17-20  Oversea Direct Investment by Countries or Regions
(USD 10 000)
Country or Region Net Oversea Direct Investment Oversea Direct Investment
2007 2008 Stock at the End of 2008
       
Total 2650609 5590717 18397071
Asia 1659315 4354750 13131699
   Hong Kong, China 1373235 3864030 11584528
   Indonesia 9909 17398 54333
   Japan 3903 5862 50969
   Macao, China 4731 64338 156078
   Singapore 39773 155095 333477
   Republic of Korea 5667 9691 85034
   Thailand 7641 4547 43716
   Vietnam 11088 11984 52173
Africa 157431 549055 780383
   Algeria 14592 4225 50882
   Sudan 6540 -6314 52825
   Guinea 1320 832 9637
   Madagascar 1324 6116 14652
   Nigeria 39035 16256 79591
   South Africa 45441 480786 304862
Europe 154043 87579 513396
   United Kingdom 56654 1671 83766
   Germany 23866 18341 84550
   France 962 3105 16713
   Russia 47761 39523 183828
Latin America 490241 367725 3224015
   Bahamas 3899 -5591 60
   Cayman Islands 260159 152401 2032745
   Mexico 1716 563 17308
   Virgin Is. (E) 187614 210433 1047733
North America 112571 36421 365978
   Canada 103257 703 126843
   United States 19573 46203 238990
Oceania 77008 195187 381600
   Australia 53159 189215 335529
   New Zealand -160 646 6965
       
a) Net oversea direct investment in 2006 did not include financial intermediation.