| Code | Country | Variable | www.Worldata.org ® © | Unit | Share | Rank | Year | Source | Key |
| 1 | Afghanistan | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 1 | ||
| 2 | Albania | Net FDI | 143 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 2 | |
| 3 | Algeria | Net FDI | 10 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 3 | |
| 4 | Andorra | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 150 | ||
| 5 | Angola | Net FDI | 1 698 | million USD | 0.15% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 4 | |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 151 | ||
| 7 | Argentina | Net FDI | 11 665 | million USD | 1.00% | 17 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 5 |
| 8 | Armenia | Net FDI | 140 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 6 | |
| 9 | Australia | Net FDI | 11 527 | million USD | 0.99% | 18 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 7 |
| 10 | Austria | Net FDI | 9 066 | million USD | 0.78% | 22 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 8 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | Net FDI | 130 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 9 | |
| 12 | Bahamas | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 152 | ||
| 13 | Bahrain | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 153 | ||
| 14 | Bangladesh | Net FDI | 280 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 10 | |
| 15 | Barbados | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 154 | ||
| 16 | Belarus | Net FDI | 90 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 11 | |
| 17 | Belgium | Net FDI | 17 902 | million USD | 1.53% | 13 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 12 |
| 18 | Belize | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 155 | ||
| 19 | Benin | Net FDI | 30 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 13 | |
| 20 | Bhutan | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 156 | ||
| 21 | Bolivia | Net FDI | 733 | million USD | 0.06% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 14 | |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Net FDI | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 15 | |
| 23 | Botswana | Net FDI | 30 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 16 | |
| 24 | Brazil | Net FDI | 32 779 | million USD | 2.81% | 10 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 17 |
| 25 | Brunei | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 157 | ||
| 26 | Bulgaria | Net FDI | 1 002 | million USD | 0.09% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 18 | |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | Net FDI | 10 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 19 | |
| 28 | Burundi | Net FDI | 12 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 20 | |
| 29 | Cambodia | Net FDI | 126 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 21 | |
| 30 | Cameroon | Net FDI | 31 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 22 | |
| 31 | Canada | Net FDI | 62 758 | million USD | 5.37% | 4 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 23 |
| 32 | Cape Verde | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 158 | ||
| 33 | Central African Republic | Net FDI | 5 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 24 | |
| 34 | Chad | Net FDI | 15 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 25 | |
| 35 | Chile | Net FDI | 3 675 | million USD | 0.31% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 26 | |
| 36 | China | Net FDI | 38 399 | million USD | 3.29% | 7 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 27 |
| 37 | Colombia | Net FDI | 2 376 | million USD | 0.20% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 28 | |
| 38 | Comoros | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 159 | ||
| 39 | Congo (Brazzaville) | Net FDI | 14 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 30 | |
| 40 | Congo (Kinshasa) | Net FDI | 1 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 29 | |
| 41 | Costa Rica | Net FDI | 409 | million USD | 0.04% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 31 | |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | Net FDI | 106 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 32 | |
| 43 | Croatia | Net FDI | 926 | million USD | 0.08% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 33 | |
| 44 | Cuba | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 34 | ||
| 45 | Cyprus | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 160 | ||
| 46 | Czech Republic | Net FDI | 4 583 | million USD | 0.39% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 35 | |
| 47 | Denmark | Net FDI | 34 192 | million USD | 2.93% | 9 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 36 |
| 48 | Djibouti | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 161 | ||
| 49 | Dominica | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 162 | ||
| 50 | Dominican Republic | Net FDI | 953 | million USD | 0.08% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 37 | |
| 51 | East Timor | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2001 | WDI (2002) | na | ||
| 52 | Ecuador | Net FDI | 710 | million USD | 0.06% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 38 | |
| 53 | Egypt | Net FDI | 1 235 | million USD | 0.11% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 39 | |
| 54 | El Salvador | Net FDI | 185 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 40 | |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 163 | ||
| 56 | Eritrea | Net FDI | 35 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 41 | |
| 57 | Estonia | Net FDI | 387 | million USD | 0.03% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 42 | |
| 58 | Ethiopia | Net FDI | 50 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 43 | |
| 59 | Fiji Islands | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 164 | ||
| 60 | Finland | Net FDI | 9 125 | million USD | 0.78% | 21 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 44 |
| 61 | France | Net FDI | 43 173 | million USD | 3.70% | 6 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 45 |
| 62 | Gabon | Net FDI | 150 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 46 | |
| 63 | Gambia | Net FDI | 14 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 47 | |
| 64 | Georgia | Net FDI | 131 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 48 | |
| 65 | Germany | Net FDI | 189 178 | million USD | 16.20% | 2 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 49 |
| 66 | Ghana | Net FDI | 110 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 50 | |
| 67 | Greece | Net FDI | 1 083 | million USD | 0.09% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 51 | |
| 68 | Grenada | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 165 | ||
| 69 | Guatemala | Net FDI | 230 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 52 | |
| 70 | Guinea | Net FDI | 63 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 53 | |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | Net FDI | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 54 | |
| 72 | Guyana | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 166 | ||
| 73 | Haiti | Net FDI | 13 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 55 | |
| 74 | Honduras | Net FDI | 282 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 56 | |
| 75 | Hungary | Net FDI | 1 692 | million USD | 0.14% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 57 | |
| 76 | Iceland | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 167 | ||
| 77 | India | Net FDI | 2 315 | million USD | 0.20% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 58 | |
| 78 | Indonesia | Net FDI | -4 550 | million USD | -0.39% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 59 | |
| 79 | Iran | Net FDI | 39 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 60 | |
| 80 | Iraq | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 61 | ||
| 81 | Ireland | Net FDI | 22 778 | million USD | 1.95% | 11 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 62 |
| 82 | Israel | Net FDI | 4 392 | million USD | 0.38% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 63 | |
| 83 | Italy | Net FDI | 13 175 | million USD | 1.13% | 16 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 64 |
| 84 | Jamaica | Net FDI | 456 | million USD | 0.04% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 65 | |
| 85 | Japan | Net FDI | 8 227 | million USD | 0.70% | 23 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 66 |
| 86 | Jordan | Net FDI | 558 | million USD | 0.05% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 67 | |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | Net FDI | 1 250 | million USD | 0.11% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 68 | |
| 88 | Kenya | Net FDI | 111 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 69 | |
| 89 | Kiribati | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 168 | ||
| 90 | Korea, North | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 70 | ||
| 91 | Korea, South | Net FDI | 9 283 | million USD | 0.79% | 20 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 71 |
| 92 | Kuwait | Net FDI | 16 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 72 | |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | Net FDI | -2 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 73 | |
| 94 | Laos | Net FDI | 72 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 74 | |
| 95 | Latvia | Net FDI | 407 | million USD | 0.03% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 75 | |
| 96 | Lebanon | Net FDI | 298 | million USD | 0.03% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 76 | |
| 97 | Lesotho | Net FDI | 118 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 77 | |
| 98 | Liberia | Net FDI | 12 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 78 | |
| 99 | Libya | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 79 | ||
| 100 | Liechtenstein | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 169 | ||
| 101 | Lithuania | Net FDI | 379 | million USD | 0.03% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 80 | |
| 102 | Luxembourg | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 170 | ||
| 103 | Macedonia | Net FDI | 176 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 81 | |
| 104 | Madagascar | Net FDI | 83 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 82 | |
| 105 | Malawi | Net FDI | 45 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 83 | |
| 106 | Malaysia | Net FDI | 1 660 | million USD | 0.14% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 84 | |
| 107 | Maldives | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 171 | ||
| 108 | Mali | Net FDI | 76 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 85 | |
| 109 | Malta | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 172 | ||
| 110 | Marshall Islands | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 173 | ||
| 111 | Mauritania | Net FDI | 5 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 86 | |
| 112 | Mauritius | Net FDI | 266 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 87 | |
| 113 | Mexico | Net FDI | 13 286 | million USD | 1.14% | 15 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 88 |
| 114 | Micronesia, Federated States of | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 174 | ||
| 115 | Moldova | Net FDI | 128 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 89 | |
| 116 | Monaco | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 175 | ||
| 117 | Mongolia | Net FDI | 30 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 90 | |
| 118 | Morocco | Net FDI | 10 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 91 | |
| 119 | Mozambique | Net FDI | 139 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 92 | |
| 120 | Myanmar | Net FDI | 255 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 93 | |
| 121 | Namibia | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 94 | ||
| 122 | Nauru | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | na | ||
| 123 | Nepal | Net FDI | 4 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 95 | |
| 124 | Netherlands | Net FDI | 54 138 | million USD | 4.64% | 5 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 96 |
| 125 | New Zealand | Net FDI | 3 209 | million USD | 0.27% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 97 | |
| 126 | Nicaragua | Net FDI | 254 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 98 | |
| 127 | Niger | Net FDI | 15 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 99 | |
| 128 | Nigeria | Net FDI | 1 082 | million USD | 0.09% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 100 | |
| 129 | Norway | Net FDI | 5 882 | million USD | 0.50% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 101 | |
| 130 | Oman | Net FDI | 23 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 102 | |
| 131 | Pakistan | Net FDI | 308 | million USD | 0.03% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 103 | |
| 132 | Palau | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 176 | ||
| 133 | Panama | Net FDI | 603 | million USD | 0.05% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 104 | |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | Net FDI | 130 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 105 | |
| 135 | Paraguay | Net FDI | 82 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 106 | |
| 136 | Peru | Net FDI | 680 | million USD | 0.06% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 107 | |
| 137 | Philippines | Net FDI | 2 029 | million USD | 0.17% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 108 | |
| 138 | Poland | Net FDI | 9 342 | million USD | 0.80% | 19 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 109 |
| 139 | Portugal | Net FDI | 6 227 | million USD | 0.53% | 25 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 110 |
| 140 | Qatar | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 177 | ||
| 141 | Romania | Net FDI | 1 025 | million USD | 0.09% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 111 | |
| 142 | Russia | Net FDI | 2 714 | million USD | 0.23% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 112 | |
| 143 | Rwanda | Net FDI | 14 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 113 | |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 178 | ||
| 145 | Saint Lucia | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 179 | ||
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 180 | ||
| 147 | Samoa | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 181 | ||
| 148 | San Marino | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 182 | ||
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 183 | ||
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 114 | ||
| 151 | Senegal | Net FDI | 107 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 115 | |
| 152 | Seychelles | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 184 | ||
| 153 | Sierra Leone | Net FDI | 1 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 116 | |
| 154 | Singapore | Net FDI | 6 390 | million USD | 0.55% | 24 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 117 |
| 155 | Slovakia | Net FDI | 2 052 | million USD | 0.18% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 118 | |
| 156 | Slovenia | Net FDI | 176 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 119 | |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 185 | ||
| 158 | Somalia | Net FDI | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 120 | |
| 159 | South Africa | Net FDI | 961 | million USD | 0.08% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 121 | |
| 160 | Spain | Net FDI | 36 023 | million USD | 3.08% | 8 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 122 |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | Net FDI | 173 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 123 | |
| 162 | Sudan | Net FDI | 392 | million USD | 0.03% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 124 | |
| 163 | Suriname | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 186 | ||
| 164 | Swaziland | Net FDI | -44 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 125 | |
| 165 | Sweden | Net FDI | 22 125 | million USD | 1.89% | 12 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 126 |
| 166 | Switzerland | Net FDI | 17 902 | million USD | 1.53% | 14 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 127 |
| 167 | Syria | Net FDI | 111 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 128 | |
| 168 | Tajikistan | Net FDI | 24 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 129 | |
| 169 | Tanzania | Net FDI | 193 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 130 | |
| 170 | Thailand | Net FDI | 3 366 | million USD | 0.29% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 131 | |
| 171 | Togo | Net FDI | 30 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 132 | |
| 172 | Tonga | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 187 | ||
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | Net FDI | 650 | million USD | 0.06% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 133 | |
| 174 | Tunisia | Net FDI | 752 | million USD | 0.06% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 134 | |
| 175 | Turkey | Net FDI | 982 | million USD | 0.08% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 135 | |
| 176 | Turkmenistan | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 136 | ||
| 177 | Tuvalu | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | na | ||
| 178 | Uganda | Net FDI | 220 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 137 | |
| 179 | Ukraine | Net FDI | 595 | million USD | 0.05% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 138 | |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 139 | ||
| 181 | United Kingdom (UK) | Net FDI | 133 974 | million USD | 11.47% | 3 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 140 |
| 182 | United States of America (USA) | Net FDI | 287 680 | million USD | 24.63% | 1 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 141 |
| 183 | Uruguay | Net FDI | 298 | million USD | 0.03% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 142 | |
| 184 | Uzbekistan | Net FDI | 100 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 143 | |
| 185 | Vanuatu | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 188 | ||
| 186 | Vatican | Net FDI | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | na | ||
| 187 | Venezuela | Net FDI | 4 464 | million USD | 0.38% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 144 | |
| 188 | Vietnam | Net FDI | 1 298 | million USD | 0.11% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 145 | |
| 189 | Yemen | Net FDI | -201 | million USD | -0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 146 | |
| 190 | Yugoslavia | Net FDI | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 147 | |
| 191 | Zambia | Net FDI | 200 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 148 | |
| 192 | Zimbabwe | Net FDI | 79 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 149 | |
| 193 | World | Net FDI | 1 167 987 | million USD | 100.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 193 |