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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.51 million
- Asia 551,017
- Europe and Northern America 533,759
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 513,521
- Northern America 343,061
- Eastern Asia 288,258
- United States of America 278,848
- South-Eastern Asia 225,263
- Europe 190,698
- Latin America and the Caribbean 164,265
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 156,869
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 126,181
- South America 111,471
- Western Asia 106,277
- Southern Europe 99,024
- Western Europe 78,817
- Oceania 56,453
- Northern Africa 50,592
- Central America 48,873
- Eastern Europe 48,507
- Sub-Saharan Africa 46,440
- Central and Southern Asia 37,496
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 36,900
- Southern Asia 34,569
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 22,748
- Eastern Africa 19,256
- Western Africa 15,214
- Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia 10,926
- Middle Africa 6,920
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6,336
- Southern Africa 5,050
- Caribbean 3,921
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 3,531
- Central Asia 2,927
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 1,348
- Northern Europe -35,650