Foreign direct investment, net inflows

184 countries, 2025. Unit: % of GDP.

First in the ranking
51.7 %
Malta
Median country
2.0 %
half above, half below
World
1.4 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
-32.7 to 51.7
Luxembourg - Malta

How to read it

Across 184 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Malta (51.7 %) and the lowest in Luxembourg (-32.7 %).

The median country is at 2.0 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 1.3 % in 1996 to 1.4 % in 2025.

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

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Malta51.7Europe
2Suriname45.4South America
3Guyana33.1South America
4Hong Kong28.3Asia
5Guinea27.4Africa
6Cyprus27.1Asia
7Singapore26.3Asia
8Mozambique25.8Africa
9Palau16.6Oceania
10Timor-Leste13.3Asia
11Antigua and Barbuda12.1North America
12Grenada12.0North America
13Maldives11.1Asia
14Mongolia10.8Asia
15The Gambia10.6Africa
16São Tomé and Principe10.5Africa
17Ireland10.4Europe
18Kosovo10.0Europe
19Seychelles10.0Africa
20Cambodia9.9Asia
21Namibia9.6Africa
22Liberia9.5Africa
23Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.9North America
24Laos7.7Asia
25Montenegro7.3Europe
26Saint Lucia7.3North America
27Dominica6.8North America
28Nicaragua6.8North America
29Somalia6.4Africa
30Oman6.2Asia
31Albania6.1Europe
32Andorra6.0Europe
33Rwanda5.9Africa
34Costa Rica5.4North America
35Mauritania5.4Africa
36Uganda5.4Africa
37Cabo Verde5.0Africa
38Mauritius5.0Africa
39Greece4.8Europe
40Malaysia4.6Asia
41Madagascar4.5Africa
42Zambia4.5Africa
43Georgia4.3Asia
44Israel4.3Asia
45Vietnam4.3Asia
46Fiji4.2Oceania
47Egypt4.2Africa
48Chile4.1South America
49Serbia3.9Europe
50Dominican Republic3.9North America
51Solomon Islands3.8Oceania
52Bulgaria3.7Europe
53Denmark3.7Europe
54Republic of the Congo3.7Africa
55Malawi3.6Africa
56North Macedonia3.5Europe
57Portugal3.5Europe
58Brazil3.4South America
59Barbados3.4North America
60Jordan3.3Asia
61Lithuania3.2Europe
62Djibouti3.2Africa
63Thailand3.2Asia
64Peru3.1South America
65Uzbekistan3.0Asia
66Canada3.0North America
67Ethiopia3.0Africa
68Croatia2.8Europe
69Kyrgyzstan2.8Asia
70Mali2.8Africa
71Honduras2.7North America
72Czechia2.7Europe
73Tonga2.6Oceania
74Bosnia and Herzegovina2.6Europe
75Sweden2.6Europe
76Saudi Arabia2.6Asia
77Colombia2.5South America
78Mexico2.4North America
79Vanuatu2.4Oceania
80Armenia2.4Asia
81Saint Kitts and Nevis2.4North America
82Paraguay2.4South America
83Sierra Leone2.4Africa
84Equatorial Guinea2.3Africa
85Uruguay2.3South America
86Slovenia2.3Europe
87Moldova2.3Europe
88Macao2.2Asia
89Romania2.2Europe
90Australia2.1Oceania
91El Salvador2.1North America
92Democratic Republic of the Congo2.1Africa
93Côte d'Ivoire2.0Africa
94Poland2.0Europe
95Tunisia2.0Africa
96Benin2.0Africa
97Palestine1.9Asia
98Tanzania1.9Africa
99Germany1.9Europe
100Zimbabwe1.9Africa
101Sint Maarten1.9North America
102Togo1.9Africa
103Morocco1.8Africa
104France1.8Europe
105Angola1.8Africa
106Gabon1.8Africa
107Belarus1.8Europe
108Libya1.7Africa
109Bahrain1.7Asia
110Ghana1.7Africa
111Philippines1.7Asia
112Indonesia1.6Asia
113Spain1.5Europe
114Central African Republic1.4Africa
115Turkmenistan1.4Asia
116Qatar1.4Asia
117Guatemala1.4North America
118Nigeria1.4Africa
119Slovakia1.3Europe
120Guinea-Bissau1.3Africa
121Myanmar1.3Asia
122Lesotho1.3Africa
123New Zealand1.3Oceania
124Jamaica1.2North America
125Kiribati1.2Oceania
126Niger1.2Africa
127Burkina Faso1.1Africa
128Burundi1.0Africa
129Marshall Islands1.0Oceania
130Panama1.0North America
131Ecuador1.0South America
132Japan1.0Asia
133India1.0Asia
134Eswatini1.0Africa
135Cameroon1.0Africa
136United States1.0North America
137Sri Lanka1.0Asia
138United Kingdom0.9Europe
139South Korea0.8Asia
140Latvia0.8Europe
141Kenya0.8Africa
142Bolivia0.8South America
143Türkiye0.8Asia
144Ukraine0.8Europe
145Argentina0.6South America
146Algeria0.5Africa
147Comoros0.5Africa
148Azerbaijan0.5Asia
149Tajikistan0.5Asia
150Pakistan0.5Asia
151Iran0.5Asia
152Russia0.4Europe
153Brunei0.4Asia
154China0.4Asia
155Tuvalu0.4Oceania
156Bangladesh0.4Asia
157Netherlands0.3Europe
158Kuwait0.3Asia
159Bhutan0.2Asia
160Samoa0.2Oceania
161Finland0.1Europe
162Senegal0.1Africa
163Nepal0.1Asia
164Haiti0.0North America
165Italy0.0Europe
166Chad0.0Africa
167Belize0.0North America
168Switzerland0.0Europe
169Sudan0.0Africa
170Nauru0.0Oceania
171Kazakhstan-0.3Asia
172South Africa-0.5Africa
173Venezuela-0.5South America
174Norway-1.3Europe
175Austria-2.0Europe
176Iceland-2.2Europe
177Estonia-2.2Europe
178Iraq-3.0Asia
179Trinidad and Tobago-3.1North America
180Botswana-3.3Africa
181Papua New Guinea-3.6Oceania
182Belgium-4.0Europe
183Hungary-28.4Europe
184Luxembourg-32.7Europe
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Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in percentage points · 181 countries

Largest increase

  1. Suriname 3.6 → 45.4 +41.8 pp
  2. Guyana 3.2 → 33.1 +29.9 pp
  3. Guinea 0.6 → 27.4 +26.8 pp
  4. Malta 32.1 → 51.7 +19.6 pp
  5. Timor-Leste 2.7 → 13.3 +10.6 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Cyprus 137.2 → 27.1 −110.1 pp
  2. Luxembourg 75.6 → -32.7 −108.3 pp
  3. Ireland 74.8 → 10.4 −64.4 pp
  4. Netherlands 48.5 → 0.3 −48.2 pp
  5. Republic of the Congo 34.4 → 3.7 −30.8 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: 1.99 South America: 0.88 Oceania: 2.71 1991 Africa: 0.29 Asia: 0.54 Europe: 1.11 North America: 2.02 South America: 1.1 Oceania: 1.04 1992 Africa: 0.26 Asia: 0.52 Europe: 0.72 North America: 1.38 South America: 1.14 Oceania: 2.43 1993 Africa: 0.31 Asia: 0.78 Europe: 1.24 North America: 1.34 South America: 1.31 Oceania: 1.47 1994 Africa: 0.51 Asia: 0.87 Europe: 1.2 North America: 1.65 South America: 1.76 Oceania: 1.18 1995 Africa: 0.6 Asia: 1.21 Europe: 1.16 North America: 2.54 South America: 1.57 Oceania: 0.57 1996 Africa: 0.77 Asia: 1.25 Europe: 1.53 North America: 2.33 South America: 2.82 Oceania: 0.9 1997 Africa: 1.24 Asia: 2.24 Europe: 2.45 North America: 3.12 South America: 3.4 Oceania: 1.25 1998 Africa: 1.04 Asia: 2.47 Europe: 3.74 North America: 3.67 South America: 3.23 Oceania: 1.56 1999 Africa: 1.17 Asia: 2.11 Europe: 3.83 North America: 5.34 South America: 3.58 Oceania: 0.58 2000 Africa: 1.63 Asia: 1.93 Europe: 5.81 North America: 4.66 South America: 3.05 Oceania: 0.64 2001 Africa: 1.6 Asia: 1.15 Europe: 3.66 North America: 3.86 South America: 2.46 Oceania: 0.63 2002 Africa: 1.18 Asia: 2.16 Europe: 3.56 North America: 3.71 South America: 2.55 Oceania: 0.92 2003 Africa: 1.55 Asia: 2.03 Europe: 2.89 North America: 4.48 South America: 2.08 Oceania: 1 2004 Africa: 1.9 Asia: 2.17 Europe: 4.07 North America: 5.82 South America: 2.45 Oceania: 1.37 2005 Africa: 2.16 Asia: 2.73 Europe: 5.14 North America: 5.67 South America: 2.19 Oceania: 1.24 2006 Africa: 2.59 Asia: 4.02 Europe: 6.5 North America: 6.71 South America: 2.42 Oceania: 3.92 2007 Africa: 2.66 Asia: 4.69 Europe: 7.55 North America: 8.21 South America: 2.99 Oceania: 3.9 2008 Africa: 3.27 Asia: 3.62 Europe: 6.17 North America: 8.41 South America: 3.03 Oceania: 4.8 2009 Africa: 2.72 Asia: 2.65 Europe: 2.76 North America: 3.95 South America: 2.16 Oceania: 3.59 2010 Africa: 2.71 Asia: 2.99 Europe: 3.01 North America: 5.29 South America: 2.96 Oceania: 1.34 2011 Africa: 2.83 Asia: 2.4 Europe: 4.26 North America: 5.31 South America: 3.75 Oceania: 2.1 2012 Africa: 2.69 Asia: 2.81 Europe: 2.83 North America: 5.27 South America: 3.83 Oceania: 3.05 2013 Africa: 2.9 Asia: 3.23 Europe: 2.37 North America: 4.18 South America: 3.34 Oceania: 2.58 2014 Africa: 2.97 Asia: 2.56 Europe: 2.36 North America: 3.55 South America: 2.32 Oceania: 2.87 2015 Africa: 2.9 Asia: 2.12 Europe: 2.43 North America: 3.14 South America: 3.4 Oceania: 2.86 2016 Africa: 2.28 Asia: 2.23 Europe: 3.56 North America: 3.5 South America: 1.78 Oceania: 1.91 2017 Africa: 2.61 Asia: 2.48 Europe: 3.28 North America: 4.11 South America: 2.31 Oceania: 1.54 2018 Africa: 1.91 Asia: 2.23 Europe: 2.67 North America: 3.72 South America: 2.66 Oceania: 3.46 2019 Africa: 2.35 Asia: 2.27 Europe: 3.37 North America: 3.63 South America: 2.21 Oceania: 1.75 2020 Africa: 1.25 Asia: 1.31 Europe: 2.27 North America: 3.35 South America: 1.22 Oceania: 1.19 2021 Africa: 1.93 Asia: 2.32 Europe: 4.16 North America: 3.08 South America: 2.89 Oceania: 1.79 2022 Africa: 2.19 Asia: 1.84 Europe: 3.91 North America: 2.81 South America: 3.32 Oceania: 1.57 2023 Africa: 2.26 Asia: 1.93 Europe: 2.62 North America: 2.5 South America: 2.11 Oceania: 1.65 2024 Africa: 2.14 Asia: 1.62 Europe: 2.63 North America: 2.91 South America: 2.38 Oceania: 2.08 2025 Africa: 1.97 Asia: 1.67 Europe: 2.02 North America: 2.57 South America: 2.46 Oceania: 1.29 1975 1991 1999 2007 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 2.0 %
Asia 1.7 %
Europe 2.0 %
North America 2.6 %
South America 2.5 %
Oceania 1.3 %

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