Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) by country
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on...
Countries reporting
188
Highest
389.60 billion BoP, current US$
United States
Lowest
-60.84 billion BoP, current US$
Hungary
Median
98.05 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,170
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 389.60 billion BoP, current US$ in United States; the lowest is -60.84 billion BoP, current US$ in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.05 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 10.84 billion BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia (up 10,766.9%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 797.8%).
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 389.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 29.0% | 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 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 121.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 101.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 217.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 99.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 96.66 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Singapore | 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Ireland | 86.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 63.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 279.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Canada | 56.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 52.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 604.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 47.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 15 | British Virgin Islands | 47.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 16 | South Korea | 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 17 | India | 38.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 408.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Switzerland | 32.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 74.3% | 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 | Cayman Islands | 25.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Israel | 14.72 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 12.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Malta | 11.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 273.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Turkey | 9.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 9.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 9.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 9.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Portugal | 8.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,083.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Chile | 8.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | 8.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 131.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Poland | 8.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 8.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 7.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Greece | 5.96 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 276.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Finland | 5.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,289.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Colombia | 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Norway | 3.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Qatar | 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Kuwait | 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Guatemala | 2.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,407.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovakia | 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Philippines | 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Cyprus | 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,126.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Peru | 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 314.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Uruguay | 1.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 286.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Nigeria | 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovenia | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 226.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Macao | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 708.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 910.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 71.6% | 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 | Vietnam | 700.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Egypt | 695.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 283.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bahrain | 550.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 538.99 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 6,348.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 468.52 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Kenya | 430.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Iraq | 421.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Kosovo | 415.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 910.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 415.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 910.5% | volatile |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 400.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 503.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 383.56 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Bahamas | 372.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Belarus | 371.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 248.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 364.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 362.30 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 2,414.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 344.27 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Albania | 341.64 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 330.8% | volatile |
| 74 | El Salvador | 318.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 224.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Honduras | 284.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Venezuela | 277.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Pakistan | 267.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 968.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | 266.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Lebanon | 265.36 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Paraguay | 235.57 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Bolivia | 190.59 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 10,766.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Togo | 189.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 158.19 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 3,358.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Cambodia | 138.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Madagascar | 137.62 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 134.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Lithuania | 127.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Angola | 125.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Botswana | 124.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Andorra | 108.30 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 91 | Estonia | 106.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Iran | 103.99 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Moldova | 99.60 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,262.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 98.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Jordan | 97.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 9,828.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 94.05 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Congo | 93.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Liberia | 85.96 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Libya | 80.77 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Montenegro | 75.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 506.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Armenia | 74.02 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Mozambique | 66.71 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 4,283.6% | volatile |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 61.47 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Mali | 58.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Gabon | 55.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 239.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Sudan | 54.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Benin | 53.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 50.94 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Algeria | 47.61 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Curacao | 45.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Malawi | 44.57 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 972.9% | volatile |
| 112 | New Zealand | 43.93 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 379.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Fiji | 43.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 226.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Namibia | 42.76 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Ghana | 38.84 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Laos | 38.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 34.41 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 30.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2021 | up 2,607.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 30.35 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 25.71 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 261.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Tunisia | 23.72 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritius | 22.41 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.23 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,655.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Lucia | 18.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Aruba | 18.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 17.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Barbados | 16.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 15.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 219.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Palestine | 14.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Rwanda | 13.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 297.7% | volatile |
| 132 | French Polynesia | 12.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 300.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Cameroon | 6.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Niger | 6.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Mongolia | 5.53 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Zimbabwe | 4.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 138 | East Timor | 4.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Nauru | 4.20 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Burundi | 3.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 3,642.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Yemen | 3.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2019 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 2.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 2,134.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Tanzania | 2.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2003 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 2.22 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,526.3% | volatile |
| 146 | North Korea | 1.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Tonga | 1.62 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 2,356.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea | 1.41 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | 1.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 196.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Comoros | 1.10 million BoP, current US$ | 1990 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 661,732 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Senegal | 637,768 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Uganda | 417,482 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Samoa | 395,277 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Mauritania | 58,871 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Nepal | 17,280 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Kiribati | 16,114 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Lesotho | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | -33,272 BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Dominica | -401,184 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Gambia | -871,349 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Tuvalu | -915,228 BoP, current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Suriname | -919,348 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Haiti | -1.00 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 191.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Jamaica | -1.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 103.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -2.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 125.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Grenada | -3.62 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 119.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Eswatini | -5.55 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 354.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | -9.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 166.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Seychelles | -47.27 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -51.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Bermuda | -54.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Ukraine | -109.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 386.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Dominican Republic | -114.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 608.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Oman | -147.72 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 144.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Chad | -216.83 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 200.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Zambia | -255.81 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Trinidad and Tobago | -390.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 404.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Croatia | -416.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 389.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Iceland | -658.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 246.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Panama | -870.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 175.9% | volatile |
| 188 | South Africa | -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 172.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Russia | -5.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 124.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Austria | -6.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 797.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Australia | -6.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 181.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Belgium | -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 363.5% | volatile |
| 193 | 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 2.08 trillion BoP, current US$
- High income 1.79 trillion BoP, current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 1.45 trillion BoP, current US$
- OECD members 1.39 trillion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 679.78 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 655.93 billion BoP, current US$
- European Union 613.33 billion BoP, current US$
- Euro area 596.39 billion BoP, current US$
- North America 446.47 billion BoP, current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 390.07 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 311.90 billion BoP, current US$
- Low & middle income 298.03 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle income 297.43 billion BoP, current US$
- IBRD only 283.56 billion BoP, current US$
- Upper middle income 253.01 billion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 187.11 billion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 187.11 billion BoP, current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean 137.84 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 126.07 billion BoP, current US$
- Early-demographic dividend 118.56 billion BoP, current US$
- Arab World 99.58 billion BoP, current US$
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 64.99 billion BoP, current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 55.74 billion BoP, current US$
- Lower middle income 44.42 billion BoP, current US$
- South Asia 38.34 billion BoP, current US$
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 38.34 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 19.58 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 14.89 billion BoP, current US$
- Small states 12.49 billion BoP, current US$
- Other small states 12.40 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA total 4.98 billion BoP, current US$
- Pre-demographic dividend 3.22 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA blend 3.12 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.83 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.82 billion BoP, current US$
- Africa Western and Central 2.00 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA only 1.85 billion BoP, current US$
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1.63 billion BoP, current US$
- Least developed countries 938.27 million BoP, current US$
- Low income 599.89 million 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.