Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) by country
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of...
Countries reporting
198
Highest
400.52 billion BoP, current US$
United States
Lowest
-87.21 billion BoP, current US$
Liechtenstein
Median
885.57 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,232
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ in United States; the lowest is -87.21 billion BoP, current US$ in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 885.57 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 8.79 billion BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 7,953.2%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 1,178.6%).
Foreign direct investment, net inflows: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Singapore | 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 125.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 76.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 73.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 69.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 10 | British Virgin Islands | 53.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 772.1% | volatile |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 312.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 43.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 721.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Israel | 26.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 131.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 22.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 234.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Indonesia | 22.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Vietnam | 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Thailand | 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Denmark | 18.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 27 | South Korea | 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 285.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Malaysia | 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Egypt | 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 14.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 13.49 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Oman | 12.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 869.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Turkey | 11.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Cyprus | 11.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Czechia | 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 517.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 10.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 9.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Guyana | 8.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 3,529.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 7.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 6.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Cambodia | 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Ireland | 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 4.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 4.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 322.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 374.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Nigeria | 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Serbia | 3.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 53 | New Zealand | 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 5,016.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Mozambique | 3.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Morocco | 3.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Uganda | 3.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Cayman Islands | 3.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 3.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 610.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | 3.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 197.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Qatar | 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Mongolia | 2.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 723.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Bahrain | 2.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Zambia | 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Suriname | 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,009.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Senegal | 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 400.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Namibia | 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 334.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Ghana | 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Macao | 1.89 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Pakistan | 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Albania | 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Lebanon | 1.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Slovenia | 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Tanzania | 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Jordan | 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Venezuela | 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Belarus | 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Iran | 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Mauritania | 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 186.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Guinea | 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 2,000.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Ecuador | 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Angola | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Gabon | 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Uruguay | 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Myanmar | 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Chad | 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Laos | 988.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Panama | 938.47 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Mali | 921.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 538.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Cameroon | 888.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Italy | 882.91 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Maldives | 806.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Syria | 804.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 631.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Libya | 794.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Somalia | 765.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 106 | El Salvador | 763.72 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 761.14 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Tunisia | 759.60 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 725.76 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 716.58 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 681.28 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Montenegro | 676.19 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 675.78 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Bolivia | 620.35 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar | 606.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | 605.13 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Congo | 603.62 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Rwanda | 572.93 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Sudan | 548.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Benin | 543.01 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Liberia | 471.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Botswana | 467.27 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 465.43 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Kenya | 463.44 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Moldova | 459.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Kuwait | 413.09 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 374.19 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Niger | 358.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Palestine | 329.83 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Jamaica | 305.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Barbados | 303.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 281.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Andorra | 268.35 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 134 | Malawi | 257.97 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 255.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 136 | East Timor | 253.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 489.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Latvia | 243.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 240.55 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Gambia | 232.36 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 909.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Seychelles | 226.13 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | 203.61 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 193.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Equatorial Guinea | 188.01 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Grenada | 170.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Curacao | 154.81 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 153.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 121.78 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Bermuda | 117.84 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 3,540.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Aruba | 103.25 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Tajikistan | 85.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Togo | 83.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 153 | South Sudan | 83.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 7,953.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Eswatini | 75.53 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Palau | 69.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Djibouti | 67.82 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Brunei | 61.81 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Nepal | 56.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Dominica | 49.48 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 591.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 44.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 163.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 40.41 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,062.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 37.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Burundi | 35.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 372.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 32.97 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 28.86 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28.35 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.65 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Afghanistan | 20.60 million BoP, current US$ | 2021 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Haiti | 20.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Marshall Islands | 13.36 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Comoros | 7.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Kiribati | 4.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 607.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Bhutan | 2.82 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Samoa | 2.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Tuvalu | 258,080 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Belize | 240,004 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Lesotho | -5.77 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 105.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Nauru | -5.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 175.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | -12.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 191.2% | volatile |
| 180 | French Polynesia | -13.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 122.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | -16.68 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 163.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Eritrea | -27.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 160.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | -198.32 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 773.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | -201.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | -202.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 156.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Finland | -285.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Yemen | -370.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2019 | down 387.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Trinidad and Tobago | -794.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 549.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Estonia | -838.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Kazakhstan | -916.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 113.9% | volatile |
| 191 | South Africa | -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 242.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Iraq | -7.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Norway | -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 207.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Austria | -11.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Switzerland | -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Netherlands | -17.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 111.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Belgium | -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Hungary | -69.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 1,178.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Liechtenstein | -87.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 2018 | down 637.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.35 trillion BoP, current US$
- High income 967.71 billion BoP, current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 821.52 billion BoP, current US$
- OECD members 777.22 billion BoP, current US$
- North America 469.55 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 457.59 billion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 395.14 billion BoP, current US$
- Low & middle income 379.03 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle income 377.13 billion BoP, current US$
- IBRD only 351.99 billion BoP, current US$
- Upper middle income 296.32 billion BoP, current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 289.69 billion BoP, current US$
About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.