Foreign Direct Investment Statistics - Outward and Inward Stocks

Foreign Direct Investment in Canada (Stocks) - Millions of dollars
Country / Region20152016201720182019Rank 2019Share in 2019 (%)
All countries782,912810,668828,991904,648973,889100.0%
North America397,174405,448412,891444,667486,53450.0%
Antigua and Barbuda..........n.a.0.000%
Aruba..........n.a.0.000%
Bahamas24-51-39-64-6463-0.007%
Barbados-3533956981,4792,793240.287%
Bermuda17,68615,80114,62912,83113,251121.361%
British Virgin Islands2,7163,2673,0115,4555,365180.551%
Cayman Islands5,8436,4277,8775,0727,713150.792%
Cuba..........n.a.0.000%
Dominica..........n.a.0.000%
Dominican Republic..........n.a.0.000%
Grenada..........n.a.0.000%
Guadeloupe..........n.a.0.000%
Haiti..........n.a.0.000%
Jamaica111....n.a.0.000%
Mexico1,7752,8472,6952,3022,352250.242%
Netherlands Antilles..........n.a.0.000%
Saint Lucia..........n.a.0.000%
Trinidad and Tobago..........n.a.0.000%
United States369,482376,760384,018417,543455,073146.727%
South and Central America19,85917,55915,70015,56817,0021.7%
Argentina1529-726673510.007%
Belize..........n.a.0.000%
Bolivia..........n.a.0.000%
Brazil19,15515,86113,30414,06715,376101.579%
Chile6919161,1951,2211,242310.128%
Colombia-6..-7-1-2570.000%
Costa Rica..1-1-1-1550.000%
Ecuador..........n.a.0.000%
El Salvador..........n.a.0.000%
French Guiana..........n.a.0.000%
Guatemala..........n.a.0.000%
Guyana....1....n.a.0.000%
Honduras..........n.a.0.000%
Nicaragua..........n.a.0.000%
Panama..15..1818530.002%
Paraguay..........n.a.0.000%
Peru........123450.013%
Suriname..........n.a.0.000%
Uruguay-67351,279..-2662-0.003%
Venezuela1141200200430.021%
Europe282,926305,440310,625345,472367,39537.7%
Albania..........n.a.0.000%
Armenia..........n.a.0.000%
Austria907850906295294400.030%
Belgium6,1597,4836,8285,4985,629170.578%
Bulgaria..........n.a.0.000%
Croatia..........n.a.0.000%
Cyprus853830682779766360.079%
Czech Republic..........n.a.0.000%
Denmark571697791868882350.091%
Estonia..........n.a.0.000%
Finland746523407653647380.066%
France8,01310,51211,53213,99114,804111.520%
Georgia..........n.a.0.000%
Germany15,00515,94316,12817,75518,10691.859%
Greece..........n.a.0.000%
Hungary1,9562,5512,3521,9821,982290.204%
Iceland-721..-2-3600.000%
Ireland6,9806,2166,7807,1217,718140.792%
Italy1,3871,4361,4311,8542,936220.301%
Latvia..........n.a.0.000%
Liechtenstein58........n.a.0.000%
Lithuania..........n.a.0.000%
Luxembourg51,48651,49057,02352,83456,02245.752%
Malta........728370.075%
Monaco..........n.a.0.000%
Netherlands92,513102,655103,505119,200123,861212.718%
Norway3,7273,3384,4024,9435,166190.530%
Poland1,8962,7103,0492,9742,849230.293%
Portugal7070708383490.009%
Romania..........n.a.0.000%
Russian Federation9331,0621,4411,8111,598300.164%
Slovakia..........n.a.0.000%
Slovenia..........n.a.0.000%
Spain7,8526,3805,4056,2876,372160.654%
Sweden2,3982,3552,2142,2212,348260.241%
Switzerland32,32841,44944,19044,21451,74955.314%
Turkey-1........n.a.0.000%
Turkmenistan..........n.a.0.000%
Ukraine..........n.a.0.000%
United Kingdom46,78146,65841,28559,84562,34936.402%
European Union (Excl. UK)198,792212,701219,103234,395246,027n.a.25.262%
Africa3,9562,4151,8542,3503,0770.3%
Algeria..........n.a.0.000%
Angola..........n.a.0.000%
Benin..........n.a.0.000%
Botswana..........n.a.0.000%
Burkina Faso..........n.a.0.000%
Cameroon (Republic of)..........n.a.0.000%
Central African Republic..........n.a.0.000%
Congo-1-1......n.a.0.000%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the........-2570.000%
Egypt536512......n.a.0.000%
Eritrea..........n.a.0.000%
Ethiopia..........n.a.0.000%
Gabon..........n.a.0.000%
Gambia..........n.a.0.000%
Ghana..........n.a.0.000%
Guinea..........n.a.0.000%
Guinea-Bissau..........n.a.0.000%
Ivory Coast..........n.a.0.000%
Kenya..........n.a.0.000%
Lesotho..........n.a.0.000%
Liberia4631499696470.010%
Libya271........n.a.0.000%
Madagascar..........n.a.0.000%
Malawi..........n.a.0.000%
Mali..........n.a.0.000%
Mauritania..........n.a.0.000%
Mauritius102....3838520.004%
Morocco......11540.000%
Mozambique..........n.a.0.000%
Namibia..........n.a.0.000%
Niger..........n.a.0.000%
Nigeria1,5691,1131,1701,188934340.096%
Rwanda..........n.a.0.000%
Senegal..........n.a.0.000%
Seychelles..........n.a.0.000%
Sierra Leone..........n.a.0.000%
South Africa1,4327606351,0262,010280.206%
Sudan..........n.a.0.000%
Swaziland..........n.a.0.000%
Tanzania, United Republic of..........n.a.0.000%
Togo..........n.a.0.000%
Tunisia..........n.a.0.000%
Uganda..........n.a.0.000%
Zambia..........n.a.0.000%
Zimbabwe..........n.a.0.000%
Asia/Oceania78,99879,80587,92296,59099,88010.3%
Australia9,38310,3048,9979,55011,183131.148%
Bahrain..........n.a.0.000%
Bangladesh..........n.a.0.000%
Brunei Darussalam..........n.a.0.000%
Burma..........n.a.0.000%
Cambodia..........n.a.0.000%
China, People's Republic13,76315,22015,92720,01521,19472.176%
Hong Kong11,20814,70720,14021,61820,92982.149%
India3,6263,2512,723984971330.100%
Indonesia1..84106116460.012%
Iraq..........n.a.0.000%
Iran..........n.a.0.000%
Israel24398215365330390.034%
Japan26,45227,88830,06933,65033,63863.454%
Jordan..........n.a.0.000%
Kazakhstan..........n.a.0.000%
North Korea..........n.a.0.000%
Kuwait2,2971,9922,1802,1262,210270.227%
Kyrgyzstan4993397001,0111,059320.109%
Lebanon......-1-1550.000%
Macau..........n.a.0.000%
Malaysia-16-1062352793480.010%
Mongolia-36........n.a.0.000%
Myanmar..........n.a.0.000%
Nepal..........n.a.0.000%
New Zealand4545126205205420.021%
Oman..........n.a.0.000%
Pakistan......1..n.a.0.000%
Papua New Guinea..........n.a.0.000%
Philippines621..-3-4610.000%
Qatar..........n.a.0.000%
Saudi Arabia..........n.a.0.000%
Singapore247298322315242410.025%
South Korea1,4132,0792,5103,1323,230210.332%
Sri Lanka..........n.a.0.000%
Syrian Arab Republic......-2-2570.000%
Tajikistan..........n.a.0.000%
Thailand18537079500.008%
Taiwan13059174155132440.014%
United Arab Emirates9,6813,6223,3543,2764,285200.440%
Viet Nam..........n.a.0.000%
Yemen..........n.a.0.000%
Source: Statistics Canada, 36-10-0008-01 (formerly: CANSIM 376-0051)
Canadian Direct Investment Abroad (Stocks) - Millions of dollars
Country / Region20152016201720182019Rank 2019Share in 2019 (%)
All countries1,043,8221,105,1751,181,9111,356,8341,391,256100.0%
North America637,833683,834725,154844,026854,84161.4%
Antigua and Barbuda..14....n.a.0.000%
Aruba5212231100.000%
Bahamas19,63722,65624,13226,27426,265101.888%
Barbados59,67560,22353,63950,24749,77753.578%
Bermuda43,44842,50845,76158,08163,50244.564%
British Virgin Islands7,4427,3046,94512,19710,529180.757%
Cayman Islands39,90741,05440,81541,81842,68363.068%
Cuba-100......11130.000%
Dominica115331100.000%
Dominican Republic414452515111584600.042%
Grenada....-1111130.000%
Guadeloupe......761050.000%
Haiti-2....661050.000%
Jamaica..111615990.001%
Mexico16,78817,60420,53326,60727,93392.008%
Netherlands Antilles......242232760.017%
Saint Lucia1774641126127820.009%
Trinidad and Tobago847984106117850.008%
United States448,334490,233531,232626,384631,580145.396%
South and Central America57,09658,36263,34570,18267,144n.a.4.8%
Argentina3,2943,3282,1262,7421,638400.118%
Belize149182245265245750.018%
Bolivia159138135142143810.010%
Brazil11,85412,06714,52412,51812,248150.880%
Chile15,71617,62919,39024,94322,507111.618%
Colombia3,6763,9854,3425,7265,951250.428%
Costa Rica374162345346700.025%
Ecuador9761,4171,2152,4112,499360.180%
El Salvador965787628656261740.019%
French Guiana1..193333930.002%
Guatemala2813-38877890.006%
Guyana2515064350354690.025%
Honduras31989444746707560.051%
Nicaragua348474350715687580.049%
Panama4,8744,6984,8243,8333,687300.265%
Paraguay....40....n.a.0.000%
Peru13,37812,91113,60113,53814,662131.054%
Suriname8688868787880.006%
Uruguay7564499811,0461,011480.073%
Venezuela456-48172-111130.000%
Europe271,443276,973292,836325,249351,67825.3%
Albania..504638837826520.059%
Armenia53-1......n.a.0.000%
Austria1,2542,1152,8052,6572,511340.180%
Belgium8681,4011,3582,3401,425440.102%
Bulgaria9..28106119840.009%
Croatia-1....-1-11180.000%
Cyprus4,5974,4593,5111,9492,643330.190%
Czech Republic5161312541540620.039%
Denmark4007956902,0091,887390.136%
Estonia461291688696870.007%
Finland1,4431,5051,6061,6321,517410.109%
France5,7176,27910,8999,80810,320190.742%
Georgia1......-11180.000%
Germany10,59311,5749,16211,38411,553170.830%
Greece26271297327120830.009%
Hungary6,0204,8785,03023307720.022%
Iceland115..174..11130.000%
Ireland15,53511,1388,7989,5539,477200.681%
Italy4845571,042416464660.033%
Latvia373331100.000%
Liechtenstein..........n.a.0.000%
Lithuania459463489492485640.035%
Luxembourg71,37678,89879,583102,510101,21437.275%
Malta6217641,2722,8674,345270.312%
Monaco9711981030.001%
Netherlands31,51633,54534,06236,50635,93582.583%
Norway1,4191,6041,8331,9321,464430.105%
Poland1,126258294351341710.025%
Portugal2364759175469650.034%
Romania197549679932906490.065%
Russian Federation1,7351,2461,5361,0211,344450.097%
Slovakia5-182-2..n.a.0.000%
Slovenia....1....n.a.0.000%
Spain4,2195,4825,1517,9997,607230.547%
Sweden5,7944,2314,2514,2743,697290.266%
Switzerland-243-594,3179,67116,015121.151%
Turkey9681,0801,4911,2921,303470.094%
Turkmenistan..........n.a.0.000%
Ukraine552315680643920.003%
United Kingdom92,45692,860100,858101,208106,98927.690%
European Union (Excl. UK)162,594169,940171,252198,937197,980n.a.14.230%
Africa4,4026,5328,9549,80210,7200.6%
Algeria161010-38-112128-0.008%
Angola-37-37-40-38-37126-0.003%
Benin..6-1....n.a.0.000%
Botswana449594423192192800.014%
Burkina Faso1,1031,1951,7281,9672,048380.147%
Cameroon (Republic of)..........n.a.0.000%
Central African Republic180....6257900.004%
Congo1314129101020.001%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the-103-41052390208780.015%
Egypt1-8-32661050.000%
Eritrea23415319413425670.031%
Ethiopia215202175..-41210.000%
Gabon-169-44-153232940.002%
Gambia134........n.a.0.000%
Ghana-532-112783236199790.014%
Guinea....121616970.001%
Guinea-Bissau..........n.a.0.000%
Ivory Coast615592505657799540.057%
Kenya..321131416970.001%
Lesotho..........n.a.0.000%
Liberia..3......n.a.0.000%
Libya..........n.a.0.000%
Madagascar3732312622950.002%
Malawi12117-2-21200.000%
Mali179560199512667590.048%
Mauritania-3,180-2,424-2,346-2,345-2,246130-0.161%
Mauritius3081,3042,5624,4635,091260.366%
Morocco-4717..-41210.000%
Mozambique....56....n.a.0.000%
Namibia129524492687753550.054%
Niger....-53-53-49127-0.004%
Nigeria437543501390390680.028%
Rwanda..........n.a.0.000%
Senegal474964893841818530.059%
Seychelles398..122....n.a.0.000%
Sierra Leone..........n.a.0.000%
South Africa1,9471,9762,041860859500.062%
Sudan..72..13131000.001%
Swaziland658........n.a.0.000%
Tanzania, United Republic of888350315414491630.035%
Togo32-1....n.a.0.000%
Tunisia169116736757900.004%
Uganda..........n.a.0.000%
Zaire..........n.a.0.000%
Zambia944..941090.000%
Zimbabwe28........n.a.0.000%
Asia/Oceania73,04879,47491,622107,574106,8737.7%
Australia25,81128,63735,61239,87937,81072.718%
Bahrain..........n.a.0.000%
Bangladesh..........n.a.0.000%
Brunei Darussalam........51080.000%
Burma..........n.a.0.000%
Cambodia58148227383696570.050%
China, People's Republic10,25210,21813,08913,59013,391140.963%
Hong Kong7,3338,5118,65010,77211,710160.842%
India1,2731,4941,6542,4392,508350.180%
Indonesia3,2392,9692,9123,1613,846280.276%
Iraq25..2329-10124-0.001%
Iran..........n.a.0.000%
Israel1,1108081,143-207-382129-0.027%
Japan4,5414,8706,3278,7628,383220.603%
Jordan..........n.a.0.000%
Kazakhstan1,3032,3442,1352,8843,244310.233%
North Korea..........n.a.0.000%
Kuwait........17960.001%
Kyrgyzstan1,1601,5711,5361,1881,469420.106%
Lebanon..........n.a.0.000%
Macau223....n.a.0.000%
Malaysia9449661,11137121010.001%
Mongolia7,0186,6486,0466,1796,204240.446%
Myanmar....1....n.a.0.000%
Nepal..........n.a.0.000%
New Zealand6795924131,3301,337460.096%
Oman1181111130.000%
Pakistan2301....n.a.0.000%
Papua New Guinea800638400942850510.061%
Philippines1,7562,0282,0343,0813,132320.225%
Qatar1....-7-7123-0.001%
Saudi Arabia133191032-10124-0.001%
Singapore4,2734,4975,4589,5289,320210.670%
South Korea1,4131,5991,8492,4722,152370.155%
Sri Lanka24719681030.001%
Syrian Arab Republic..........n.a.0.000%
Tajikistan..........n.a.0.000%
Thailand143155175261302730.022%
Taiwan11511389580556610.040%
United Arab Emirates-267346-26674112860.008%
Viet Nam-7697661214222770.016%
Yemen..........n.a.0.000%
Source: Statistics Canada, 36-10-0008-01 (formerly: CANSIM 376-0051)

December 2020

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