Russiacurrent situation: Russia is a source, transit, anddestination country for men, women, and children trafficked forvarious purposes; it remains a significant source of womentrafficked to over 50 countries for commercial sexual exploitation;Russia is also a transit and destination country for men and womentrafficked from Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and North Korea toCentral and Western Europe and the Middle East for purposes offorced labor and sexual exploitation; internal trafficking remains aproblem in Russia with women trafficked from rural areas to urbancenters for commercial sexual exploitation, and men traffickedinternally and from Central Asia for forced labor in theconstruction and agricultural industries; debt bondage is commonamong trafficking victims, and child sex tourism remains a concerntier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Russia is on the Tier 2 Watch Listfor a fifth consecutive year for its failure to show evidence ofincreasing efforts to combat trafficking over the previous year,particularly in providing assistance to victims of trafficking;comprehensive trafficking victim assistance legislation, which wouldaddress key deficiencies, has been pending before the Duma since2003 and was neither passed nor enacted in 2007 (2008)
Saudi Arabiacurrent situation: Saudi Arabia is a destinationcountry for workers from South and Southeast Asia who are subjectedto conditions that constitute involuntary servitude including beingsubjected to physical and sexual abuse, non-payment of wages,confinement, and withholding of passports as a restriction on theirmovement; domestic workers are particularly vulnerable because someare confined to the house in which they work unable to seek help;Saudi Arabia is also a destination country for Nigerian, Yemeni,Pakistani, Afghan, Somali, Malian, and Sudanese children traffickedfor forced begging and involuntary servitude as street vendors; someNigerian women were reportedly trafficked into Saudi Arabia forcommercial sexual exploitationtier rating: Tier 3 - Saudi Arabia does not fully comply with theminimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is notmaking significant efforts to do so; the government continues tolack adequate anti-trafficking laws and, despite evidence ofwidespread trafficking abuses, did not report any criminalprosecutions, convictions, or prison sentences for traffickingcrimes committed against foreign domestic workers (2008)
South Africacurrent situation: South Africa is a source, transit,and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked forforced labor and sexual exploitation; women and girls are traffickedinternally - and occasionally to European and Asian countries - forsexual exploitation; women from other African countries aretrafficked to South Africa and, less frequently, onward to Europefor sexual exploitation; men and boys are trafficked fromneighboring countries for forced agricultural labor; Asian andEastern European women are trafficked to South Africa fordebt-bonded sexual exploitationtier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - South Africa is on the Tier 2 WatchList for a fourth consecutive year for its failure to showincreasing efforts to address trafficking; the government providedinadequate data in 2007 on trafficking crimes investigated orprosecuted, or on resulting convictions or sentences; it also didnot provide information on its efforts to protect victims oftrafficking; the country continues to deport and/or prosecutesuspected foreign victims without providing appropriate protectiveservices (2008)
Sri Lankacurrent situation: Sri Lanka is a source and destinationcountry for men and women trafficked for the purposes of involuntaryservitude and commercial sexual exploitation; Sri Lankan men andwomen migrate willingly to the Persian Gulf, Middle East, and EastAsia to work as construction workers, domestic servants, or garmentfactory workers, where some find themselves in situations ofinvoluntary servitude when faced with restrictions on movement,withholding of passports, threats, physical or sexual abuse, anddebt bondage; children are trafficked internally for commercialsexual exploitation and, less frequently, for forced labortier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - for a second consecutive year, SriLanka is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to provide evidence ofincreasing efforts to combat severe forms of human trafficking,particularly in the area of law enforcement; the government failedto arrest, prosecute, or convict any person for trafficking offensesand continued to punish some victims of trafficking for crimescommitted as a result of being trafficked; Sri Lanka has notratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)
Sudancurrent situation: Sudan is a source country for men, women,and children trafficked internally for the purposes of forced laborand sexual exploitation; Sudan is also a transit and destinationcountry for Ethiopian women trafficked abroad for domesticservitude; Sudanese women and girls are trafficked within thecountry, as well as possibly to Middle Eastern countries fordomestic servitude; the terrorist rebel organization, Lord'sResistance Army, continues to harbor small numbers of Sudanese andUgandan children in the southern part of the country for use ascooks, porters, and combatants; some of these children are alsotrafficked across borders into Uganda or the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo; militia groups in Darfur, some of which are linked to thegovernment, abduct women for short periods of forced labor and toperpetrate sexual violence; during the two decades-long north-southcivil war, thousands of Dinka women and children were abducted andsubsequently enslaved by members of the Missiriya and Rezeigattribes; while there have been no known new abductions of Dinka bymembers of Baggara tribes in the last few years, inter-tribalabductions continue in southern Sudantier rating: Tier 3 - Sudan does not fully comply with the minimumstandards for the elimination of trafficking and is not makingsignificant efforts to do so; combating human trafficking throughlaw enforcement or prevention measures was not a priority for thegovernment in 2007 (2008)
Syriacurrent situation: Syria is a destination and transit countryfor women and children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitationand forced labor; a significant number of women and children in thelarge and expanding Iraqi refugee community in Syria are reportedlyforced into commercial sexual exploitation by Iraqi gangs or, insome cases, their families; women from Indonesia, Sri Lanka, thePhilippines, Ethiopia, and Sierra Leone are recruited for work inSyria as domestic servants, but some face conditions of involuntaryservitude, including long hours, non-payment of wages, withholdingof passports, restrictions on movement, threats, and physical orsexual abusetier rating: Tier 3 - Syria again failed to report any lawenforcement efforts to punish trafficking offenses in 2007; inaddition, the government did not offer protection services tovictims of trafficking and may have arrested, prosecuted, ordeported some victims for prostitution or immigration violations;Syria has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008)
Tajikistancurrent situation: Tajikistan is a source country forwomen trafficked through Kyrgyzstan and Russia to the UAE, Turkey,and Russia for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; menare trafficked to Russia and Kazakhstan for the purpose of forcedlabor, primarily in the construction and agricultural industries;boys and girls are trafficked internally for various purposes,including forced labor and forced beggingtier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Tajikistan is on the Tier 2 WatchList for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts tocombat human trafficking, especially efforts to investigate,prosecute, convict, and sentence traffickers; despite evidence oflow- and mid-level officials' complicity in trafficking, thegovernment did not punish any public officials for traffickingcomplicity during 2007; lack of capacity and poor coordinationbetween government institutions remained key obstacles to effectiveanti-trafficking efforts (2008)
Uzbekistancurrent situation: Uzbekistan is a source country forwomen and girls trafficked to Kazakhstan, Russia, Middle East, andAsia for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; men aretrafficked to Kazakhstan and Russia for purposes of forced labor inthe construction, cotton, and tobacco industries; men and women arealso trafficked internally for the purposes of domestic servitude,forced labor in the agricultural and construction industries, andfor commercial sexual exploitationtier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Uzbekistan is on the Tier 2 WatchList for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts tocombat severe forms of trafficking in 2007; the government did notamend its criminal code to increase penalties for convictedtraffickers; in March 2008, Uzbekistan adopted ILO Conventions onminimum age of employment and on the elimination of the worst formsof child labor and is working with the ILO on implementation; thegovernment also demonstrated its increasing commitment to combattrafficking in March 2008 by adopting a comprehensiveanti-trafficking law; Uzbekistan has not ratified the 2000 UN TIPProtocol (2008)
Venezuelacurrent situation: Venezuela is a source, transit, anddestination country for men, women, and children trafficked for thepurposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor;Venezuelan women and girls are trafficked within the country forsexual exploitation, lured from the nation's interior to urban andtourist areas; child prostitution in urban areas and child sextourism in resort destinations appear to be growing; Venezuelanwomen and girls are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation toWestern Europe, Mexico, and Caribbean destinationstier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Venezuela is placed on the Tier 2Watch List, up from Tier 3, as it showed greater resolve to addresstrafficking through law enforcement measures and prevention effortsin 2007, although stringent punishment of offenders and victimassistance remain lacking (2008)
Worldcurrent situation: approximately 800,000 people, mostly womenand children, are trafficked annually across national borders, notincluding millions trafficked within their own countries; at least80% of the victims are female and up to 50% are minors; 75% of allvictims are trafficked into commercial sexual exploitation; almosttwo-thirds of the global victims are trafficked intra-regionallywithin East Asia and the Pacific (260,000 to 280,000 people) andEurope and Eurasia (170,000 to 210,000 people)Tier 2 Watch List: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain,Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, CostaRica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo,Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia,Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Jordan, Libya,Malaysia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Niger, Panama, Republic of theCongo, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,Venezuela, Zambia, ZimbabweTier 3: Algeria, Burma, Cuba, Fiji, Iran, Kuwait, Moldova, NorthKorea, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria(2008)
Zambiacurrent situation: Zambia is a source, transit, anddestination country for women and children trafficked for thepurposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; many Zambian childlaborers, particularly those in the agriculture, domestic service,and fishing sectors, are also victims of human trafficking; Zambianwomen, lured by false employment or marriage offers abroad, aretrafficked to South Africa via Zimbabwe and to Europe via Malawi forsexual exploitation; Zambia is a transit point for regionaltrafficking of women and children, particularly from Angola toNamibia and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to SouthAfrica for agricultural labortier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Zambia is on the Tier 2 Watch Listfor failing to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combatsevere forms of trafficking, particularly in regard to its inabilityto bring alleged traffickers to justice through prosecutions andconvictions; unlike 2006, there were no new prosecutions orconvictions of alleged traffickers in 2007; government efforts toprotect victims of trafficking remained extremely limited throughoutthe year (2008)
Zimbabwecurrent situation: Zimbabwe is a source, transit, anddestination country for men, women, and children trafficked for thepurposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; large scalemigration of Zimbabweans to surrounding countries - as they flee aprogressively more desperate situation at home - has increased;rural Zimbabwean men, women, and children are trafficked internallyto farms for agricultural labor and domestic servitude and to citiesfor domestic labor and commercial sexual exploitation; young men andboys are trafficked to South Africa for farm work, often laboringfor months in South Africa without pay before "employers" have themarrested and deported as illegal immigrants; young women and girlsare lured abroad with false employment offers that result ininvoluntary domestic servitude or commercial sexual exploitation;men, women, and children from neighboring states are traffickedthrough Zimbabwe en route to South Africatier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Zimbabwe is on the Tier 2 WatchList for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts tocombat severe forms of human trafficking, and because the absolutenumber of victims of severe forms of trafficking is significantlyincreasing; the trafficking situation in the country is worsening asmore of the population is made vulnerable by decliningsocio-economic conditions (2008)
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Field Listing :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
This entry gives the cumulative US dollar value of all investments in the home country made directly by residents - primarily companies - of other countries as of the end of the time period indicated. Direct investment excludes investment through purchase of shares. Country Comparison to the World Country
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
Algeria$13.76 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$11.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Angola$16.36 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$14.51 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Argentina$73.98 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$66 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Australia$366.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$337.5 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Austria$261.9 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$247.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Azerbaijan$7.844 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$7.829 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bahrain$15.01 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$13.31 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bangladesh$5.971 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$5.261 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Belgium$821 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$747.5 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bermuda$15.01 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Bolivia$5.998 billion (31 December 2008)
Brazil$294 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$248.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bulgaria$42.91 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$33.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Canada$433.4 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$506.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cayman Islands$NA
Chad$4.5 billion (2006 est.)
Chile$108.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$91.49 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
China$758.9 billion (2007 est.)
Colombia$67.23 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$56.45 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Costa Rica$18.96 billion (31 December 2008)$8.803 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire$NA
Croatia$27.17 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$23.17 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cuba$11.24 billion (2006 est.)
Cyprus$15.69 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$13.83 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Czech Republic$111.9 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$101.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Denmark$142.7 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$131.3 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Dominican Republic$15.59 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$12.71 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ecuador$16.99 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$16.31 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Egypt$59.13 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$49.23 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
El Salvador$6.702 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$5.918 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Estonia$18.62 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$16.59 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Fiji$6.702 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Finland$84.44 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$88.69 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
France$1.147 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.026 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Germany$1.027 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.002 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ghana$NA
Greece$36.7 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$53.22 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Hong Kong$1.241 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.178 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Hungary$237.1 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$164.7 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Iceland$NA
India$144.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$103.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Indonesia$67.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$58.96 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Iran$6.954 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$6.054 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ireland
$179 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Israel$56.93 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$55.7 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Italy$376.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$364.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Japan$135.4 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$110.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Jordan$16.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$14.55 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kazakhstan$55.63 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$41.08 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kenya$2.541 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.891 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Korea, South$124.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$122 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kuwait$1.22 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$942 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan$16.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Latvia$11.21 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$9.779 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lebanon$NA
Liberia$124.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Libya$11.23 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$8.775 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lithuania$12.85 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$15.06 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Luxembourg$11.21 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Macau$7.9 billion (2007)$6.5 billion (2006)
Macedonia$2.405 billion (2007 est.)
Madagascar$NA
Malawi$11.23 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Malaysia$83.35 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$76.75 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Malta$NA
Mauritius$NA
Mexico$289.8 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$267.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Moldova$1.813 billion (2008)
Mongolia$NA
Morocco
$40.92 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Namibia$NA
Nepal$NA
Netherlands$644.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$724.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Netherlands Antilles$NA
New Zealand$72.92 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$70.94 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Nigeria$68.84 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$58.84 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Norway$91.49 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$93.69 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Oman$NA
Pakistan$25.44 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$20.01 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Panama$NA
Papua New Guinea$NA
Paraguay$2.057 million (2007)
Peru$30.31 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$24.74 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Philippines$21.4 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$19.88 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Poland$161.4 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$176.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Portugal$117.8 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$114.2 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Qatar$3.627 billion (2008 est.)$2.601 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Romania$72.61 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$62.86 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Russia$491.2 billion (2007)$271.6 billion (2006)
Saudi Arabia$108.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$92 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Serbia$11.95 billion (2006 est.)
Singapore$250.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$232.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Slovakia$44.12 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$40.7 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Slovenia$11.96 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$10.41 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
South Africa$120 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$110.4 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Spain$636.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$570.7 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Sri Lanka$250.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Swaziland$NA
Sweden$290.4 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$252.3 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Switzerland$405.1 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$365.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Taiwan$102.3 billion (2008)$52.65 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tajikistan$102 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$94.76 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tanzania$NA
Thailand$80.83 billion (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago$102 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$12.44 billion (2007)
Tunisia$28.67 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$26.22 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Turkey$128.7 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$110.5 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Uganda$NA
Ukraine$41.77 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$31.08 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates$62.69 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$51.54 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
United Kingdom$1.445 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.348 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
United States$2.367 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$2.093 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Uruguay$4.19 billion (2007)
Uzbekistan$NA
Venezuela$41.38 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$43.96 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Vietnam$40.34 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$32.74 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
World$16.65 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$14.77 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Zambia$40.34 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Zimbabwe$NA
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Field Listing :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
This entry gives the cumulative US dollar value of all investmentsin foreign countries made directly by residents - primarilycompanies - of the home country, as of the end of the time periodindicated. Direct investment excludes investment through purchase ofshares.Country Comparison to the WorldCountry
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
Algeria$1.162 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$962 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Angola$2.477 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Argentina$28.75 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$26.92 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Australia$197.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$290.4 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Austria$270 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$240.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Azerbaijan$5.232 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$4.677 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bahrain$9.34 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$7.72 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bangladesh$97 million (31 December 2008 est.)
Belgium$661.9 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$593 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bermuda$NA
Bolivia$NA
Brazil$127.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$107.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Bulgaria$1.292 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$559 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Canada$520.4 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$520.7 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cayman Islands$NA
Chad$NA
Chile$25.7 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$24.68 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
China$149.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$95.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Colombia$13.18 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$10.93 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Costa Rica$532 million (31 December 2008 est.)$525.9 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire$NA
Croatia$3.343 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$3.124 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Cuba$4.138 billion (2006 est.)
Cyprus$7.097 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$5.591 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Czech Republic$9.913 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$6.971 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Denmark$181.9 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$153.3 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Dominican Republic$59 million (31 December 2008 est.)
Ecuador$8.487 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$10.77 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Egypt$12.08 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$11.58 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
El Salvador$440 million (31 December 2008 est.)$384 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Estonia$6.686 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$5.873 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Fiji$NA
Finland$116 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$114.2 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
France$1.624 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.399 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Germany$1.407 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.249 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Ghana$NA
Greece$32.44 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$31.65 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Hong Kong$776 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.011 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Hungary$159.7 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$97.42 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Iceland$NA
India$61.77 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$38.82 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Indonesia$6.656 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$9.225 billion (2006 est.)
Iran$993 million (31 December 2008 est.)$903 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Ireland$152.9 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$139.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Israel$54.55 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$48.47 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Italy$565.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$520.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Japan$663.9 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$533.1 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kazakhstan$4.617 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$3.97 billion (September 2007 est.)
Kenya$12.4 million (31 December 2008 est.)$31.4 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Korea, South$74.6 billion (30 June 2008)$82.1 billion (2006)
Kuwait$25.68 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$16.93 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan$NA
Latvia$1.083 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$782 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Lebanon$NA
Liberia$NA
Libya$5.15 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$3.7 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Lithuania$1.985 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.65 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Luxembourg$NA
Macau$1.9 billion (2007)$1.1 billion (2006)
Macedonia$NA
Madagascar$NA
Malawi$NA
Malaysia$71.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$58.18 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Malta$NA
Mauritius$NA
Mexico$45.39 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$44.7 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Moldova$NA
Mongolia$NA
Morocco$966 million (31 December 2008 est.)$1.337 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Namibia$NA
Nepal$NA
Netherlands$843.7 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$876.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Netherlands Antilles$NA
New Zealand$NA
Nigeria$13.02 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$12.72 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Norway$160.1 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$133.3 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Oman$NA
Pakistan$1.017 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$982 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Panama$NA
Papua New Guinea$NA
Paraguay$NA
Peru$1.694 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$2.284 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Philippines$5.81 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$5.584 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Poland$21.81 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$19.39 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Portugal$69.24 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$69.24 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Qatar$5.363 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$6.993 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Romania$921 million (31 December 2008 est.)$1.238 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Russia$176.7 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$209.6 billion (2006)
Saudi Arabia$18.07 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$16.99 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Serbia$NA
Singapore$173.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$169.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Slovakia$1.867 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.609 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Slovenia$7.592 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$6.127 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
South Africa$63.57 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$65.88 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Spain$605.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$687.4 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Sri Lanka$NA
Swaziland$NA
Sweden$333.9 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$306.4 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Switzerland$726.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$659.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Taiwan$107.1 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$96.81 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tajikistan$10.86 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$8.022 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Tanzania$NA
Thailand$7.013 billion (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago$3.829 billion (2007)
Tunisia$162 million (31 December 2008 est.)$118 million (31 December 2007 est.)
Turkey$14.8 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$10.97 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Uganda$NA
Ukraine$1.905 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$895 million (31 December 2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates$28.95 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$24.95 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
United Kingdom$1.567 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.705 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
United States$3.162 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$2.791 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Uruguay$156 million (2007)
Uzbekistan$NA
Venezuela$16.62 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$13.81 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Vietnam$NA
World$16.22 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$15.43 trillion (31 December 2007 est.)
Zambia$NA
Zimbabwe$NA
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Field Listing :: Market value of publicly traded shares
This entry gives the value of shares issued by publicly traded companies at a price determined in the national stock markets on the final day of the period indicated. It is simply the latest price per share multiplied by the total number of outstanding shares, cumulated over all companies listed on the particular exchange. Country Comparison to the World Country
Market value of publicly traded shares
Afghanistan$NA
Albania$NA
Algeria$NA
Argentina$52.31 billion (31 December 2008)$86.68 billion (31 December 2007)$79.73 billion (31 December 2006)
Armenia$NA (31 December 2008)$105 million (31 December 2007)$60.17 million (31 December 2006)
Australia$NA (31 December 2008)$1.298 trillion (31 December 2007)$1.096 trillion (31 December 2006)
Austria$NA (31 December 2008)$228.7 billion (31 December 2007)$191.3 billion (31 December 2006)
Azerbaijan$NA
Bahamas, The$NA
Bahrain$21.18 billion (31 December 2008)$28.13 billion (31 December 2007)$21.12 billion (31 December 2006)
Bangladesh$6.671 billion (31 December 2008)$6.793 billion (31 December 2007)$3.61 billion (31 December 2006)
Barbados$NA (31 December 2008)$5.599 billion (31 December 2007)$4.954 billion (31 December 2006)
Belarus$NA
Belgium$NA (31 December 2008)$386.4 billion (31 December 2007)$396.2 billion (31 December 2006)
Belize$NA
Benin$NA
Bermuda$NA (31 December 2008)$2.731 billion (31 December 2007)$2.704 billion (31 December 2006)
Bhutan$NA
Bolivia$NA (31 December 2008)$2.263 billion (31 December 2007)$2.223 billion (31 December 2006)
Bosnia and Herzegovina$NA
Botswana$3.556 billion (31 December 2008)$5.887 billion (31 December 2007)$3.947 billion (31 December 2006)
Brazil$589.4 billion (31 December 2008)$1.37 trillion (31 December 2007)$711.1 billion (31 December 2006)
Brunei$NA
Bulgaria$8.858 billion (31 December 2008)$21.79 billion (31 December 2007)$10.32 billion (31 December 2006)
Burkina Faso$NA
Burma$NA
Burundi$NA
Cambodia$NA
Cameroon$NA
Canada$NA (31 December 2008)$2.187 trillion (31 December 2007)$1.701 trillion (31 December 2006)
Cayman Islands$NA (31 December 2008)$183.5 million (31 December 2007)$188.4 million (31 December 2006)
Central African Republic$NA
Chad$NA
Chile$132.4 billion (31 December 2008)$212.9 billion (31 December 2007)$174.6 billion (31 December 2006)
China$2.794 trillion (31 December 2008 est.)$6.226 trillion (31 December 2007)$2.426 trillion (31 December 2006)
Colombia$87.03 billion (31 December 2008)$102 billion (31 December 2007)$56.2 billion (31 December 2006)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the$NA
Congo, Republic of the$NA
Costa Rica$NA (31 December 2008)$2.035 billion (31 December 2007)$1.944 billion (31 December 2006)
Cote d'Ivoire$7.071 billion (31 December 2008)$8.353 billion (31 December 2007)$4.155 billion (31 December 2006)
Croatia$26.79 billion (31 December 2008)$65.98 billion (31 December 2007)$29.01 billion (31 December 2006)
Cyprus$NA (31 December 2008)$29.48 billion (31 December 2007)$15.9 billion (31 December 2006)
Czech Republic$48.85 billion (31 December 2008)$73.42 billion (31 December 2007)$48.6 billion (31 December 2006)
Denmark$NA (31 December 2008)$277.7 billion (31 December 2007)$231 billion (31 December 2006)
Dominican Republic$NA
Ecuador$4.562 billion (31 December 2008)$4.266 billion (31 December 2007)$4.04 billion (31 December 2006)
Egypt$85.89 billion (31 December 2008)$139.3 billion (31 December 2007)$93.48 billion (31 December 2006)
El Salvador$NA (31 December 2008)$6.743 billion (31 December 2007)$5.465 billion (31 December 2006)
Estonia$1.951 billion (31 December 2008)$6.037 billion (31 December 2007)$5.963 billion (31 December 2006)
Ethiopia$NA
European Union$NA (31 December 2008 est.)$15.57 trillion (31 December 2008)$13.5 trillion (31 December 2006 est.)
Fiji$NA (31 December 2008)$522.2 million (31 December 2007)$636.7 million (31 December 2006)
Finland$NA (31 December 2008)$369.2 billion (31 December 2007)$265.5 billion (31 December 2006)
France$NA (31 December 2008)$2.771 trillion (31 December 2007)$2.429 trillion (31 December 2006)
French Polynesia$NA
Gabon$NA
Gambia, The$NA
Georgia$NA (31 December 2008)$1.389 billion (31 December 2007)$668.3 million (31 December 2006)
Germany$NA (31 December 2008)$2.106 trillion (31 December 2007)$1.638 trillion (31 December 2006)
Ghana$3.394 billion (31 December 2008)$2.38 billion (31 December 2007)$3.233 billion (31 December 2006)
Greece$NA (31 December 2008)$264.9 billion (31 December 2007)$208.3 billion (31 December 2006)
Grenada$NA
Guatemala$NA
Guinea$NA
Guinea-Bissau$NA
Guyana$NA (31 December 2008)$262.4 million (31 December 2007)$187.4 million (31 December 2006)
Haiti$NA
Honduras$NA
Hong Kong$1.32 trillion (31 December 2008)$1.163 trillion (31 December 2007)$895.2 billion (31 December 2006 est.)
Hungary$21.9 billion (31 December 2008)$47.65 billion (31 December 2007)$41.93 billion (31 December 2006)
Iceland$NA (31 December 2008)$40.56 billion (31 December 2007)$36.1 billion (31 December 2006)
India$645.5 billion (31 December 2008)$1.819 trillion (31 December 2007)$818.9 billion (31 December 2006)
Indonesia$98.76 billion (31 December 2008)$211.7 billion (31 December 2007)$138.9 billion (31 December 2006)
Iran$NA (31 December 2008)$45.57 billion (31 December 2007)$37.94 billion (31 December 2006)
Iraq$1.878 billion (31 March 2008)$NA (31 December 2007)$NA (31 December 2006)
Ireland$NA (31 December 2008)$144 billion (31 December 2007)$163.4 billion (31 December 2006)
Isle of Man$NA
Israel$134.5 billion (31 December 2008)$236.4 billion (31 December 2007)$173.3 billion (31 December 2006)
Italy$NA (31 December 2008)$1.073 trillion (31 December 2007)$1.027 trillion (31 December 2006)
Jamaica$7.513 billion (31 December 2008)$12.33 billion (31 December 2007)$12.28 billion (31 December 2006)
Japan$NA (31 December 2008)$4.453 trillion (31 December 2007)$4.726 trillion (31 December 2006)
Jersey$NA
Jordan$35.85 billion (31 December 2008)$41.22 billion (31 December 2007)$29.73 billion (31 December 2006)
Kazakhstan$31.08 billion (31 December 2008)$41.38 billion (31 December 2007)$43.69 billion (31 December 2006)
Kenya$10.92 billion (31 December 2008)$13.39 billion (31 December 2007)$11.38 billion (31 December 2006)
Kiribati$NA
Korea, South$494.6 billion (31 December 2008)$1.124 trillion (31 December 2007)$835.2 billion (31 December 2006)
Kuwait$107.2 billion (31 December 2008)$188 billion (31 December 2007)$128.9 billion (31 December 2006)
Kyrgyzstan$NA (31 December 2008)$121 million (31 December 2007)$92.69 million (31 December 2006)
Latvia$1.609 billion (31 December 2008)$3.111 billion (31 December 2007)$2.705 billion (31 December 2006)
Lebanon$9.641 billion (31 December 2008)$10.86 billion (31 December 2007)$8.279 billion (31 December 2006)
Liberia$NA
Libya$NA
Liechtenstein$NA
Lithuania$3.625 billion (31 December 2008)$10.13 billion (31 December 2007)$10.19 billion (31 December 2006)
Luxembourg$NA (31 December 2008)$166.1 billion (31 December 2007)$79.52 billion (31 December 2006)
Macau$2.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$NA (31 December 2007)$413.1 million (2004 est.)
Macedonia$NA (31 December 2008)$2.715 billion (31 December 2007)$1.098 billion (31 December 2006)
Madagascar$NA
Malawi$NA (31 December 2008)$NA (31 December 2007)$587.2 million (31 December 2006)
Malaysia$187.1 billion (31 December 2008)$325.7 billion (31 December 2007)$235.4 billion (31 December 2006)
Maldives$NA
Mali$NA
Malta$NA (31 December 2008)$5.633 billion (31 December 2007)$4.504 billion (31 December 2006)
Mauritania$NA
Mauritius$3.443 billion (31 December 2008)$5.666 billion (31 December 2007)$3.598 billion (31 December 2006)
Mayotte$NA
Mexico$232.6 billion (31 December 2008)$397.7 billion (31 December 2007)$348.3 billion (31 December 2006)
Moldova$NA (31 December 2008)$573.9 million (2004)
Monaco$NA
Mongolia$412 million (31 December 2008)$612.2 million (31 December 2007)$112.6 million (31 December 2006)
Montenegro$NA (31 December 2008)$3.699 billion (31 December 2007)$1.754 billion (31 December 2006)
Morocco$65.75 billion (31 December 2008)$75.49 billion (31 December 2007)$49.36 billion (31 December 2006)
Mozambique$NA
Namibia$618.7 million (31 December 2008)$702 million (31 December 2007)$541.8 million (31 December 2006)
Nepal$5.5 billion (31 December 2008)$4.909 billion (31 December 2007)$1.805 billion (31 December 2006)
Netherlands$456.2 billion (31 December 2008)$956.5 billion (31 December 2007)$779.6 billion (31 December 2006)
Netherlands Antilles$NA (31 December 2008)$488.6 billion (2003)
New Caledonia$NA
New Zealand$NA (31 December 2008)$47.45 billion (31 December 2007)$44.94 billion (31 December 2006)
Nicaragua$NA
Niger$NA
Nigeria$49.8 billion (31 December 2008)$86.35 billion (31 December 2007)$32.82 billion (31 December 2006)
Norway$142.5 billion (31 December 2008)$357.4 billion (31 December 2007)$281.1 billion (31 December 2006)
Oman$14.91 billion (31 December 2008)$23.06 billion (31 December 2007)$16.16 billion (31 December 2006)
Pakistan$23.49 billion (31 December 2008)$70.26 billion (31 December 2007)$45.52 billion (31 December 2006)
Palau$NA
Panama$6.568 billion (31 December 2008)$6.219 billion (31 December 2007)$5.716 billion (31 December 2006)
Papua New Guinea$NA (31 December 2008)$NA (31 December 2007)$6.632 billion (31 December 2006)
Paraguay$NA (31 December 2008)$NA (31 December 2007)$409.1 million (31 December 2006)
Peru$55.63 billion (31 December 2008)$106 billion (31 December 2007)$59.66 billion (31 December 2006)
Philippines$52.1 billion (31 December 2008)$103.2 billion (31 December 2007)$68.38 billion (31 December 2006)
Poland$90.23 billion (31 December 2008)$207.3 billion (31 December 2007)$149.1 billion (31 December 2006)
Portugal$NA (31 December 2008)$132.3 billion (31 December 2007)$104.2 billion (31 December 2006)
Puerto Rico$NA
Qatar$76.31 billion (31 December 2008)$95.49 billion (31 December 2007)$61.56 billion (31 December 2006)
Romania$19.92 billion (31 December 2008)$44.93 billion (31 December 2007)$32.78 billion (31 December 2006)
Russia$397.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)$1.503 trillion (31 December 2007)$1.057 trillion (31 December 2006 est.)
Rwanda$NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis$NA (31 December 2008)$439.7 million (31 December 2007)$304.5 million (31 December 2006)
Samoa$NA
San Marino$NA
Sao Tome and Principe$NA
Saudi Arabia$246.3 billion (31 December 2008)$515.1 billion (31 December 2007)$326.9 billion (31 December 2006)
Senegal$NA
Serbia$NA (31 December 2008)$23.93 billion (31 December 2007)$10.99 billion (31 December 2006)
Seychelles$NA
Sierra Leone$NA
Singapore$268.6 billion (31 December 2008)$353.5 billion (31 December 2007)$276.3 billion (31 December 2006)
Slovakia$5.079 billion (31 December 2008)$6.971 billion (31 December 2007)$5.574 billion (31 December 2006)
Slovenia$11.77 billion (31 December 2008)$28.96 billion (31 December 2007)$15.18 billion (31 December 2006)
South Africa$491.3 billion (31 December 2008)$833.5 billion (31 December 2007)$715 billion (31 December 2006)
Spain$1.132 trillion (31 December 2008)$1.8 trillion (31 December 2007)$1.323 trillion (31 December 2006)
Sri Lanka$4.326 billion (31 December 2008)$7.553 billion (31 December 2007)$7.769 billion (31 December 2006)
Sudan$NA
Suriname$NA
Swaziland$NA (31 December 2008)$203.1 million (31 December 2007)$199.9 million (31 December 2006)
Sweden$NA (31 December 2008)$612.5 billion (31 December 2007)$573.3 billion (31 December 2006)
Switzerland$NA (31 December 2008)$1.275 trillion (31 December 2007)$1.213 trillion (31 December 2006)
Syria$NA
Taiwan$NA (31 December 2008)$654 billion (28 December 2007)$654 billion (28 December 2007)
Tajikistan$NA
Tanzania$NA (31 December 2008)$NA (31 December 2007)$541.1 million (31 December 2006)
Thailand$102.6 billion (31 December 2008)$196 billion (31 December 2007)$141.1 billion (31 December 2006)
Timor-Leste$NA
Togo$NA
Tonga$NA
Trinidad and Tobago$12.16 billion (31 December 2008)$15.61 billion (31 December 2007)$15.57 billion (31 December 2006)
Tunisia$6.374 billion (31 December 2008)$5.355 billion (31 December 2007)$4.446 billion (31 December 2006)
Turkey$117.9 billion (31 December 2008)$286.6 billion (31 December 2007)$162.4 billion (31 December 2006)
Turkmenistan$NA
Uganda$NA (31 December 2008)$NA (31 December 2007)$116.3 million (31 December 2006)
Ukraine$24.36 billion (31 December 2008)$111.8 billion (31 December 2007)$42.87 billion (31 December 2006)
United Arab Emirates$97.85 billion (31 December 2008)$224.7 billion (31 December 2007)$138.5 billion (31 December 2006)