GLOBAL CORPORATE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT
Leading Destinations For Corporate Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign direct investment accounts for more than half of all cross-border investments. More than $1.1 trillion in
greenfield investments were announced by companies in 2009, creating more than 2. 9 million jobs in their overseas
subsidiaries. By tapping into fDi Intelligence’s proprietary database, Global Corporate Xpansion outlines the top-ranked
destinations for foreign direct investment across the globe, and within the United States.
Indicators are based on the number of cross-border/state projects. The data is based on figures from January 2003
to February 2010.
TOP SOURCE COUNTRIES (EXCLUDES INTER-STATE)
2003 2004 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Total
1. USA
2. Germany
3. UK
4. Japan
5. France
6. Spain
7. Italy
8. Netherlands
9. Switzerland
10. Canada
11. Sweden
12. India
13. Austria
14. South Korea
15. China
2427
830
697
885
498
171
275
250
174
325
215
172
146
182
108
2589
882
768
1044
573
267
355
311
252
301
262
204
204
171
97
2708
1025
834
775
650
182
321
239
223
419
273
191
220
185
140
3033
1262
1048
807
689
231
286
350
297
246
285
296
264
219
131
2779
1275
1022
699
914
462
335
310
343
256
294
217
251
198
202
3539
1452
1340
1118
1043
606
506
450
540
323
336
359
279
252
257
2923
1296
1315
809
962
600
433
379
402
318
314
260
188
215
303
2010
(Jan-Feb)
471
182
183
134
127
88
50
46
58
49
39
31
27
28
27
20469
8204
7207
6271
5456
2607
2561
2335
2289
2237
2018
1730
1579
1450
1265
TOP DESTINATION COUNTRIES (EXCLUDES INTER-STATE)
2003 2004 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Total
1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. UK
5. France
6. Russia
7. Germany
8. Spain
9. UAE
10. Poland
11. Romania
12. Brazil
13. Singapore
14. Mexico
15. Vietnam
1323
594
452
428
162
426
277
221
146
156
115
289
154
169
130
1544
598
694
539
231
381
276
270
155
240
179
263
179
160
161
1256
581
591
643
492
512
284
171
229
271
260
169
158
136
169
1408
743
986
699
588
396
372
304
291
336
375
152
196
177
198
1215
864
695
685
569
383
457
452
291
342
371
154
252
215
265
1523
976
970
883
687
575
725
572
488
370
359
252
297
352
348
1143
1222
742
1037
409
402
470
387
394
223
202
271
309
317
255
2010
(Jan-Feb)
171
193
127
149
66
50
61
50
42
41
43
47
34
38
33
9583
5771
5257
5063
3204
3125
2922
2427
2036
1979
1904
1597
1579
1564
1559
Source: fDi Intelligence, a division of the Financial Times Ltd., specializes in all areas relating to foreign direct investment and investment promotion. The
organization, the world’s largest center of excellence for foreign direct investment, has developed a proprietary database and business tools that provide companies,
as well as economic developers, insight into globalization in order to make informed decisions regarding foreign direct investment. For complete details on the
products, services and business tools available from fDi Intelligence, visit www.fdiintelligence.com.
