0.00%	-
114th	Bulgaria	0.00%	-
115th	Comoros	0.00%	-
116th	Cabo Verde	0.00%	-
117th	Grenada	0.00%	-
118th	Kiribati	0.00%	-
119th	Myanmar	0.00%	-100.0%
120th	Mongolia	0.00%	-
121st	São Tomé and Principe	0.00%	-
122nd	Tonga	0.00%	-
123rd	Uganda	0.00%	-100.0%
124th	Nicaragua	0.00%	-100.2%
125th	Nepal	-0.01%	-165.6%
126th	Chad	-0.01%	69.9%
127th	Guinea	-0.01%	-336.4%
128th	Madagascar	-0.02%	-10.7%
129th	United Arab Emirates	-0.03%	-115.3%
130th	Germany	-0.05%	-164.6%
131st	Maldives	-0.07%	78.1%
132nd	Honduras	-0.10%	-156.4%
133rd	Brunei Darussalam	-0.12%	34.6%
134th	El Salvador	-0.17%	-201.1%
135th	Niger	-0.28%	-114.4%
136th	Guyana	-0.31%	-419.6%
137th	Jamaica	-0.39%	-137.3%
138th	Equatorial Guinea	-0.49%	-
139th	Belize	-0.77%	-2,228.7%
140th	Zambia	-0.96%	-160.3%
141st	Libya	-2.05%	23.1%

FAQ

What was United States's fdi inflows in 1981?▾

United States's fdi inflows in 1981 was 0.80%. This ranked 57th globally.

How did United States's fdi inflows change in 1981?▾

United States's fdi inflows increased by 36.7% in 1981 compared to 1980.

Which country had the highest fdi inflows in 1981?▾

Liberia had the highest fdi inflows in 1981 at 34.02%.

What is the fdi inflows of United States in 1981?▾

The fdi inflows of United States in 1981 was 0.80%. This ranked 57th globally.

How does 1981 compare to 1980 for United States's fdi inflows?▾

United States's fdi inflows went from 0.59% in 1980 to 0.80% in 1981, a 36.7% increase.

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