Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars) by country
Countries reporting
224
Highest
278,848 million current US$
United States
Lowest
-60,708 million current US$
Switzerland
Median
926.07 million current US$
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,434
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars) is currently reported for 224 countries. The highest value is 278,848 million current US$ in United States; the lowest is -60,708 million current US$ in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 926.07 million current US$, and the mean is 7,265 million current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 125 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 (millions of United States): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 278,848 million current US$ | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Singapore | 143,352 million current US$ | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 116,238 million current US$ | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 105,987 million current US$ | 2024 | up 428.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Belgium and Luxembourg | 88,203 million current US$ | 2001 | up 842.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 64,096 million current US$ | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 59,178 million current US$ | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 55,105 million current US$ | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 53,599 million current US$ | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 53,454 million current US$ | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 46,578 million current US$ | 2024 | up 909.9% | volatile |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 45,632 million current US$ | 2024 | up 312.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 36,872 million current US$ | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 14 | Cayman Islands | 35,902 million current US$ | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 33,736 million current US$ | 2024 | up 3,388.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 30,543 million current US$ | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 17 | India | 27,556 million current US$ | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 24,726 million current US$ | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Indonesia | 24,212 million current US$ | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Vietnam | 20,170 million current US$ | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 20,170 million current US$ | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Sweden | 18,288 million current US$ | 2024 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Israel | 16,808 million current US$ | 2024 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 15,738 million current US$ | 2024 | up 942.9% | volatile |
| 25 | South Korea | 15,226 million current US$ | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 15,226 million current US$ | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 14,234 million current US$ | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Portugal | 14,059 million current US$ | 2024 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Japan | 13,357 million current US$ | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 12,740 million current US$ | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Austria | 11,535 million current US$ | 2024 | up 151.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 11,431 million current US$ | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 11,360 million current US$ | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 11,259 million current US$ | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Norway | 10,757 million current US$ | 2024 | up 412.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Turkey | 10,591 million current US$ | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Türkiye | 10,591 million current US$ | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Thailand | 10,580 million current US$ | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 10,165 million current US$ | 2024 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 9,275 million current US$ | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Philippines | 8,938 million current US$ | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Oman | 8,685 million current US$ | 2024 | up 574.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Guyana | 8,630 million current US$ | 2024 | up 3,281.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Cyprus | 7,386 million current US$ | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 7,304 million current US$ | 2024 | up 171.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Denmark | 6,898 million current US$ | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 6,201 million current US$ | 2024 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Peru | 5,887 million current US$ | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 5,737 million current US$ | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Germany | 5,716 million current US$ | 2024 | up 309.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Serbia | 5,635 million current US$ | 2024 | up 181.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Malta | 5,371 million current US$ | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 4,523 million current US$ | 2024 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Cambodia | 4,395 million current US$ | 2024 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Croatia | 4,377 million current US$ | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 4,322 million current US$ | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 3,984 million current US$ | 2024 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Caribbean | 3,921 million current US$ | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,802 million current US$ | 2024 | up 765.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,802 million current US$ | 2024 | up 765.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Mozambique | 3,553 million current US$ | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Russia | 3,346 million current US$ | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 3,346 million current US$ | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Ukraine | 3,329 million current US$ | 2024 | up 712.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Uganda | 3,305 million current US$ | 2024 | up 212.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Lithuania | 3,271 million current US$ | 2024 | up 756.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,113 million current US$ | 2024 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 3,090 million current US$ | 2024 | up 569.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Bahamas | 2,899 million current US$ | 2024 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 2,836 million current US$ | 2024 | up 250.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Panama | 2,833 million current US$ | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Mongolia | 2,782 million current US$ | 2024 | up 723.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Pakistan | 2,568 million current US$ | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Bahrain | 2,478 million current US$ | 2024 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 75 | South Africa | 2,469 million current US$ | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Namibia | 2,063 million current US$ | 2024 | up 367.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Senegal | 2,016 million current US$ | 2024 | up 400.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 1,848 million current US$ | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovakia | 1,843 million current US$ | 2024 | up 459.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Lebanon | 1,843 million current US$ | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea | 1,828 million current US$ | 2024 | up 2,578.3% | volatile |
| 82 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,718 million current US$ | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Albania | 1,716 million current US$ | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Belarus | 1,711 million current US$ | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Guatemala | 1,694 million current US$ | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Ghana | 1,669 million current US$ | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 87 | New Zealand | 1,651 million current US$ | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 1,645 million current US$ | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Morocco | 1,639 million current US$ | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 1,635 million current US$ | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,633 million current US$ | 2024 | up 258.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Mauritania | 1,531 million current US$ | 2024 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | 1,503 million current US$ | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,449 million current US$ | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Algeria | 1,439 million current US$ | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 1,358 million current US$ | 2024 | up 398.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 1,352 million current US$ | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Georgia | 1,334 million current US$ | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Slovenia | 1,296 million current US$ | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 1,270 million current US$ | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Zambia | 1,238 million current US$ | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 1,211 million current US$ | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Gabon | 1,145 million current US$ | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,113 million current US$ | 2024 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Myanmar | 1,095 million current US$ | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Nigeria | 1,080 million current US$ | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Chad | 1,019 million current US$ | 2024 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Honduras | 993.9 million current US$ | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Laos | 988.46 million current US$ | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 988.46 million current US$ | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Tunisia | 936.46 million current US$ | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Kosovo | 926.87 million current US$ | 2024 | up 361.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Cameroon | 925.27 million current US$ | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Rwanda | 818.95 million current US$ | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Maldives | 806.2 million current US$ | 2024 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Syria | 804.16 million current US$ | 2011 | up 631.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Syrian Arab Republic | 804.16 million current US$ | 2011 | up 631.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Estonia | 783.21 million current US$ | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Somalia | 765 million current US$ | 2024 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 761.14 million current US$ | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Liberia | 746.78 million current US$ | 2024 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 122 | New Caledonia | 725.76 million current US$ | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Mali | 708.59 million current US$ | 2024 | up 391.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 705.33 million current US$ | 2024 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Libya | 702 million current US$ | 2013 | up 390.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Mauritius | 681.28 million current US$ | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 127 | El Salvador | 639.63 million current US$ | 2024 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Kuwait | 614.09 million current US$ | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Barbados | 606.12 million current US$ | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Congo | 603.62 million current US$ | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Montenegro | 598.07 million current US$ | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 596.7 million current US$ | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Antigua and Barbuda | 578.45 million current US$ | 2024 | up 465.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Benin | 543.01 million current US$ | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Grenada | 534.51 million current US$ | 2024 | up 180.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Niger | 526.45 million current US$ | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Botswana | 467.42 million current US$ | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Qatar | 460.17 million current US$ | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 434.94 million current US$ | 2024 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Madagascar | 413.31 million current US$ | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Paraguay | 399.93 million current US$ | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Moldova | 343.75 million current US$ | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Republic of Moldova | 343.75 million current US$ | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 303.34 million current US$ | 2024 | up 1,097.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Seychelles | 298.58 million current US$ | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 291.31 million current US$ | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 274 million current US$ | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 148 | East Timor | 247.27 million current US$ | 2024 | up 401.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Timor-Leste | 247.27 million current US$ | 2024 | up 401.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 246.81 million current US$ | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Gambia | 232.36 million current US$ | 2024 | up 552.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Ecuador | 232.11 million current US$ | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Azerbaijan | 231.28 million current US$ | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Malawi | 220.39 million current US$ | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Fiji | 203.99 million current US$ | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Iceland | 188.84 million current US$ | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 188.01 million current US$ | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Belize | 166.28 million current US$ | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 159 | State of Palestine | 162 million current US$ | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Jamaica | 155.6 million current US$ | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Curacao | 154.81 million current US$ | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Curaçao | 154.81 million current US$ | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Armenia | 138.51 million current US$ | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 135.7 million current US$ | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Bermuda | 117.84 million current US$ | 2024 | up 3,540.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Aruba | 103.25 million current US$ | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Bhutan | 100.45 million current US$ | 2024 | up 328.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Eswatini | 92.57 million current US$ | 2024 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Togo | 83.75 million current US$ | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 170 | South Sudan | 83.42 million current US$ | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Burkina Faso | 82.94 million current US$ | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Palau | 69.08 million current US$ | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Djibouti | 67.82 million current US$ | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Dominica | 66 million current US$ | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Cabo Verde | 63.81 million current US$ | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Nepal | 57 million current US$ | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 52.31 million current US$ | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 44 million current US$ | 2024 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Haiti | 40.87 million current US$ | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 40.41 million current US$ | 2024 | up 1,062.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 37.11 million current US$ | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 32.97 million current US$ | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Burundi | 31.71 million current US$ | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 28.86 million current US$ | 2024 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.61 million current US$ | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Brunei | 25.82 million current US$ | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Brunei Darussalam | 25.82 million current US$ | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Anguilla | 22.98 million current US$ | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.87 million current US$ | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Afghanistan | 20.6 million current US$ | 2021 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 18.9 million current US$ | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Comoros | 7.1 million current US$ | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Montserrat | 3.93 million current US$ | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Samoa | 3.76 million current US$ | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 2.44 million current US$ | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Kiribati | 2.04 million current US$ | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Marshall Islands | 1.7 million current US$ | 2024 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 198 | French Guiana | 1 million current US$ | 2001 | up 9,999,900.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Saint Helena | 0.39 million current US$ | 2007 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 0.2581 million current US$ | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Martinique | 0.2391 million current US$ | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Reunion | 0.1001 million current US$ | 2002 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Réunion | 0.1001 million current US$ | 2002 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Serbia and Montenegro [former] | 0.001 million current US$ | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 205 | Sudan | 0 million current US$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Nauru | -0.2799 million current US$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Naoero | -0.2799 million current US$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Tonga | -12.08 million current US$ | 2024 | down 121.6% | volatile |
| 209 | French Polynesia | -13.87 million current US$ | 2024 | down 122.4% | volatile |
| 210 | Netherlands Antilles [former] | -21.96 million current US$ | 2006 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Suriname | -26.5 million current US$ | 2024 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Eritrea | -27.95 million current US$ | 2024 | down 160.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Lesotho | -42.2 million current US$ | 2024 | down 126.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Angola | -136.42 million current US$ | 2024 | down 103.7% | volatile |
| 215 | Yemen | -370.98 million current US$ | 2019 | down 387.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Trinidad and Tobago | -798.93 million current US$ | 2024 | down 220.8% | volatile |
| 217 | Uruguay | -1,735 million current US$ | 2024 | down 177.6% | volatile |
| 218 | Kazakhstan | -2,550 million current US$ | 2024 | down 130.0% | volatile |
| 219 | Iraq | -7,458 million current US$ | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 220 | Belgium | -26,723 million current US$ | 2024 | down 662.2% | volatile |
| 221 | Ireland | -38,891 million current US$ | 2024 | down 174.1% | volatile |
| 222 | United Kingdom | -40,003 million current US$ | 2024 | down 262.0% | volatile |
| 222 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -40,003 million current US$ | 2024 | down 262.0% | volatile |
| 224 | Switzerland | -60,708 million current US$ | 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 million current US$
- Asia 551,017 million current US$
- Europe and Northern America 533,759 million current US$
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 513,521 million current US$
- Northern America 343,061 million current US$
- Eastern Asia 288,258 million current US$
- United States of America 278,848 million current US$
- South-Eastern Asia 225,263 million current US$
- Europe 190,698 million current US$
- Latin America and the Caribbean 164,265 million current US$
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 156,869 million current US$
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 126,181 million current US$
- South America 111,471 million current US$
- Western Asia 106,277 million current US$
- Southern Europe 99,024 million current US$
- Western Europe 78,817 million current US$
- Oceania 56,453 million current US$
- Northern Africa 50,592 million current US$
- Central America 48,873 million current US$
- Eastern Europe 48,507 million current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 46,440 million current US$
- Central and Southern Asia 37,496 million current US$
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 36,900 million current US$
- Southern Asia 34,569 million current US$
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 22,748 million current US$
- Eastern Africa 19,256 million current US$
- Western Africa 15,214 million current US$
- Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia 10,926 million current US$
- Middle Africa 6,920 million current US$
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6,336 million current US$
- Southern Africa 5,050 million current US$
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 3,531 million current US$
- Central Asia 2,927 million current US$
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 1,348 million current US$
- Northern Europe -35,650 million current US$