According to data published by the State Statistics Committee, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ukraine increased by 23% in 2004 and reached $8,353.9 million as of January 1, 2005, or $177 per capita. \n \nIn total, in 2004 foreign investors invested $1,930.3 million of direct investment in Ukraine's economy, including $80.2 million from CIS countries (4.2% of the total volume). During the same period, non-residents withdrew capital amounting to $472.7 million. \n \nThe main forms of attracting investment were monetary contributions, which amounted to $1,195 million (61.9% of the invested volume), and contributions in the form of movable and immovable property — $566.7 million (29.4%). \n \nThe largest volumes of foreign capital growth were observed at enterprises of wholesale trade and trade intermediation — $403.9 million, chemical and petrochemical industry — $153.8 million, as well as in organizations carrying out real estate operations, renting out residential space and providing services to legal entities — $196.8 million, and in organizations engaged in financial activities — $183.2 million. \n \nForeign direct investment in Ukraine came from 116 countries of the world. \n \nThe main investor countries in our economy are the USA (13.8% of the total volume), Cyprus (12.4), the United Kingdom (10.7), Germany (7.6), the Netherlands (6.6), the Virgin Islands (6.5), the Russian Federation (5.5), Switzerland (4.9), Austria (4.1) and Poland (2.3%). These countries account for almost three quarters of the total volume of FDI in Ukraine. \n \nForeign investments have been made in 10,542 enterprises of Ukraine. \n \nAmong the regions, the leading places by investment volume are occupied by Kyiv — $2,684.1 million (3,768 enterprises and 32.1% of the foreign capital volume), Dnipropetrovsk — $778.6 million (640 and 9.3%), Kyiv — $511.5 million (331 and 6.1%) and Odesa — $507.3 million (648 and 6.1%) oblasts. \n \nUkraine itself as an investor is even less impressive. In 2004, $4.7 million of direct investment was directed into the economies of other countries. Moreover, 98.5% of the investment was made in cash.