Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
180
Highest
723.3 % change on previous year
Solomon Islands
Lowest
-607.67 % change on previous year
Chad
Median
10.87 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
8,350
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 723.3 % change on previous year in Solomon Islands; the lowest is -607.67 % change on previous year in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.87 % change on previous year, and the mean is 35.65 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 190,133.0%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 6,398.0%).
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 723.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,030.3% | volatile |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 716.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 438.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Ghana | 623.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 613.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9,043.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Lebanon | 437.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,276.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Eswatini | 390.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 252.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Tunisia | 377.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32,288.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Benin | 363.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 615.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Armenia | 344.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 190,133.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 330.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10,097.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 330.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Angola | 278.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 247.7% | volatile |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 246.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 647.0% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 219.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 366.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 217.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 374.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Botswana | 195.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 518.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Nigeria | 190.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,820.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Switzerland | 190.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 179.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Denmark | 169.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 308.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Mali | 163.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 308.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Macau, China | 161.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 503.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Ireland | 152.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 151.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 262.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Uruguay | 148.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,412.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 138.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 436.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritius | 137.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 959.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 136.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 397.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 133.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Barbados | 132.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Jamaica | 127.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 723.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Niger | 126.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,150.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 124.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 380.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 119.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 115.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Namibia | 114.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 114.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,148.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Qatar | 113.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 382.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Timor-Leste | 106.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 104.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Cyprus | 102.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 367.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Zambia | 102.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Serbia | 101.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5,620.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 99.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 98.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 272.3% | volatile |
| 46 | France | 92.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 222.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 91.99 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Suriname | 89.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Honduras | 80.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 75.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 301.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Kosovo | 71.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 354.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 71.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 354.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Libya | 65.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Malaysia | 63.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 222.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Aruba | 59.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Iraq | 53.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 740.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 48.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 447.9% | volatile |
| 59 | India | 47.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Gabon | 46.32 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Israel | 45.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Malta | 41.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,403.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 41.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 189.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | 40.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 165.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 38.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,693.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Palestine, State of | 37.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | 36.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 231.5% | volatile |
| 68 | British Virgin Islands | 34.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 32.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Albania | 31.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 542.0% | volatile |
| 71 | United States of America | 31.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 240.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Thailand | 26.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 26.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Togo | 25.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 24.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Peru | 24.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Haiti | 24.3 % change on previous year | 1997 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Germany | 24.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 23.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 22.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Hungary | 20.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Portugal | 20.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Morocco | 19.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Oman | 19.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 17.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 14.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Brazil | 14.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Curaçao | 11.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Türkiye | 10.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Montenegro | 10.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Grenada | 9.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Tonga | 9.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Colombia | 6.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Rwanda | 5.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Uganda | 4.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Japan | 4.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,294.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Belarus | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Argentina | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 103 | El Salvador | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Republic of Moldova | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Kiribati | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,773.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Congo | -3.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Seychelles | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Indonesia | -5.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Tajikistan | -6.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Yemen | -7.61 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Bermuda | -8.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -8.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 114.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Gambia | -9.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 117 | New Caledonia | -9.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Fiji | -11.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Mexico | -13.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Liberia | -15.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Hong Kong, China | -16.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Poland | -16.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Guyana | -16.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Korea | -17.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Slovakia | -17.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Afghanistan | -17.29 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 109.0% | volatile |
| 127 | China | -18.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 143.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Cambodia | -19.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 379.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Malawi | -21.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 130 | French Polynesia | -24.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Madagascar | -24.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Mongolia | -26.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovenia | -27.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 151.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahamas | -27.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Senegal | -32.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Czechia | -32.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 285.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Spain | -35.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 242.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Canada | -36.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 223.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Vanuatu | -36.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Philippines | -40.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 126.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Georgia | -42.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Greece | -45.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Finland | -46.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Belize | -46.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Andorra | -46.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Italy | -50.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Côte d'Ivoire | -52.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Burundi | -54.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 119.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Romania | -59.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 121.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Jordan | -63.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Bangladesh | -70.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 262.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Kuwait | -71.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Sweden | -72.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Bahrain | -75.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Norway | -80.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,960.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Samoa | -80.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 459.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Lithuania | -83.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 142.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -92.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 140.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Panama | -94.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 281.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Mauritania | -95.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 112.0% | volatile |
| 161 | New Zealand | -97.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Central African Republic | -97.85 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 389.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Algeria | -99.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 207.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Guinea | -99.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | -100.31 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Antigua and Barbuda | -100.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Lucia | -100.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Russian Federation | -101.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 198.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Mozambique | -125.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Naoero | -129.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 292.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Australia | -132.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Dominican Republic | -141.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Austria | -143.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 731.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Trinidad and Tobago | -174.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 121.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Dominica | -200 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 176 | South Africa | -217.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 667.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Cayman Islands | -258.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,587.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Iceland | -384.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 300.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Belgium | -509.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 627.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Chad | -607.67 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 6,398.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Eastern and Southern 105.38 % change on previous year
- Other small states 103.07 % change on previous year
- Small states 101.47 % change on previous year
- South Asia 46.36 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 46.36 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 26.18 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics 17.64 % change on previous year
- North America 16.46 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.85 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.72 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 6.42 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia 3.38 % change on previous year
- OECD members 0.0962 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -0.1328 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -1.65 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -2.07 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -9.7 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -10.46 % change on previous year
- High income -13.35 % change on previous year
- World -13.54 % change on previous year
- Middle income -14.25 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -14.41 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -18.81 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -19.89 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -20.16 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) -21.81 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) -21.81 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific -22.23 % change on previous year
- IDA only -25.23 % change on previous year
- IDA total -26.35 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -27.21 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -32.14 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -35.17 % change on previous year
- Euro area -44.43 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) -45.27 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -46.85 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend -51.38 % change on previous year
- European Union -53.31 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -70 % change on previous year
- Arab World -70.65 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.