WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 2021
IN 2020 INDIA RECEIVED $ 64 BILLION OF THE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT. THE NATION BECAME THE FIFTH LARGEST RECIPIENT OF THE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT. THE WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT IS DEVELOPED BY UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT. THE REPORT SAYS THAT THE GLOBAL FLOW OF THE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT HAS DECLINED BY 35% IN 2020 DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN 2019 IT WAS 1.5 TRILLION DOLLARS THAT DROPPED DOWN TO 1 TRILLION DOLLARS IN 2020. THE GREEN FIELD AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OF THE DEVELOPING NATIONS SAW THE 42% AND 14% DECLINE IN THE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT .
TOP 20 COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST RECIPIENT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN 2020
| RANK | COUNTRY | FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN BILLION DOLLARS 2020 |
| 1 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 156 |
| 2 | CHINA | 149 |
| 3 | HONG KONG (CHINA) | 119 |
| 4 | SINGAPORE | 91 |
| 5 | INDIA | 64 |
| 6 | LUXEMBOURG | 62 |
| 7 | GERMANY | 36 |
| 8 | IRELAND | 33 |
| 9 | MEXICO | 29 |
| 10 | SWEDEN | 26 |
| 11 | BRAZIL | 25 |
| 11 | ISRAEL | 25 |
| 13 | CANADA | 24 |
| 14 | AUSTRALIA | 20 |
| 14 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 20 |
| 14 | UNITED KINGDOM | 20 |
| 17 | INDONESIA | 19 |
| 18 | FRANCE | 18 |
| 19 | VIETNAM | 16 |
| 20 | JAPAN | 10 |
