Table 1
Foreign direct investment positions at year-end

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Foreign direct investment positions at year-end
  2008 2009 2010
  $ billions
Canadian direct investment abroad      
United States 288.9 252.4 249.9
United Kingdom 65.1 73.4 70.2
Barbados 46.9 51.2 51.7
Cayman Islands 24.7 26.2 27.2
Ireland 24.4 23.0 21.5
Australia 8.6 13.3 21.0
Bahamas 12.2 14.9 14.9
Bermuda 16.0 14.0 13.8
Chile 10.9 12.2 13.3
Hungary 12.8 13.3 12.1
Brazil 9.8 8.5 9.7
France 17.1 15.7 8.8
Germany 11.0 9.7 8.7
Japan 4.2 6.6 7.3
Luxembourg 6.2 6.1 7.3
All other countries 83.2 80.7 79.3
Total 642.0 621.2 616.7
Foreign direct investment in Canada      
United States 295.4 291.4 306.1
Netherlands 53.9 52.2 51.8
United Kingdom 51.3 44.8 42.2
Switzerland 20.2 22.9 20.4
France 16.9 17.7 19.0
Japan 12.4 14.4 16.0
China 5.7 12.9 14.1
Brazil 14.5 13.4 13.5
Luxembourg 8.1 10.2 11.4
All other countries 64.3 67.7 67.1
Total 542.7 547.6 561.6