Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 185 countries was 5.88 billion U.S. dollars.The highest value was in China: 253.1 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Switzerland: -257.34 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars, 2020 Global rank Available data
China 253.1 1 1979 - 2020
Hungary 171.37 2 1982 - 2020
USA 148.91 3 1970 - 2020
Germany 142.78 4 1971 - 2020
Hong Kong 117.45 5 1970 - 2020
Luxembourg 102.27 6 2002 - 2020
Singapore 74.75 7 1970 - 2020
India 64.36 8 1970 - 2020
Japan 61.51 9 1970 - 2020
Brazil 37.79 10 1970 - 2020
Spain 33.74 11 1970 - 2020
Ireland 32.45 12 1970 - 2020
Mexico 31.38 13 1970 - 2020
UK 31.06 14 1970 - 2020
Canada 26.56 15 1970 - 2020
Israel 24.28 16 1970 - 2020
UA Emirates 19.88 17 1970 - 2020
Indonesia 19.18 18 1970 - 2020
Australia 18.7 19 1970 - 2020
Sweden 18.32 20 1970 - 2020
Poland 17.39 21 1976 - 2020
Vietnam 15.8 22 1970 - 2020
France 14.73 23 1970 - 2020
Russia 9.48 24 1992 - 2020
South Korea 8.76 25 1970 - 2020
Chile 8.53 26 1970 - 2020
Czechia 8.52 27 1993 - 2020
Turkey 7.83 28 1970 - 2020
Colombia 7.46 29 1970 - 2020
Kazakhstan 7.19 30 1992 - 2020
Philippines 6.82 31 1970 - 2020
Egypt 5.85 32 1970 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 5.4 33 1970 - 2020
Argentina 4.72 34 1970 - 2020
Lithuania 4.48 35 1992 - 2020
Malta 4.43 36 1970 - 2020
Malaysia 4.06 37 1970 - 2020
New Zealand 4.06 38 1970 - 2020
Portugal 3.82 39 1970 - 2020
Bulgaria 3.62 40 1980 - 2020
Cambodia 3.62 41 1970 - 2020
Romania 3.6 42 1971 - 2020
Estonia 3.54 43 1992 - 2020
Serbia 3.49 44 2007 - 2020
Greece 3.3 45 1970 - 2020
Mozambique 3.19 46 1970 - 2020
South Africa 3.15 47 1970 - 2020
Lebanon 2.86 48 1971 - 2020
Oman 2.86 49 1970 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 2.46 50 1970 - 2020
Ethiopia 2.4 51 1977 - 2020
Nigeria 2.39 52 1970 - 2020
Costa Rica 2.1 53 1970 - 2020
Pakistan 2.06 54 1970 - 2020
Burma 1.91 55 1971 - 2020
Ghana 1.88 56 1970 - 2020
Senegal 1.85 57 1970 - 2020
Uzbekistan 1.73 58 1992 - 2020
Gabon 1.72 59 1970 - 2020
Mongolia 1.72 60 1981 - 2020
Denmark 1.58 61 1970 - 2020
Bangladesh 1.53 62 1972 - 2020
DR Congo 1.5 63 1970 - 2020
Morocco 1.42 64 1970 - 2020
Belarus 1.39 65 1992 - 2020
Iran 1.34 66 1970 - 2020
Guyana 1.19 67 1970 - 2020
Croatia 1.18 68 1992 - 2020
Turkmenistan 1.17 69 1992 - 2020
Algeria 1.13 70 1970 - 2020
Ecuador 1.1 71 1970 - 2020
Albania 1.07 72 1980 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 1.06 73 1970 - 2020
Bahrain 1.02 74 1973 - 2020
Guatemala 1 75 1970 - 2020
Laos 0.97 76 1970 - 2020
Latvia 0.94 77 1992 - 2020
Mauritania 0.93 78 1970 - 2020
Uganda 0.87 79 1970 - 2020
Jordan 0.76 80 1972 - 2020
Nicaragua 0.75 81 1970 - 2020
Peru 0.73 82 1970 - 2020
Sudan 0.72 83 1970 - 2020
Ivory Coast 0.71 84 1970 - 2020
Cameroon 0.68 85 1970 - 2020
Tanzania 0.68 86 1970 - 2020
Tunisia 0.59 87 1970 - 2020
Brunei 0.57 88 1970 - 2020
Chad 0.56 89 1970 - 2020
Mali 0.54 90 1971 - 2020
Eq. Guinea 0.53 91 1978 - 2020
Georgia 0.53 92 1993 - 2020
Montenegro 0.53 93 2007 - 2020
Azerbaijan 0.51 94 1993 - 2020
Slovenia 0.51 95 1992 - 2020
Bermuda 0.48 96 1997 - 2020
Somalia 0.46 97 1970 - 2020
Maldives 0.44 98 1973 - 2020
Bahamas 0.43 99 1970 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 0.43 100 1998 - 2020
Kenya 0.43 101 1970 - 2020
Sri Lanka 0.43 102 1970 - 2020
Uruguay 0.41 103 1970 - 2020
El Salvador 0.37 104 1970 - 2020
Madagascar 0.36 105 1970 - 2020
Niger 0.36 106 1970 - 2020
Ukraine 0.3 107 1992 - 2020
Jamaica 0.27 108 1970 - 2020
Barbados 0.26 109 1970 - 2020
Fiji 0.24 110 1970 - 2020
Honduras 0.24 111 1970 - 2020
Mauritius 0.22 112 1970 - 2020
Gambia 0.19 113 1970 - 2020
Guinea 0.18 114 1973 - 2020
Seychelles 0.18 115 1970 - 2020
Benin 0.17 116 1970 - 2020
Aruba 0.16 117 1986 - 2020
Djibouti 0.16 118 1973 - 2020
Moldova 0.16 119 1992 - 2020
Grenada 0.15 120 1977 - 2020
Zimbabwe 0.15 121 1970 - 2020
Sierra Leone 0.14 122 1970 - 2020
Nepal 0.13 123 1972 - 2020
Papua N.G. 0.11 124 1970 - 2020
Tajikistan 0.11 125 1992 - 2020
Rwanda 0.1 126 1970 - 2020
Liberia 0.09 127 1970 - 2020
Paraguay 0.09 128 1970 - 2020
Belize 0.08 129 1970 - 2020
Palestine 0.08 130 1995 - 2020
Ant.& Barb. 0.07 131 1977 - 2020
Eritrea 0.07 132 1992 - 2020
Armenia 0.06 133 1992 - 2020
Cape Verde 0.05 134 1977 - 2020
Malawi 0.05 135 1970 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 0.05 136 1974 - 2020
Saint Lucia 0.04 137 1976 - 2020
Swaziland 0.04 138 1972 - 2020
Botswana 0.03 139 1974 - 2020
C.A. Republic 0.03 140 1970 - 2020
Haiti 0.03 141 1970 - 2020
Lesotho 0.03 142 1975 - 2020
St. Vincent & ... 0.03 143 1978 - 2020
Dominica 0.02 144 1976 - 2020
G.-Bissau 0.02 145 1975 - 2020
Palau 0.02 146 1989 - 2020
Vanuatu 0.02 147 1971 - 2020
Afghanistan 0.01 148 1970 - 2020
Burundi 0.01 149 1970 - 2020
North Korea 0.01 150 1986 - 2020
North Macedonia 0.01 151 1994 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 0.01 152 1971 - 2020
Bhutan -0 153 1974 - 2020
Comoros 0 154 1978 - 2020
Kiribati 0 155 1979 - 2020
Samoa 0 156 1970 - 2020
Suriname 0 157 1970 - 2020
Tonga 0 158 1971 - 2020
Tuvalu 0 159 2001 - 2020
Togo -0.06 160 1970 - 2020
Burkina Faso -0.1 161 1970 - 2020
Namibia -0.16 162 1985 - 2020
Zambia -0.17 163 1970 - 2020
Cyprus -0.33 164 1970 - 2020
Slovakia -0.33 165 1993 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan -0.4 166 1993 - 2020
Venezuela -0.46 167 1970 - 2020
N. Caledonia -0.52 168 2000 - 2020
Kuwait -0.56 169 1970 - 2020
Iceland -0.9 170 1970 - 2020
Bolivia -1.13 171 1970 - 2020
Angola -1.87 172 1970 - 2020
R. of Congo -1.98 173 1970 - 2020
Panama -2.15 174 1977 - 2020
Finland -2.37 175 1970 - 2020
Qatar -2.43 176 1970 - 2020
Iraq -3.15 177 1970 - 2020
Norway -4.1 178 1970 - 2020
Thailand -4.85 179 1970 - 2020
Macao -7.1 180 1971 - 2020
Belgium -17.57 181 1970 - 2020
Austria -18.21 182 1970 - 2020
Italy -22.09 183 1970 - 2020
Netherlands -237.19 184 1970 - 2020
Switzerland -257.34 185 1983 - 2020

Economic outlook around the world

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
1. China
2. Hungary
3. USA
4. Germany
5. Hong Kong
6. Luxembourg
7. Singapore
8. India
9. Japan
10. Brazil
11. Spain
12. Ireland
13. Mexico
14. UK
15. Canada
16. Israel
17. UA Emirates
18. Indonesia
19. Australia
20. Sweden
21. Poland
22. Vietnam
23. France
24. Russia
25. South Korea
26. Chile
27. Czechia
28. Turkey
29. Colombia
30. Kazakhstan
31. Philippines
32. Egypt
33. Saudi Arabia
34. Argentina
35. Lithuania
36. Malta
37. Malaysia
38. New Zealand
39. Portugal
40. Bulgaria
41. Cambodia
42. Romania
43. Estonia
44. Serbia
45. Greece
46. Mozambique
47. South Africa
48. Lebanon
49. Oman
50. Domin. Rep.
51. Ethiopia
52. Nigeria
53. Costa Rica
54. Pakistan
55. Burma
56. Ghana
57. Senegal
58. Uzbekistan
59. Gabon
60. Mongolia
61. Denmark
62. Bangladesh
63. DR Congo
64. Morocco
65. Belarus
66. Iran
67. Guyana
68. Croatia
69. Turkmenistan
70. Algeria
71. Ecuador
72. Albania
73. Tr.&Tobago
74. Bahrain
75. Guatemala
76. Laos
77. Latvia
78. Mauritania
79. Uganda
80. Jordan
81. Nicaragua
82. Peru
83. Sudan
84. Ivory Coast
85. Cameroon
86. Tanzania
87. Tunisia
88. Brunei
89. Chad
90. Mali
91. Eq. Guinea
92. Georgia
93. Montenegro
94. Azerbaijan
95. Slovenia
96. Bermuda
97. Somalia
98. Maldives
99. Bahamas
100. Bosnia & Herz.
101. Kenya
102. Sri Lanka
103. Uruguay
104. El Salvador
105. Madagascar
106. Niger
107. Ukraine
108. Jamaica
109. Barbados
110. Fiji
111. Honduras
112. Mauritius
113. Gambia
114. Guinea
115. Seychelles
116. Benin
117. Aruba
118. Djibouti
119. Moldova
120. Grenada
121. Zimbabwe
122. Sierra Leone
123. Nepal
124. Papua N.G.
125. Tajikistan
126. Rwanda
127. Liberia
128. Paraguay
129. Belize
130. Palestine
131. Ant.& Barb.
132. Eritrea
133. Armenia
134. Cape Verde
135. Malawi
136. S.T.&Principe
137. Saint Lucia
138. Swaziland
139. Botswana
140. C.A. Republic
141. Haiti
142. Lesotho
143. St. Vincent & ...
144. Dominica
145. G.-Bissau
146. Palau
147. Vanuatu
148. Afghanistan
149. Burundi
150. North Korea
151. North Macedonia
152. Solomon Isl.
153. Bhutan
154. Comoros
155. Kiribati
156. Samoa
157. Suriname
158. Tonga
159. Tuvalu
160. Togo
161. Burkina Faso
162. Namibia
163. Zambia
164. Cyprus
165. Slovakia
166. Kyrgyzstan
167. Venezuela
168. N. Caledonia
169. Kuwait
170. Iceland
171. Bolivia
172. Angola
173. R. of Congo
174. Panama
175. Finland
176. Qatar
177. Iraq
178. Norway
179. Thailand
180. Macao
181. Belgium
182. Austria
183. Italy
184. Netherlands
185. Switzerland
253.10
171.37
148.91
142.78
117.45
102.27
74.75
64.36
61.51
37.79
33.74
32.45
31.38
31.06
26.56
24.28
19.88
19.18
18.70
18.32
17.39
15.80
14.73
9.48
8.76
8.53
8.52
7.83
7.46
7.19
6.82
5.85
5.40
4.72
4.48
4.43
4.06
4.06
3.82
3.62
3.62
3.60
3.54
3.49
3.30
3.19
3.15
2.86
2.86
2.46
2.40
2.39
2.10
2.06
1.91
1.88
1.85
1.73
1.72
1.72
1.58
1.53
1.50
1.42
1.39
1.34
1.19
1.18
1.17
1.13
1.10
1.07
1.06
1.02
1.00
0.97
0.94
0.93
0.87
0.76
0.75
0.73
0.72
0.71
0.68
0.68
0.59
0.57
0.56
0.54
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.51
0.51
0.48
0.46
0.44
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.41
0.37
0.36
0.36
0.30
0.27
0.26
0.24
0.24
0.22
0.19
0.18
0.18
0.17
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.15
0.15
0.14
0.13
0.11
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.06
-0.10
-0.16
-0.17
-0.33
-0.33
-0.40
-0.46
-0.52
-0.56
-0.90
-1.13
-1.87
-1.98
-2.15
-2.37
-2.43
-3.15
-4.10
-4.85
-7.10
-17.57
-18.21
-22.09
-237.19
-257.34
-257.34
-129.7
-2.1
125.5
253.1
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