According to a report prepared by the Turkey Construction Industrialists Employers Syndicate (INTES), the countries that attract the most FDI are mostly developed countries with a few exceptions in the developing world, including China and Mexico.
As of 2002, the Republic of China is the country with the highest amount of foreign direct investment (FDI), totalling US$52.7 billion. Following China with US$30 billion is the US, then Spain with US$21.1 billion, and then Ireland. As for Turkey, its total amount of FDI is US$1.03 billion, falling well behind in the race to attract foreign capital.
