Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) by country
Countries reporting
214
Highest
170.5%
Malta
Lowest
-1,303.1%
Liechtenstein
Median
2.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,027
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 170.5% in Malta; the lowest is -1,303.1% in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.4%, and the mean is -1.8%.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 122 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 12,906.0%), and the largest decrease in Papua New Guinea (down 591.7%).
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 170.5% | 2024 | up 12,906.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 113.6% | 2024 | up 289.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 93.7% | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Guyana | 35.0% | 2024 | up 507.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Palau | 28.9% | 2023 | up 258.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Singapore | 27.8% | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 7 | Mozambique | 15.4% | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Namibia | 14.8% | 2024 | up 312.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Mauritania | 13.2% | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.0% | 2024 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 11 | Egypt | 12.0% | 2024 | up 693.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Grenada | 11.9% | 2024 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 13 | Mongolia | 11.7% | 2024 | up 323.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Oman | 11.6% | 2024 | up 738.5% | volatile |
| 15 | East Timor | 11.6% | 2024 | up 393.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 11.6% | 2024 | up 393.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Maldives | 11.4% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 18 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.1% | 2024 | up 231.7% | falling |
| 19 | Seychelles | 10.4% | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Liberia | 9.9% | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Gambia | 9.7% | 2024 | up 416.2% | rising |
| 22 | Cambodia | 9.5% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 23 | Zambia | 9.3% | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominica | 8.7% | 2024 | up 303.4% | flat |
| 25 | New Caledonia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 8.3% | 2024 | up 217.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Iceland | 8.1% | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Kosovo | 7.7% | 2024 | up 171.8% | falling |
| 29 | Saint Lucia | 7.3% | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 7.2% | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 6.9% | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 32 | Andorra | 6.6% | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 33 | Somalia | 6.4% | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Albania | 6.3% | 2024 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 6.2% | 2024 | up 1,063.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia | 6.2% | 2024 | up 52.3% | flat |
| 37 | Senegal | 6.1% | 2024 | up 201.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Uganda | 6.0% | 2024 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 39 | Malawi | 6.0% | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Laos | 6.0% | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.0% | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Bahrain | 5.7% | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea | 5.6% | 2024 | up 767.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 5.6% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 45 | Lithuania | 5.5% | 2024 | up 648.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Gabon | 5.5% | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Chad | 5.2% | 2024 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 49 | Georgia | 4.7% | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 50 | Mauritius | 4.6% | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Sweden | 4.5% | 2024 | up 528.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Denmark | 4.4% | 2024 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Curacao | 4.3% | 2024 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 53 | Curaçao | 4.3% | 2024 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 4.3% | 2024 | down 20.8% | flat |
| 56 | Vietnam | 4.2% | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 56 | Viet Nam | 4.2% | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 58 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.1% | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Barbados | 4.0% | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.0% | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Cabo Verde | 4.0% | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 62 | Rwanda | 4.0% | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Belize | 4.0% | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Congo | 3.8% | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Chile | 3.8% | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 66 | Czechia | 3.8% | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.7% | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 3.7% | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Malaysia | 3.7% | 2024 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 3.6% | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6% | 2024 | up 298.4% | rising |
| 71 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.6% | 2024 | up 298.4% | rising |
| 73 | Slovakia | 3.6% | 2024 | up 1,096.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 3.5% | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 75 | Madagascar | 3.5% | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 3.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Mali | 3.4% | 2024 | up 307.1% | rising |
| 78 | Fiji | 3.4% | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.4% | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Brazil | 3.4% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 81 | Colombia | 3.3% | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 82 | Lebanon | 3.3% | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 3.2% | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 3.1% | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 3.1% | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Australia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Finland | 2.9% | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Canada | 2.8% | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Israel | 2.7% | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 90 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.7% | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Thailand | 2.7% | 2024 | up 122.4% | falling |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 2.7% | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 2.6% | 2024 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Kiribati | 2.6% | 2024 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 95 | El Salvador | 2.6% | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 2.6% | 2024 | up 159.7% | rising |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 2.6% | 2024 | up 50.6% | falling |
| 98 | Slovenia | 2.6% | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | 2.6% | 2024 | up 555.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Benin | 2.5% | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.5% | 2024 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Moldova | 2.5% | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Republic of Moldova | 2.5% | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | 2.5% | 2024 | up 285.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Spain | 2.5% | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 106 | Paraguay | 2.5% | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Mexico | 2.4% | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 108 | Aruba | 2.4% | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Botswana | 2.4% | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Peru | 2.4% | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 111 | Belarus | 2.3% | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Poland | 2.2% | 2024 | down 41.7% | flat |
| 113 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.2% | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 114 | Ghana | 2.1% | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Ukraine | 2.1% | 2024 | up 232.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 2.1% | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.1% | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 2.1% | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Philippines | 2.0% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 120 | Caribbean | 1.9% | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 121 | Eritrea | 1.9% | 2011 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Romania | 1.9% | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Argentina | 1.8% | 2024 | up 89.5% | falling |
| 124 | Libya | 1.8% | 2023 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Niger | 1.8% | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 1.7% | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Indonesia | 1.7% | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7% | 2024 | up 797.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Cameroon | 1.7% | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 130 | France | 1.6% | 2024 | up 830.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Djibouti | 1.6% | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Guatemala | 1.6% | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Melanesia | 1.6% | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Eswatini | 1.6% | 2024 | up 158.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahamas | 1.5% | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Tunisia | 1.5% | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Myanmar | 1.5% | 2024 | down 55.4% | rising |
| 138 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.5% | 2024 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Central African Republic | 1.5% | 2024 | up 700.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2024 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 141 | Sudan | 1.4% | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 142 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.4% | 2024 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Bermuda | 1.3% | 2024 | up 2,489.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.2% | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Syria | 1.2% | 2011 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.2% | 2011 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 147 | State of Palestine | 1.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Italy | 1.1% | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 1.1% | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Burundi | 1.1% | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 151 | United States | 1.0% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 152 | Morocco | 1.0% | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Germany | 1.0% | 2024 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Turkey | 0.9% | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 156 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2024 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 156 | Republic of Korea | 0.8% | 2024 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 158 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Togo | 0.8% | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 161 | Pakistan | 0.7% | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.7% | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 163 | India | 0.7% | 2024 | down 59.1% | rising |
| 164 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 165 | New Zealand | 0.7% | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Marshall Islands | 0.6% | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 167 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Comoros | 0.5% | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Algeria | 0.5% | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Tonga | 0.4% | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Japan | 0.4% | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Kenya | 0.4% | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Kuwait | 0.4% | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 0.4% | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Bhutan | 0.3% | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Samoa | 0.3% | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.3% | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 0.3% | 2023 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Qatar | 0.2% | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Brunei | 0.2% | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2% | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2021 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 189 | China | 0.1% | 2024 | down 96.1% | falling |
| 190 | Haiti | 0.1% | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Polynesia | -0.1% | 2024 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 192 | French Polynesia | -0.2% | 2024 | down 121.8% | volatile |
| 193 | United Kingdom | -0.4% | 2024 | down 118.4% | volatile |
| 193 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -0.4% | 2024 | down 118.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Russia | -0.4% | 2024 | down 140.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Russian Federation | -0.4% | 2024 | down 140.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Lesotho | -0.6% | 2024 | down 114.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Papua New Guinea | -0.6% | 2024 | down 591.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Suriname | -0.9% | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Angola | -1.1% | 2024 | down 146.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Yemen | -1.3% | 2018 | down 122.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -1.4% | 2024 | down 108.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.8% | 2024 | down 178.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Sao Tome and Principe | -2.0% | 2024 | down 122.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Iraq | -2.7% | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Nauru | -3.6% | 2024 | down 161.1% | volatile |
| 206 | Naoero | -3.6% | 2024 | down 161.1% | volatile |
| 208 | Uruguay | -4.9% | 2024 | down 173.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Belgium | -6.2% | 2024 | down 117.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Estonia | -8.0% | 2024 | down 221.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Switzerland | -11.6% | 2024 | down 500.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Hungary | -27.9% | 2024 | down 406.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Cyprus | -133.8% | 2024 | down 157.4% | volatile |
| 214 | Liechtenstein | -1,303.1% | 2018 | down 508.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 30.9%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 18.6%
- South-Eastern Asia 6.1%
- Northern Africa 5.8%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 3.8%
- Eastern Africa 3.4%
- Africa 3.4%
- Southern Europe 3.0%
- South America 2.9%
- Oceania 2.7%
- Central America 2.7%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.5%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 2.4%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 2.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.3%
- Western Africa 2.3%
- Middle Africa 1.9%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 1.9%
- Central Asia 1.6%
- Americas 1.5%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1.5%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 1.4%
- World 1.4%
- Asia 1.3%
- Western Asia 1.2%
- Northern America 1.2%
- Southern Africa 1.1%
- Europe and Northern America 1.0%
- United States of America 1.0%
- Northern Europe 1.0%
- Europe 0.9%
- Eastern Asia 0.7%
- Central and Southern Asia 0.7%
- Southern Asia 0.6%
- Western Europe 0.5%
- Eastern Europe -0.3%