Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP by country
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.
Countries reporting
183
Highest
145.6%
Malta
Lowest
-24.7%
Hungary
Median
0.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
7,265
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 145.6% in Malta; the lowest is -24.7% in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 2.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 11,980.1%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 488.1%).
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 145.6% | 2024 | up 298.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 116.4% | 2024 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 19.7% | 2024 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 15.6% | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 14.0% | 2024 | up 405.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Ireland | 11.0% | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Denmark | 7.2% | 2024 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 4.9% | 2025 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Cyprus | 3.8% | 2025 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 3.3% | 2024 | up 6,524.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Malaysia | 3.1% | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Croatia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Andorra | 2.9% | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 14 | Macao | 2.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 2.5% | 2024 | up 879.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 2.5% | 2025 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 2.4% | 2025 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 2.4% | 2025 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Switzerland | 2.4% | 2025 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 20 | France | 2.4% | 2025 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Israel | 2.4% | 2025 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 2.2% | 2025 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 2.2% | 2025 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 2.2% | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.2% | 2025 | up 206.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.2% | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Germany | 2.1% | 2025 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 2.1% | 2025 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | 2.1% | 2025 | up 1,211.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Aruba | 2.1% | 2024 | up 267.3% | volatile |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 2.1% | 2025 | up 218.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Kuwait | 1.9% | 2025 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Thailand | 1.6% | 2025 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Liberia | 1.6% | 2024 | up 242.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Qatar | 1.6% | 2025 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Lebanon | 1.5% | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 1.5% | 2025 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 38 | United States | 1.4% | 2025 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 1.3% | 2025 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Serbia | 1.3% | 2025 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Brazil | 1.3% | 2025 | up 661.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Eswatini | 1.3% | 2024 | up 10,532.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Zambia | 1.2% | 2024 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovakia | 1.2% | 2025 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Sweden | 1.2% | 2025 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 1.2% | 2025 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.2% | 2024 | up 11,980.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 1.2% | 2025 | up 376.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Albania | 1.1% | 2025 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2025 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Bahamas | 1.0% | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 52 | India | 0.9% | 2025 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Italy | 0.9% | 2025 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 54 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2025 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 0.9% | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2025 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8% | 2025 | up 262.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2025 | up 163.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Poland | 0.8% | 2025 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 60 | China | 0.8% | 2025 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Cape Verde | 0.8% | 2025 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2025 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2024 | up 2,131.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2024 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 0.7% | 2025 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2025 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2025 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2025 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% | 2025 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Bahrain | 0.6% | 2024 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 72 | New Caledonia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2025 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Malawi | 0.5% | 2024 | up 1,026.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 0.5% | 2025 | up 422.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Türkiye | 0.5% | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2025 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.5% | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2025 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 0.4% | 2025 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Fiji | 0.4% | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Peru | 0.4% | 2025 | up 221.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2025 | up 181.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 0.4% | 2025 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2025 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Bermuda | 0.4% | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Kenya | 0.3% | 2024 | up 215.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2025 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2024 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Mali | 0.3% | 2024 | up 7,999.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Benin | 0.3% | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Comoros | 0.3% | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.3% | 2024 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.3% | 2024 | up 687.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.3% | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Barbados | 0.2% | 2024 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2025 | up 4,562.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Timor-Leste | 0.2% | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Curacao | 0.2% | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 0.2% | 2021 | up 3,280.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 0.2% | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Norway | 0.2% | 2025 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Tonga | 0.2% | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2025 | up 245.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Romania | 0.2% | 2025 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 113 | French Polynesia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Congo | 0.2% | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Sudan | 0.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Iraq | 0.2% | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2025 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2025 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Viet Nam | 0.1% | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Cameroon | 0.1% | 2024 | up 467.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2025 | up 3,026.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% | 2025 | up 2,194.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Niger | 0.1% | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Angola | 0.1% | 2025 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2025 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2025 | up 686.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Belize | 0.0% | 2025 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2025 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2025 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Iran | 0.0% | 2024 | up 2,427.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2018 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2003 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 144 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2025 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2025 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2025 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 2002 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | -0.0% | 2010 | down 105.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Suriname | -0.0% | 2025 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Haiti | -0.0% | 1999 | down 160.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | -0.0% | 2024 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Estonia | -0.1% | 2025 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Dominica | -0.1% | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Dominican Republic | -0.1% | 2025 | down 383.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Libya | -0.1% | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Oman | -0.1% | 2024 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Chad | -0.1% | 1999 | down 116.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.2% | 2025 | down 116.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Mozambique | -0.2% | 2024 | down 135.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Gabon | -0.2% | 2019 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Australia | -0.3% | 2025 | down 141.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | -0.3% | 2025 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.4% | 2025 | down 140.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Netherlands | -0.5% | 2024 | down 102.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Togo | -0.7% | 2024 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Naoero | -0.8% | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 179 | South Africa | -0.9% | 2025 | down 159.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Panama | -1.0% | 2025 | down 146.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Austria | -1.0% | 2025 | down 488.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Tuvalu | -1.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.5% | 2025 | down 414.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Seychelles | -1.9% | 2024 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Iceland | -2.2% | 2025 | down 186.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Belgium | -2.7% | 2025 | down 267.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -3.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Cayman Islands | -22.4% | 2024 | down 105.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Hungary | -24.7% | 2025 | down 279.7% | volatile |
About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.