Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) by country
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on...
Countries reporting
187
Highest
422.23 billion BoP, current US$
United States
Lowest
-60.84 billion BoP, current US$
Hungary
Median
78.08 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,019
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ in United States; the lowest is -60.84 billion BoP, current US$ in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.08 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 9.45 billion BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 12,589.5%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 797.8%).
Foreign direct investment, net outflows: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 217.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Singapore | 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 86.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 80.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 80.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 557.5% | volatile |
| 12 | British Virgin Islands | 59.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 57.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 15 | South Korea | 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 17 | India | 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Denmark | 30.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Brazil | 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 862.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 401.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Israel | 14.47 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Russia | 10.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 9.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 8.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 8.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 131.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 8.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Sweden | 8.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Indonesia | 7.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 6.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,611.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Turkey | 6.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Qatar | 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Kuwait | 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Argentina | 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 223.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela | 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovakia | 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Cyprus | 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,126.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 314.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Serbia | 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 286.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Macao | 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Nigeria | 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Norway | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovenia | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 226.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 910.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Guatemala | 865.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 4,266.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Morocco | 811.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 803.14 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 769.57 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,199.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Egypt | 695.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 283.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Uruguay | 661.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Vietnam | 600.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Honduras | 586.56 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 468.52 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 466.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Iraq | 438.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Kenya | 417.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 456.0% | volatile |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 400.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 503.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Lebanon | 390.72 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Albania | 341.64 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 330.8% | volatile |
| 69 | El Salvador | 318.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 224.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Latvia | 317.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Zambia | 310.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Ukraine | 305.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Bahrain | 275.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Pakistan | 267.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 968.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Georgia | 266.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Armenia | 252.31 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 777.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Paraguay | 235.57 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Cote d'Ivoire | 227.78 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,304.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 197.81 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 190.64 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Belarus | 175.69 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahamas | 162.94 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 158.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 3,358.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Bolivia | 156.49 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 8,858.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | 153.78 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 12,043.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Cambodia | 138.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Madagascar | 134.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 265.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 131.30 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Lithuania | 127.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Angola | 125.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Andorra | 118.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 110.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Moldova | 99.60 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,262.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 94.05 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Iran | 89.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 2,498.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Aruba | 87.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 349.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Mali | 78.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 12,589.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Montenegro | 75.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 506.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Liberia | 74.91 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 310.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 73.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Eswatini | 63.77 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 11,956.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Cameroon | 63.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 638.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 60.28 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 248.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 57.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Malawi | 56.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,291.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 55.47 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Sudan | 54.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 54.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 52.88 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 7,756.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Senegal | 48.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 45.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Namibia | 44.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Ghana | 38.84 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 38.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Tunisia | 34.59 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Bermuda | 33.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 30.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2021 | up 2,607.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Fiji | 25.57 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Congo | 25.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 120 | New Zealand | 23.86 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 251.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 23.86 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 249.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Niger | 20.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Lucia | 18.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 18.57 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Palestine | 14.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Rwanda | 13.15 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 128 | French Polynesia | 11.32 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 10.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 300.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Curacao | 8.09 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Guyana | 5.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.71 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 286.9% | volatile |
| 134 | East Timor | 4.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Burundi | 3.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 3,642.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritania | 3.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.83 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Yemen | 3.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2019 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Botswana | 3.02 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 2.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Tanzania | 2.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2003 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Belize | 1.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 196.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Tonga | 1.25 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Comoros | 1.10 million BoP, current US$ | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Jamaica | 1.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Uganda | 399,794 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Samoa | 395,277 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 389,069 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Algeria | 264,865 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea | 30,000 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Kiribati | 16,114 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Laos | 6,670 BoP, current US$ | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Central African Republic | 1,290 BoP, current US$ | 2002 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Ecuador | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1989 | — | flat |
| 154 | Ethiopia | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1989 | — | flat |
| 154 | Lesotho | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Maldives | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1989 | — | flat |
| 154 | Myanmar | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1989 | — | flat |
| 154 | Nepal | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1989 | — | flat |
| 154 | Syria | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1989 | — | flat |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | -33,272 BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominica | -401,184 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | -665,150 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Tuvalu | -915,228 BoP, current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Suriname | -919,348 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Haiti | -1.00 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 191.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Nauru | -1.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -2.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 125.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Chad | -2.15 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Grenada | -3.62 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 119.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | -9.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 166.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Estonia | -24.28 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Gabon | -33.78 million BoP, current US$ | 2019 | down 113.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Seychelles | -41.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Mozambique | -44.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 145.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -51.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Libya | -56.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Togo | -73.35 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 120.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Dominican Republic | -114.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 608.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Oman | -142.78 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 110.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Trinidad and Tobago | -390.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 404.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | -851.71 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 289.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Panama | -870.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 175.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Cayman Islands | -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 109.7% | volatile |
| 185 | South Africa | -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 172.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Australia | -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 155.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Netherlands | -5.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Austria | -6.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 797.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Belgium | -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 363.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Hungary | -60.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 647.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.49 trillion BoP, current US$
- High income 1.22 trillion BoP, current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$
- OECD members 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 524.78 billion BoP, current US$
- North America 479.40 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 338.64 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 297.79 billion BoP, current US$
- Low & middle income 267.99 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle income 267.98 billion BoP, current US$
- IBRD only 265.04 billion BoP, current US$
- Euro area 245.40 billion BoP, current US$
About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an 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. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.