Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
731.76 % change on previous year
Afghanistan
Lowest
-988.74 % change on previous year
Sweden
Median
-4.16 % change on previous year
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
6,839
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 731.76 % change on previous year in Afghanistan; the lowest is -988.74 % change on previous year in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is -4.16 % change on previous year, and the mean is -17.64 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 14,639.9%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 38,569.4%).
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 731.76 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 400.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 502.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,405.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Estonia | 385.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Ireland | 382.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 746.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Denmark | 295.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 726.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Aruba | 254.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 249.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 237.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Norway | 237.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,022.0% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 170.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 571.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands | 161.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 354.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Hungary | 160.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 500.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritius | 154.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 134.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 345.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Solomon Islands | 127.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 117.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Latvia | 105.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 215.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 104.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 367.4% | volatile |
| 18 | South Sudan | 103.67 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 101.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 237.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Belize | 100.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Gabon | 96.77 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Argentina | 96.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Slovakia | 92.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Venezuela | 92.7 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 25 | French Polynesia | 89.57 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 86.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,428.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Togo | 82.48 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 78.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 14,639.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Kenya | 78.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 313.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Eswatini | 76.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 75.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 534.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Iceland | 74.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,003.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 73.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Bhutan | 72.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 576.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Egypt | 67.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 224.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 66.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 457.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Bahrain | 60.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Cayman Islands | 55.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 665.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Barbados | 55.1 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Djibouti | 50.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Kiribati | 48.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 48.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Serbia | 47.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 322.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Nauru | 45.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Laos | 44.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 309.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 44.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 271.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Iraq | 43.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Syria | 42.82 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 1,708.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Tonga | 40.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 51 | El Salvador | 39.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 236.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Jamaica | 38.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 445.6% | volatile |
| 53 | New Caledonia | 38.67 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Pakistan | 38.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 482.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 37.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 35.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Tuvalu | 35.89 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Chile | 35.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Namibia | 27.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Italy | 26.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Lithuania | 24.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Nepal | 23.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 22.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Colombia | 20.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Bahamas | 20.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 567.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominica | 18.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Curacao | 17.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 16.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Ukraine | 16.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Haiti | 15.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 14.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 275.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Croatia | 11.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Indonesia | 9.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Panama | 9.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Singapore | 9.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Belarus | 8.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 8.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 282.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Philippines | 7.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 6.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Seychelles | 4.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Macao | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Vietnam | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Mexico | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Myanmar | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Guatemala | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Oman | 0.8937 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Brazil | 0.5267 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Moldova | 0.0164 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | -0.9853 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 110.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Australia | -3.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 165.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Grenada | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | -4.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 127.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Tanzania | -4.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Maldives | -5.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | -5.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Ghana | -6.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 153.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Palau | -7.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 144.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Samoa | -8.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Guinea | -8.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Turkey | -8.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Uganda | -8.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 561.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Japan | -8.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 169.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Poland | -10.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 143.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | -11.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7,011.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Iran | -11.43 % change on previous year | 2000 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Portugal | -12.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Gambia | -13.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Montenegro | -13.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 114 | United States | -13.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 115 | East Timor | -14.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Algeria | -16.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 175.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Cambodia | -17.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 950.9% | volatile |
| 118 | India | -17.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Antigua and Barbuda | -18.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Nicaragua | -19.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Georgia | -21.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,002.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Sudan | -22.38 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Ethiopia | -23.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Libya | -23.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Mali | -25.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Mongolia | -25.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Rwanda | -25.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Burundi | -25.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 128.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Lebanon | -26.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 139.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Comoros | -29.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 153.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | -30.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Benin | -30.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 133 | South Korea | -31.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 777.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Kosovo | -34.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -34.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Spain | -36.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 127.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Thailand | -36.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Madagascar | -38.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 198.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Mozambique | -41.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 301.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Malawi | -42.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Uzbekistan | -44.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Cote d'Ivoire | -44.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,913.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Cape Verde | -45.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 237.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Marshall Islands | -46.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Germany | -46.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Bangladesh | -47.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 334.3% | volatile |
| 147 | China | -48.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 191.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Switzerland | -53.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 135.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Honduras | -53.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 294.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Lesotho | -54.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 172.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Kyrgyzstan | -57.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | -58.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 163.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Peru | -60.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Guyana | -61.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 322.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Senegal | -65.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 147.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Romania | -65.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 858.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Congo | -67.05 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 185.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Mauritania | -69.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 226.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Qatar | -71.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Kuwait | -73.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Cyprus | -74.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 354.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Hong Kong | -75.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 206.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Central African Republic | -76.45 % change on previous year | 1994 | down 253.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Liberia | -77.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 203.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Belgium | -79.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 197.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Slovenia | -82.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Bulgaria | -83.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Yemen | -93.37 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Austria | -97.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Bolivia | -106.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 651.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Palestine | -108.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Uruguay | -117.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 279.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Nigeria | -133.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 383.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Morocco | -134.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 935.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Israel | -142.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 287.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Canada | -144.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 236.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Andorra | -176.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Czechia | -185.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 223.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Fiji | -188.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 351.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | -189.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 198.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Angola | -189.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Ecuador | -191.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 168.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -196.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | -196.38 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Suriname | -202.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 223.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Russia | -234.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 314.9% | volatile |
| 187 | New Zealand | -308.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 398.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Zambia | -319.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 581.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Armenia | -371.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 731.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Brunei | -441 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 728.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Chad | -526.66 % change on previous year | 1994 | down 1,748.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Greece | -573.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 627.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Malta | -656.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14,936.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Bermuda | -875.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 756.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Sweden | -988.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38,569.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 39.46 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.