Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) by country
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term...
Countries reporting
199
Highest
170.1%
Malta
Lowest
-1,303.1%
Liechtenstein
Median
2.1%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
11,857
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 170.1% in Malta; the lowest is -1,303.1% in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.1%, and the mean is -2.4%.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 122 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 12,869.1%), and the largest decrease in Papua New Guinea (down 607.6%).
Foreign direct investment, net inflows: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 170.1% | 2024 | up 12,869.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Suriname | 45.1% | 2025 | up 1,157.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 40.9% | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Guyana | 35.0% | 2024 | up 507.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 30.8% | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Cyprus | 27.1% | 2025 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Singapore | 26.3% | 2025 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Palau | 21.5% | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Mozambique | 15.4% | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Namibia | 14.2% | 2024 | up 295.9% | volatile |
| 11 | East Timor | 13.3% | 2025 | up 392.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritania | 13.2% | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.1% | 2025 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Grenada | 12.0% | 2025 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Mongolia | 11.7% | 2024 | up 323.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Oman | 11.6% | 2024 | up 738.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Maldives | 11.4% | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Seychelles | 10.1% | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Kosovo | 10.0% | 2025 | up 83.5% | falling |
| 20 | Cambodia | 9.9% | 2025 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Liberia | 9.9% | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Gambia | 9.7% | 2024 | up 416.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Zambia | 9.3% | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.9% | 2025 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 25 | New Caledonia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 8.3% | 2024 | up 217.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Montenegro | 7.3% | 2025 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 7.3% | 2025 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Lebanon | 7.1% | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 6.9% | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Dominica | 6.8% | 2025 | up 456.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Andorra | 6.6% | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 33 | Somalia | 6.4% | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Senegal | 6.3% | 2024 | up 207.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Albania | 6.1% | 2025 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Uganda | 6.0% | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Laos | 6.0% | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Bahrain | 5.7% | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 5.6% | 2024 | up 767.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Gabon | 5.5% | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 5.4% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 42 | Chad | 5.1% | 2024 | up 237.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 5.0% | 2025 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 4.7% | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Mauritius | 4.6% | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Curacao | 4.3% | 2024 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 48 | Georgia | 4.3% | 2025 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 4.3% | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Denmark | 4.3% | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Israel | 4.3% | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Vietnam | 4.2% | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Egypt | 4.2% | 2025 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 4.1% | 2025 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Barbados | 4.0% | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia | 3.9% | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 3.9% | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Congo | 3.8% | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Macao | 3.8% | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 3.8% | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 3.7% | 2025 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 3.7% | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Malaysia | 3.7% | 2024 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 64 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6% | 2024 | up 298.4% | volatile |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 3.5% | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 3.5% | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Madagascar | 3.4% | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Mali | 3.4% | 2024 | up 307.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Fiji | 3.4% | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Brazil | 3.4% | 2025 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Thailand | 3.3% | 2025 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Lithuania | 3.2% | 2025 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Peru | 3.1% | 2025 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 3.0% | 2025 | up 180.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Canada | 3.0% | 2025 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Sweden | 2.9% | 2025 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Jordan | 2.8% | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Czechia | 2.7% | 2025 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 2.7% | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Greece | 2.6% | 2024 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 2.6% | 2025 | up 346.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Colombia | 2.5% | 2025 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Benin | 2.5% | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.5% | 2024 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Aruba | 2.5% | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Botswana | 2.4% | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.4% | 2025 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 2.4% | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | 2.4% | 2025 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 90 | Malawi | 2.3% | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovenia | 2.3% | 2025 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Moldova | 2.3% | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Vanuatu | 2.2% | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.2% | 2025 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Romania | 2.2% | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 96 | France | 2.2% | 2025 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Tanzania | 2.2% | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 2.1% | 2024 | up 231.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 2.1% | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 100 | El Salvador | 2.1% | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Armenia | 2.1% | 2025 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.1% | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.1% | 2025 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Australia | 2.0% | 2025 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Poland | 1.9% | 2025 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 106 | Palestine | 1.9% | 2025 | up 155.8% | volatile |
| 107 | United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2025 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Eritrea | 1.9% | 2011 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Germany | 1.9% | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Morocco | 1.8% | 2025 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Niger | 1.8% | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Libya | 1.8% | 2023 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 1.7% | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Belarus | 1.7% | 2025 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Ghana | 1.7% | 2025 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Cameroon | 1.7% | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Djibouti | 1.6% | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Guatemala | 1.6% | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Philippines | 1.6% | 2025 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Eswatini | 1.6% | 2024 | up 158.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Indonesia | 1.5% | 2025 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahamas | 1.5% | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Myanmar | 1.5% | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Tunisia | 1.5% | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Spain | 1.5% | 2025 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 1.5% | 2024 | up 700.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.4% | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Qatar | 1.4% | 2025 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4% | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Nigeria | 1.4% | 2025 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Sudan | 1.4% | 2023 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 133 | New Zealand | 1.4% | 2025 | up 3,416.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Venezuela | 1.4% | 2024 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Slovakia | 1.3% | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Uruguay | 1.3% | 2025 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 137 | United States | 1.3% | 2025 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Bermuda | 1.3% | 2024 | up 2,499.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.2% | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Kiribati | 1.2% | 2025 | up 378.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Syria | 1.2% | 2011 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 1.1% | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Burundi | 1.0% | 2025 | up 294.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Panama | 1.0% | 2025 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Japan | 1.0% | 2025 | up 791.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2025 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 147 | India | 1.0% | 2025 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Bolivia | 1.0% | 2025 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Angola | 0.9% | 2025 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Russia | 0.9% | 2025 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Turkey | 0.9% | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 152 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2025 | up 216.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Togo | 0.8% | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | 0.5% | 2025 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2025 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Argentina | 0.5% | 2025 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Algeria | 0.5% | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 0.5% | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2025 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Comoros | 0.4% | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Brunei | 0.4% | 2025 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 165 | China | 0.4% | 2025 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2025 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Kenya | 0.4% | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Iran | 0.3% | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2025 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Samoa | 0.2% | 2025 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2021 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Bhutan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Haiti | 0.1% | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Italy | 0.0% | 2025 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Belize | 0.0% | 2025 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Finland | -0.1% | 2025 | down 101.2% | volatile |
| 178 | French Polynesia | -0.2% | 2024 | down 121.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Lesotho | -0.2% | 2025 | down 104.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Kazakhstan | -0.3% | 2025 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 181 | South Africa | -0.5% | 2025 | down 215.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | -0.5% | 2025 | down 108.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | -0.6% | 2024 | down 607.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Burkina Faso | -0.9% | 2024 | down 134.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Switzerland | -1.2% | 2025 | down 106.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Yemen | -1.3% | 2018 | down 122.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Netherlands | -1.4% | 2024 | down 108.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Norway | -1.5% | 2025 | down 181.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Estonia | -1.8% | 2025 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Tonga | -1.9% | 2024 | down 162.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Austria | -2.0% | 2025 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Sao Tome and Principe | -2.0% | 2024 | down 122.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Iraq | -2.7% | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Trinidad and Tobago | -3.1% | 2025 | down 564.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Nauru | -3.5% | 2024 | down 159.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Belgium | -4.0% | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Hungary | -28.4% | 2025 | down 549.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Luxembourg | -92.8% | 2025 | down 222.7% | volatile |
| 199 | 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.
- Caribbean Small States 11.4%
- Euro area 0.6%
- Other small states 7.2%
- European Union 0.4%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4.2%
- Low income 4.0%
- IDA only 3.1%
- Pacific island small states 2.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.6%
- Arab World 2.5%
- Least developed countries 2.5%
- Africa Western and Central 2.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.4%
- IDA total 2.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.2%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 2.1%
- Early-demographic dividend 1.7%
- Small states 1.7%
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.5%
- IDA blend 1.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.5%
- North America 1.4%
- High income 1.4%
- Lower middle income 1.3%
- Post-demographic dividend 1.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 1.3%
- World 1.3%
- OECD members 1.1%
- IDA & IBRD total 1.1%
- IBRD only 1.1%
- Low & middle income 1.1%
- Middle income 1.1%
- Upper middle income 1.0%
About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.