Foreign direct investment, net inflows

192 countries, 2024. Unit: % of GDP.

First in the ranking
170.1 %
Malta
Median country
2.5 %
half above, half below
World
1.4 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
-133.8 to 170.1
Cyprus - Malta

How to read it

Across 192 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Malta (170.1 %) and the lowest in Cyprus (-133.8 %).

The median country is at 2.5 %: half are above, half below.

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…

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Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB); World… · via World Bank WDI (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS) · licence

FDI inflows over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Malta170.1Europe
2Luxembourg113.6Europe
3Cayman Islands40.9North America
4Guyana35.0South America
5Hong Kong30.8Asia
6Singapore23.6Asia
7Palau21.5Oceania
8Mozambique15.4Africa
9Suriname15.1South America
10Namibia14.2Africa
11Mauritania13.2Africa
12Grenada12.1North America
13Timor-Leste12.1Asia
14Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12.0North America
15Egypt12.0Africa
16Mongolia11.7Asia
17Oman11.6Asia
18Maldives11.4Asia
19Antigua and Barbuda11.4North America
20Seychelles10.1Africa
21Liberia9.9Africa
22The Gambia9.7Africa
23Cambodia9.5Asia
24Zambia9.3Africa
25Dominica8.7North America
26Iceland8.5Europe
27New Caledonia8.5Oceania
28United Arab Emirates8.3Asia
29Kosovo7.7Europe
30Montenegro7.2Europe
31Saint Lucia7.2North America
32Lebanon7.1Asia
33Nicaragua6.9North America
34Andorra6.6Europe
35Somalia6.4Africa
36Albania6.3Europe
37Senegal6.3Africa
38North Macedonia6.2Europe
39Serbia6.2Europe
40Uganda6.0Africa
41Laos6.0Asia
42Bahrain5.7Asia
43Guinea5.6Africa
44Costa Rica5.6North America
45Lithuania5.5Europe
46Gabon5.5Africa
47Chad5.1Africa
48Sweden5.1Europe
49Croatia4.9Europe
50Georgia4.7Asia
51Marshall Islands4.7Oceania
52Mauritius4.6Africa
53Curaçao4.3North America
54Portugal4.3Europe
55Denmark4.3Europe
56Vietnam4.2Asia
57Cabo Verde4.1Africa
58Belize4.0North America
59Barbados4.0North America
60Chile4.0South America
61Czechia3.9Europe
62Democratic Republic of the Congo3.9Africa
63Republic of the Congo3.8Africa
64Macao3.8Asia
65Rwanda3.8Africa
66Saint Kitts and Nevis3.7North America
67Turkmenistan3.7Asia
68Malaysia3.7Asia
69Dominican Republic3.6North America
70Côte d'Ivoire3.6Africa
71Slovakia3.6Europe
72Madagascar3.4Africa
73Mali3.4Africa
74Latvia3.4Europe
75Fiji3.4Oceania
76Brazil3.4South America
77Bosnia and Herzegovina3.4Europe
78Colombia3.3South America
79Australia3.1Oceania
80El Salvador3.0North America
81Finland2.9Europe
82Jordan2.8Asia
83Canada2.8North America
84Israel2.7Asia
85Thailand2.7Asia
86Bulgaria2.7Europe
87Ethiopia2.7Africa
88Greece2.6Europe
89Slovenia2.6Europe
90Austria2.6Europe
91Benin2.5Africa
92Turks and Caicos Islands2.5North America
93Moldova2.5Europe
94Mexico2.5North America
95Spain2.5Europe
96Aruba2.5North America
97Paraguay2.5South America
98Uzbekistan2.5Asia
99Botswana2.4Africa
100Norway2.4Europe
101Panama2.4North America
102Kiribati2.4Oceania
103Peru2.3South America
104Malawi2.3Africa
105Poland2.2Europe
106Vanuatu2.2Oceania
107Belarus2.2Europe
108Tanzania2.2Africa
109Ghana2.1Africa
110Ukraine2.1Europe
111Solomon Islands2.1Oceania
112Sint Maarten2.1North America
113Philippines2.0Asia
114Tajikistan2.0Asia
115Romania1.9Europe
116Argentina1.8South America
117Niger1.8Africa
118Sierra Leone1.7Africa
119Indonesia1.7Asia
120Saudi Arabia1.7Asia
121Cameroon1.7Africa
122France1.6Europe
123Djibouti1.6Africa
124Guatemala1.6North America
125Eswatini1.6Africa
126Bahamas1.5North America
127Myanmar1.5Asia
128Tunisia1.5Africa
129Central African Republic1.5Africa
130Equatorial Guinea1.4Africa
131Kyrgyzstan1.4Asia
132Jamaica1.4North America
133Venezuela1.4South America
134Germany1.3Europe
135Honduras1.3North America
136Bermuda1.3North America
137Guinea-Bissau1.2Africa
138Italy1.2Europe
139Zimbabwe1.1Africa
140Burundi1.1Africa
141Morocco1.1Africa
142United States1.0North America
143Palestine1.0Asia
144Türkiye0.9Asia
145Ireland0.8Europe
146Togo0.8Africa
147Sri Lanka0.8Asia
148India0.7Asia
149Kazakhstan0.7Asia
150Pakistan0.7Asia
151South Korea0.7Asia
152New Zealand0.7Oceania
153Bolivia0.7South America
154Nigeria0.6Africa
155South Africa0.6Africa
156Armenia0.5Asia
157Algeria0.5Africa
158Tuvalu0.5Oceania
159Japan0.5Asia
160Comoros0.4Africa
161Kenya0.4Africa
162Kuwait0.4Asia
163Ecuador0.4South America
164Samoa0.3Oceania
165Azerbaijan0.3Asia
166Iran0.3Asia
167Bangladesh0.3Asia
168China0.2Asia
169Qatar0.2Asia
170Brunei0.2Asia
171Nepal0.1Asia
172Bhutan0.1Asia
173Haiti0.1North America
174French Polynesia-0.2Oceania
175United Kingdom-0.4Europe
176Russia-0.4Europe
177Lesotho-0.5Africa
178Papua New Guinea-0.6Oceania
179Burkina Faso-0.9Africa
180Angola-1.1Africa
181Netherlands-1.4Europe
182Trinidad and Tobago-1.8North America
183Tonga-1.9Oceania
184São Tomé and Principe-2.0Africa
185Iraq-2.7Asia
186Nauru-3.5Oceania
187Uruguay-4.8South America
188Belgium-6.2Europe
189Estonia-8.0Europe
190Switzerland-11.2Europe
191Hungary-27.5Europe
192Cyprus-133.8Asia
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Biggest changes, 2014-2024

change in percentage points · 190 countries

Largest increase

  1. Malta 1.3 → 170.1 +168.7 pp
  2. Luxembourg 29.2 → 113.6 +84.5 pp
  3. Guyana 5.8 → 35.0 +29.2 pp
  4. Suriname -1.1 → 15.1 +16.2 pp
  5. Namibia 3.6 → 14.2 +10.6 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Cayman Islands 1,009.0 → 40.9 −968.1 pp
  2. Cyprus 233.2 → -133.8 −367.0 pp
  3. Ireland 39.4 → 0.8 −38.6 pp
  4. Hungary 9.1 → -27.5 −36.6 pp
  5. Netherlands 16.0 → -1.4 −17.4 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

FDI inflows - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 2 4 6 8 10 1975 Africa: 0.53 Asia: 0.28 Europe: 0.6 North America: 1.45 South America: 0.64 Oceania: 0.24 1976 Africa: 0.66 Asia: 0.05 Europe: 0.31 North America: 0.85 South America: 0.19 Oceania: 1.03 1977 Africa: 0.35 Asia: 0.24 Europe: 0.46 North America: 0.74 South America: 0.28 Oceania: 1.02 1978 Africa: 0.46 Asia: 0.22 Europe: 0.49 North America: 0.69 South America: 0.43 Oceania: 1.44 1979 Africa: 0.26 Asia: 0.13 Europe: 0.43 North America: 0.92 South America: 0.45 Oceania: 1.05 1980 Africa: 0.41 Asia: 0.07 Europe: 0.47 North America: 1.09 South America: 0.72 Oceania: 1.32 1981 Africa: 0.27 Asia: 0.13 Europe: 0.55 North America: 1.08 South America: 0.65 Oceania: 0.45 1982 Africa: 0.2 Asia: 0.08 Europe: 0.39 North America: 0.88 South America: 0.47 Oceania: 0.84 1983 Africa: 0.12 Asia: 0.22 Europe: 0.31 North America: 1.31 South America: 0.26 Oceania: 0.62 1984 Africa: 0.24 Asia: 0.18 Europe: 0.3 North America: 0.73 South America: 0.17 Oceania: 0.38 1985 Africa: 0.18 Asia: 0.11 Europe: 0.47 North America: 0.68 South America: 0.38 Oceania: 0.88 1986 Africa: 0.2 Asia: 0.24 Europe: 0.61 North America: 0.82 South America: 0.19 Oceania: 0.95 1987 Africa: 0.41 Asia: 0.13 Europe: 0.43 North America: 1.62 South America: 0.55 Oceania: 1.06 1988 Africa: 0.23 Asia: 0.38 Europe: 0.58 North America: 1.59 South America: 0.51 Oceania: 0.81 1989 Africa: 0.29 Asia: 0.31 Europe: 0.9 North America: 1.34 South America: 0.36 Oceania: 1.52 1990 Africa: 0.54 Asia: 0.55 Europe: 0.94 North America: 2.11 South America: 0.88 Oceania: 2.71 1991 Africa: 0.29 Asia: 0.54 Europe: 1.11 North America: 2.28 South America: 1.1 Oceania: 1.04 1992 Africa: 0.26 Asia: 0.52 Europe: 0.72 North America: 1.55 South America: 1.14 Oceania: 2.43 1993 Africa: 0.31 Asia: 0.78 Europe: 1.24 North America: 1.43 South America: 1.31 Oceania: 1.47 1994 Africa: 0.51 Asia: 0.87 Europe: 1.2 North America: 1.81 South America: 1.76 Oceania: 1.18 1995 Africa: 0.6 Asia: 1.21 Europe: 1.16 North America: 2.57 South America: 1.57 Oceania: 0.57 1996 Africa: 0.77 Asia: 1.25 Europe: 1.53 North America: 2.38 South America: 2.82 Oceania: 0.9 1997 Africa: 1.24 Asia: 2.24 Europe: 2.45 North America: 3.19 South America: 3.4 Oceania: 1.25 1998 Africa: 1.04 Asia: 2.47 Europe: 3.74 North America: 3.8 South America: 3.23 Oceania: 1.56 1999 Africa: 1.25 Asia: 2.11 Europe: 3.83 North America: 5.38 South America: 3.58 Oceania: 0.58 2000 Africa: 1.65 Asia: 1.93 Europe: 5.81 North America: 4.74 South America: 3.05 Oceania: 0.64 2001 Africa: 1.61 Asia: 1.15 Europe: 3.66 North America: 3.87 South America: 2.46 Oceania: 0.63 2002 Africa: 1.46 Asia: 2.16 Europe: 3.56 North America: 3.81 South America: 2.55 Oceania: 0.92 2003 Africa: 1.68 Asia: 2.03 Europe: 2.89 North America: 4.61 South America: 2.08 Oceania: 1 2004 Africa: 1.9 Asia: 2.17 Europe: 4.07 North America: 6.16 South America: 2.45 Oceania: 1.37 2005 Africa: 2.16 Asia: 2.73 Europe: 5.14 North America: 5.7 South America: 2.19 Oceania: 1.24 2006 Africa: 2.59 Asia: 4.02 Europe: 6.5 North America: 6.84 South America: 2.42 Oceania: 3.92 2007 Africa: 2.66 Asia: 4.69 Europe: 7.55 North America: 8.23 South America: 2.99 Oceania: 3.9 2008 Africa: 3.27 Asia: 3.62 Europe: 6.17 North America: 8.65 South America: 3.03 Oceania: 4.8 2009 Africa: 2.77 Asia: 2.65 Europe: 2.76 North America: 4 South America: 2.16 Oceania: 3.59 2010 Africa: 2.83 Asia: 2.99 Europe: 3.01 North America: 5.51 South America: 2.96 Oceania: 1.34 2011 Africa: 2.83 Asia: 2.4 Europe: 4.26 North America: 5.41 South America: 3.75 Oceania: 2.1 2012 Africa: 2.69 Asia: 2.81 Europe: 2.83 North America: 5.64 South America: 3.83 Oceania: 3.05 2013 Africa: 2.9 Asia: 3.23 Europe: 2.37 North America: 4.53 South America: 3.34 Oceania: 2.58 2014 Africa: 2.97 Asia: 2.56 Europe: 2.36 North America: 3.56 South America: 2.32 Oceania: 2.87 2015 Africa: 2.9 Asia: 2.12 Europe: 2.43 North America: 3.5 South America: 3.4 Oceania: 2.86 2016 Africa: 2.42 Asia: 2.23 Europe: 3.56 North America: 3.95 South America: 1.84 Oceania: 1.91 2017 Africa: 2.72 Asia: 2.48 Europe: 3.28 North America: 4.3 South America: 2.31 Oceania: 2.14 2018 Africa: 2.78 Asia: 2.23 Europe: 2.67 North America: 3.78 South America: 2.66 Oceania: 3.46 2019 Africa: 2.55 Asia: 2.27 Europe: 3.37 North America: 3.74 South America: 2.18 Oceania: 1.75 2020 Africa: 1.43 Asia: 1.31 Europe: 2.27 North America: 3.54 South America: 1.54 Oceania: 1.19 2021 Africa: 2.02 Asia: 2.45 Europe: 4.16 North America: 3.08 South America: 2.89 Oceania: 1.79 2022 Africa: 2.26 Asia: 1.93 Europe: 3.91 North America: 2.81 South America: 3.25 Oceania: 1.57 2023 Africa: 2.3 Asia: 1.99 Europe: 2.63 North America: 2.5 South America: 2.11 Oceania: 1.65 2024 Africa: 2.35 Asia: 1.72 Europe: 2.63 North America: 2.9 South America: 2.38 Oceania: 2.08 1975 1991 1999 2007 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 2.4 %
Asia 1.7 %
Europe 2.6 %
North America 2.9 %
South America 2.4 %
Oceania 2.1 %

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