Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars) by country

Countries reporting
222
Highest
278,848
United States of America
Lowest
-60,708
Switzerland
Median
926.07
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,418

What the numbers show

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 278,848 in United States of America; the lowest is -60,708 in Switzerland.

The median across all reporting countries is 926.07, and the mean is 7,313.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in French Guiana (up 9,999,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 750.0%).

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 278,848 2024 up 38.2% volatile
2 Singapore 143,352 2024 up 95.6% volatile
3 China 116,238 2024 down 9.5% volatile
4 Luxembourg 105,987 2024 up 428.3% volatile
5 Belgium and Luxembourg 88,203 2001 up 842.1% volatile
6 Canada 64,096 2024 up 8.6% volatile
7 Brazil 59,178 2024 down 7.3% volatile
8 Australia and New Zealand 55,105 2024 down 9.6% volatile
9 British Virgin Islands 53,599 2024 up 32.5% volatile
10 Australia 53,454 2024 down 8.6% volatile
11 Egypt 46,578 2024 up 909.9% volatile
12 United Arab Emirates 45,632 2024 up 312.2% volatile
13 Mexico 36,872 2024 up 21.5% rising
14 Cayman Islands 35,902 2024 down 22.0% volatile
15 France 33,736 2024 up 3,388.2% volatile
16 Spain 30,543 2024 up 22.6% volatile
17 India 27,556 2024 down 20.3% volatile
18 Italy 24,726 2024 up 6.3% volatile
19 Indonesia 24,212 2024 up 11.0% volatile
20 Viet Nam 20,170 2024 up 119.2% volatile
20 Viet Nam 20,170 2024 up 119.2% volatile
22 Sweden 18,288 2024 up 131.2% volatile
23 Israel 16,808 2024 up 177.9% volatile
24 Saudi Arabia 15,738 2024 up 942.9% volatile
25 Korea 15,226 2024 up 64.2% volatile
25 Republic of Korea 15,226 2024 up 64.2% volatile
27 Colombia 14,234 2024 down 12.0% volatile
28 Portugal 14,059 2024 up 181.4% volatile
29 Japan 13,357 2024 up 11.0% volatile
30 Poland 12,740 2024 down 22.3% volatile
31 Austria 11,535 2024 up 151.9% volatile
32 Argentina 11,431 2024 up 125.7% volatile
33 Chile 11,360 2024 down 55.6% volatile
34 Malaysia 11,259 2024 up 3.5% volatile
35 Norway 10,757 2024 up 412.7% volatile
36 Türkiye 10,591 2024 down 18.3% volatile
36 Türkiye 10,591 2024 down 18.3% volatile
38 Thailand 10,580 2024 up 120.0% volatile
39 Czechia 10,165 2024 up 85.1% volatile
40 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9,275 2024 down 91.6% volatile
41 Philippines 8,938 2024 up 55.7% volatile
42 Oman 8,685 2024 up 574.6% volatile
43 Guyana 8,630 2024 up 3,281.1% volatile
44 Cyprus 7,386 2024 down 85.1% volatile
45 Greece 7,304 2024 up 171.9% volatile
46 Denmark 6,898 2024 up 6.3% volatile
47 Romania 6,201 2024 up 92.8% volatile
48 Peru 5,887 2024 up 29.8% volatile
49 Hungary 5,737 2024 down 26.4% volatile
50 Germany 5,716 2024 up 309.7% volatile
51 Serbia 5,635 2024 up 181.9% volatile
52 Malta 5,371 2024 down 52.1% volatile
53 Dominican Republic 4,523 2024 up 104.8% volatile
54 Cambodia 4,395 2024 up 137.1% volatile
55 Croatia 4,377 2024 up 51.1% volatile
56 Costa Rica 4,322 2024 up 47.7% volatile
57 Ethiopia 3,984 2024 up 114.8% volatile
58 Côte d'Ivoire 3,802 2024 up 765.4% volatile
58 Côte d'Ivoire 3,802 2024 up 765.4% volatile
60 Mozambique 3,553 2024 down 27.5% volatile
61 Russian Federation 3,346 2024 down 88.5% volatile
61 Russian Federation 3,346 2024 down 88.5% volatile
63 Ukraine 3,329 2024 up 712.0% volatile
64 Uganda 3,305 2024 up 212.2% volatile
65 Lithuania 3,271 2024 up 756.1% volatile
66 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,113 2024 up 68.9% volatile
67 Bulgaria 3,090 2024 up 569.4% volatile
68 Bahamas 2,899 2024 down 59.2% volatile
69 Uzbekistan 2,836 2024 up 250.7% volatile
70 Panama 2,833 2024 down 36.5% volatile
71 Mongolia 2,782 2024 up 723.7% volatile
72 Pakistan 2,568 2024 up 36.1% volatile
73 Bahrain 2,478 2024 up 63.2% volatile
74 South Africa 2,469 2024 down 57.2% volatile
75 Namibia 2,063 2024 up 367.6% volatile
76 Senegal 2,016 2024 up 400.2% volatile
77 Finland 1,848 2024 down 90.1% volatile
78 Slovakia 1,843 2024 up 459.4% volatile
79 Lebanon 1,843 2024 down 35.6% volatile
80 Guinea 1,828 2024 up 2,578.3% volatile
81 United Republic of Tanzania 1,718 2024 up 21.3% volatile
82 Albania 1,716 2024 up 54.4% volatile
83 Belarus 1,711 2024 down 6.4% volatile
84 Guatemala 1,694 2024 up 17.5% volatile
85 Ghana 1,669 2024 down 50.3% volatile
86 New Zealand 1,651 2024 down 32.2% volatile
87 Turkmenistan 1,645 2024 down 57.1% volatile
88 Morocco 1,639 2024 down 54.0% volatile
89 Jordan 1,635 2024 down 25.0% volatile
90 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,633 2024 up 258.8% volatile
91 Mauritania 1,531 2024 up 205.5% volatile
92 Kenya 1,503 2024 down 0.7% volatile
93 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,449 2024 down 31.2% volatile
94 Algeria 1,439 2024 down 4.5% volatile
95 North Macedonia 1,358 2024 up 398.4% volatile
96 Nicaragua 1,352 2024 up 25.6% volatile
97 Georgia 1,334 2024 down 27.4% volatile
98 Slovenia 1,296 2024 up 23.3% volatile
99 Bangladesh 1,270 2024 down 18.1% volatile
100 Zambia 1,238 2024 down 16.9% volatile
101 Latvia 1,211 2024 up 35.1% volatile
102 Gabon 1,145 2024 up 9.2% volatile
103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,113 2024 up 102.4% volatile
104 Myanmar 1,095 2024 up 15.8% volatile
105 Nigeria 1,080 2024 down 77.0% volatile
106 Chad 1,019 2024 up 250.9% volatile
107 Honduras 993.9 2024 down 29.9% volatile
108 Lao People's Democratic Republic 988.46 2024 up 13.9% volatile
108 Lao People's Democratic Republic 988.46 2024 up 13.9% volatile
110 Tunisia 936.46 2024 down 12.0% volatile
111 Kosovo 926.87 2024 up 361.5% volatile
112 Cameroon 925.27 2024 up 27.4% volatile
113 Rwanda 818.95 2024 up 78.5% volatile
114 Maldives 806.2 2024 up 141.8% volatile
115 Syrian Arab Republic 804.16 2011 up 631.1% volatile
115 Syrian Arab Republic 804.16 2011 up 631.1% volatile
117 Estonia 783.21 2024 up 41.6% volatile
118 Somalia 765 2024 up 193.1% volatile
119 Sri Lanka 761.14 2024 down 14.8% volatile
120 Liberia 746.78 2024 up 169.9% volatile
121 New Caledonia 725.76 2024 down 56.2% volatile
122 Mali 708.59 2024 up 391.3% volatile
123 Kyrgyzstan 705.33 2024 up 184.4% volatile
124 Libya 702 2013 up 390.9% volatile
125 Mauritius 681.28 2024 up 49.5% volatile
126 El Salvador 639.63 2024 up 108.8% volatile
127 Kuwait 614.09 2024 down 35.6% volatile
128 Barbados 606.12 2024 down 48.8% volatile
129 Congo 603.62 2024 down 63.6% volatile
130 Montenegro 598.07 2024 up 20.2% volatile
131 Zimbabwe 596.7 2024 up 9.5% volatile
132 Antigua and Barbuda 578.45 2024 up 465.4% volatile
133 Benin 543.01 2024 up 33.8% volatile
134 Grenada 534.51 2024 up 180.6% volatile
135 Niger 526.45 2024 down 36.0% volatile
136 Botswana 467.42 2024 down 9.3% volatile
137 Qatar 460.17 2024 down 55.8% volatile
138 Saint Lucia 434.94 2024 up 106.1% volatile
139 Madagascar 413.31 2024 up 31.8% volatile
140 Paraguay 399.93 2024 down 41.9% volatile
141 Republic of Moldova 343.75 2024 up 0.6% volatile
141 Republic of Moldova 343.75 2024 up 0.6% volatile
143 Papua New Guinea 303.34 2024 up 1,097.8% volatile
144 Seychelles 298.58 2024 up 29.8% volatile
145 Tajikistan 291.31 2024 down 35.4% volatile
146 Sierra Leone 274 2024 down 27.0% volatile
147 Timor-Leste 247.27 2024 up 401.1% volatile
147 Timor-Leste 247.27 2024 up 401.1% volatile
149 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 246.81 2024 down 62.4% volatile
150 Gambia 232.36 2024 up 552.7% volatile
151 Ecuador 232.11 2024 down 70.1% volatile
152 Azerbaijan 231.28 2024 down 94.8% volatile
153 Malawi 220.39 2024 down 63.2% volatile
154 Fiji 203.99 2024 down 46.3% volatile
155 Iceland 188.84 2024 down 57.8% volatile
156 Equatorial Guinea 188.01 2024 up 12.0% volatile
157 Belize 166.28 2024 up 8.9% volatile
158 State of Palestine 162 2024 up 1.4% volatile
159 Jamaica 155.6 2024 down 73.3% volatile
160 Curaçao 154.81 2024 up 3.1% volatile
160 Curaçao 154.81 2024 up 3.1% volatile
162 Armenia 138.51 2024 down 65.9% volatile
163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 135.7 2024 down 49.7% volatile
164 Bermuda 117.84 2024 up 3,540.6% volatile
165 Aruba 103.25 2024 down 50.4% volatile
166 Bhutan 100.45 2024 up 328.6% volatile
167 Eswatini 92.57 2024 up 262.5% volatile
168 Togo 83.75 2024 up 55.0% volatile
169 South Sudan 83.42 2024 up 89.6% volatile
170 Burkina Faso 82.94 2024 down 76.7% volatile
171 Palau 69.08 2024 up 73.3% volatile
172 Djibouti 67.82 2024 down 55.7% volatile
173 Dominica 66 2024 up 97.9% volatile
174 Cabo Verde 63.81 2024 down 56.2% volatile
175 Nepal 57 2024 up 88.8% volatile
176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 52.31 2024 down 83.6% volatile
177 Turks and Caicos Islands 44 2024 up 163.0% volatile
178 Haiti 40.87 2024 down 58.7% volatile
179 Central African Republic 40.41 2024 up 1,062.8% volatile
180 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 37.11 2024 down 30.2% volatile
181 Solomon Islands 32.97 2024 up 52.0% volatile
182 Burundi 31.71 2024 down 59.5% volatile
183 Vanuatu 28.86 2024 up 116.4% volatile
184 Guinea-Bissau 26.61 2024 down 7.9% volatile
185 Brunei Darussalam 25.82 2024 down 95.5% volatile
185 Brunei Darussalam 25.82 2024 down 95.5% volatile
187 Anguilla 22.98 2024 down 71.2% volatile
188 Sao Tome and Principe 21.87 2024 down 47.2% volatile
189 Afghanistan 20.6 2021 down 64.2% volatile
190 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 18.9 2024 down 70.5% volatile
191 Comoros 7.1 2024 up 51.6% volatile
192 Montserrat 3.93 2024 up 58.6% volatile
193 Samoa 3.76 2024 down 83.5% volatile
194 Cook Islands 2.44 2024 down 54.9% volatile
195 Kiribati 2.04 2024 down 22.6% volatile
196 Marshall Islands 1.7 2024 up 121.2% volatile
197 French Guiana 1 2001 up 9,999,900.0% volatile
198 Saint Helena 0.39 2007 up 110.2% volatile
199 Tuvalu 0.2581 2024 down 14.0% volatile
200 Martinique 0.2391 1994 volatile
201 Réunion 0.1001 2002 down 99.7% volatile
201 Réunion 0.1001 2002 down 99.7% volatile
203 Serbia and Montenegro [former] 0.001 1996 volatile
204 Sudan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
205 Naoero -0.2799 2024 volatile
206 Tonga -12.08 2024 down 121.6% volatile
207 French Polynesia -13.87 2024 down 122.4% volatile
208 Netherlands Antilles [former] -21.96 2006 up 63.3% volatile
209 Suriname -26.5 2024 down 116.2% volatile
210 Eritrea -27.95 2024 down 160.1% volatile
211 Lesotho -42.2 2024 down 126.2% volatile
212 Angola -136.42 2024 down 103.7% volatile
213 Yemen -370.98 2019 down 387.2% volatile
214 Trinidad and Tobago -798.93 2024 down 220.8% volatile
215 Uruguay -1,735 2024 down 177.6% volatile
216 Kazakhstan -2,550 2024 down 130.0% volatile
217 Iraq -7,458 2024 up 26.7% volatile
218 Belgium -26,723 2024 down 662.2% volatile
219 Ireland -38,891 2024 down 174.1% volatile
220 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -40,003 2024 down 262.0% volatile
220 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -40,003 2024 down 262.0% volatile
222 Switzerland -60,708 2024 down 750.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
258 places, 8,418 data points, 1990–2024
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