Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars - Country rankings

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Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 173 countries was 4.49 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 348.78 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in the Netherlands: -309.01 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
USA 348.78 1 1970 - 2023
Singapore 175.24 2 1970 - 2023
Hong Kong 111.11 3 1970 - 2023
Brazil 64.23 4 1970 - 2023
Canada 47.75 5 1970 - 2023
Spain 42.95 6 1970 - 2023
China 42.73 7 1979 - 2023
Italy 42.02 8 1970 - 2023
Poland 34.32 9 1976 - 2023
Australia 32.5 10 1970 - 2023
Mexico 30.2 11 1970 - 2023
India 28.08 12 1970 - 2023
Malta 25.15 13 1970 - 2023
Argentina 23.87 14 1970 - 2023
Sweden 23 15 1970 - 2023
UA Emirates 22.33 16 1970 - 2023
Indonesia 22.09 17 1970 - 2023
Chile 21.74 18 1970 - 2023
Japan 19.98 19 1970 - 2023
Germany 19.52 20 1971 - 2023
Vietnam 18.5 21 1970 - 2023
Colombia 17.14 22 1970 - 2023
South Korea 15.18 23 1970 - 2023
Israel 15.11 24 1970 - 2023
Oman 12.49 25 1970 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 12.32 26 1970 - 2023
Turkey 10.95 27 1970 - 2023
Norway 10.72 28 1970 - 2023
Egypt 9.84 29 1970 - 2023
Portugal 9.71 30 1970 - 2023
Philippines 9.12 31 1970 - 2023
France 8.8 32 1970 - 2023
Romania 8.71 33 1971 - 2023
Czechia 8.23 34 1993 - 2023
Malaysia 7.92 35 1970 - 2023
Bahrain 6.84 36 1973 - 2023
Thailand 6.52 37 1970 - 2023
Kazakhstan 5.44 38 1994 - 2023
Estonia 5.35 39 1992 - 2023
Serbia 4.89 40 2007 - 2023
Ukraine 4.81 41 1994 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 4.75 42 1970 - 2023
Greece 4.72 43 1970 - 2023
Costa Rica 4.69 44 1970 - 2023
Denmark 4.58 45 1970 - 2023
Bulgaria 4.06 46 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 3.96 47 1970 - 2023
Peru 3.92 48 1970 - 2023
Lithuania 3.83 49 1993 - 2023
New Zealand 3.59 50 1970 - 2023
South Africa 3.44 51 1970 - 2023
Croatia 3.34 52 1993 - 2023
Ethiopia 3.26 53 1977 - 2023
Uganda 2.99 54 1970 - 2023
Austria 2.92 55 1970 - 2023
Mozambique 2.68 56 1970 - 2023
DR Congo 2.38 57 1970 - 2023
Panama 2.33 58 1977 - 2023
Namibia 2.29 59 1985 - 2023
Mongolia 2.25 60 1981 - 2023
Uzbekistan 2.16 61 2005 - 2023
Kuwait 2.11 62 1970 - 2023
Georgia 2.09 63 1997 - 2023
Pakistan 2.05 64 1970 - 2023
Belarus 1.99 65 1993 - 2023
Nigeria 1.87 66 1970 - 2023
Laos 1.78 67 1970 - 2023
Latvia 1.69 68 1992 - 2023
Tanzania 1.63 69 1970 - 2023
Albania 1.62 70 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 1.58 71 1970 - 2023
Slovenia 1.45 72 1992 - 2023
Venezuela 1.43 73 1970 - 2023
Bangladesh 1.39 74 1972 - 2023
Ghana 1.32 75 1970 - 2023
Guinea 1.31 76 1973 - 2023
Nicaragua 1.23 77 1970 - 2023
Algeria 1.22 78 1970 - 2023
Morocco 1.1 79 1970 - 2023
Honduras 1.09 80 1970 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 1.04 81 1998 - 2023
Mauritania 0.85 82 1970 - 2023
Jordan 0.84 83 1972 - 2023
Maldives 0.76 84 1973 - 2023
Kenya 0.73 85 1970 - 2023
Tunisia 0.73 86 1970 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.71 87 1970 - 2023
Iceland 0.69 88 1970 - 2023
Botswana 0.67 89 1974 - 2023
Lebanon 0.66 90 1971 - 2023
El Salvador 0.64 91 1970 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.64 92 1996 - 2023
Armenia 0.58 93 1993 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.56 94 1970 - 2023
Macao 0.53 95 1971 - 2023
Montenegro 0.53 96 2007 - 2023
Rwanda 0.46 97 1970 - 2023
Ecuador 0.38 98 1970 - 2023
Jamaica 0.38 99 1970 - 2023
Moldova 0.36 100 1994 - 2023
Bahamas 0.32 101 1970 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.3 102 1977 - 2023
Bolivia 0.29 103 1970 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.25 104 1995 - 2023
Paraguay 0.24 105 1970 - 2023
Seychelles 0.24 106 1970 - 2023
Gambia 0.21 107 1970 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.21 108 1970 - 2023
Malawi 0.2 109 1970 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.2 110 1970 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.16 111 1977 - 2023
Grenada 0.16 112 1977 - 2023
Djibouti 0.14 113 1973 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.14 114 1976 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.14 115 2002 - 2023
Madagascar 0.12 116 1970 - 2023
Palestine 0.1 117 1995 - 2023
Aruba 0.09 118 1986 - 2023
Iran 0.09 119 1970 - 2023
Liberia 0.09 120 1970 - 2023
Senegal 0.09 121 1970 - 2023
Zambia 0.09 122 1970 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.08 123 1970 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.08 124 1978 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.08 125 1971 - 2023
Nepal 0.07 126 1972 - 2023
Benin 0.05 127 1970 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.05 128 2000 - 2023
Niger 0.04 129 1970 - 2023
Burundi 0.03 130 1970 - 2023
Fiji 0.03 131 1970 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.03 132 1970 - 2023
Swaziland 0.03 133 1972 - 2023
Belize 0.02 134 1970 - 2023
Bermuda 0.02 135 1997 - 2023
Dominica 0.02 136 1976 - 2023
Haiti 0.02 137 1970 - 2023
Mali 0.02 138 1971 - 2023
Mauritius 0.02 139 1970 - 2023
Barbados 0.01 140 1970 - 2023
Bhutan 0.01 141 1974 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.01 142 1970 - 2023
Comoros 0.01 143 1978 - 2023
Guyana 0.01 144 1970 - 2023
Kiribati 0.01 145 1979 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 146 1975 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0 147 1993 - 2023
Samoa 0 148 1970 - 2023
S.T.&Principe -0 149 1974 - 2023
Tonga 0 150 1971 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 151 1971 - 2023
Lesotho -0.03 152 1975 - 2023
Brunei -0.05 153 1970 - 2023
Suriname -0.05 154 1970 - 2023
Togo -0.06 155 1970 - 2023
Cameroon -0.11 156 1970 - 2023
Libya -0.16 157 1970 - 2023
Finland -0.26 158 1970 - 2023
Slovakia -0.33 159 1993 - 2023
Qatar -0.47 160 1970 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago -1.56 161 1970 - 2023
Angola -2.12 162 1970 - 2023
Belgium -2.78 163 1970 - 2023
Iraq -5.36 164 1970 - 2023
Uruguay -5.48 165 1970 - 2023
Cyprus -8.94 166 1970 - 2023
Russia -10.05 167 1992 - 2023
Luxembourg -23.68 168 2002 - 2023
Switzerland -52.64 169 1983 - 2023
Hungary -72.23 170 1982 - 2023
UK -89.44 171 1970 - 2023
Ireland -139.97 172 1970 - 2023
Netherlands -309.01 173 1970 - 2023


New - World map: Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars




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.

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1. USA
2. Singapore
3. Hong Kong
4. Brazil
5. Canada
6. Spain
7. China
8. Italy
9. Poland
10. Australia
11. Mexico
12. India
13. Malta
14. Argentina
15. Sweden
16. UA Emirates
17. Indonesia
18. Chile
19. Japan
20. Germany
21. Vietnam
22. Colombia
23. South Korea
24. Israel
25. Oman
26. Saudi Arabia
27. Turkey
28. Norway
29. Egypt
30. Portugal
31. Philippines
32. France
33. Romania
34. Czechia
35. Malaysia
36. Bahrain
37. Thailand
38. Kazakhstan
39. Estonia
40. Serbia
41. Ukraine
42. Domin. Rep.
43. Greece
44. Costa Rica
45. Denmark
46. Bulgaria
47. Cambodia
48. Peru
49. Lithuania
50. New Zealand
51. South Africa
52. Croatia
53. Ethiopia
54. Uganda
55. Austria
56. Mozambique
57. DR Congo
58. Panama
59. Namibia
60. Mongolia
61. Uzbekistan
62. Kuwait
63. Georgia
64. Pakistan
65. Belarus
66. Nigeria
67. Laos
68. Latvia
69. Tanzania
70. Albania
71. Guatemala
72. Slovenia
73. Venezuela
74. Bangladesh
75. Ghana
76. Guinea
77. Nicaragua
78. Algeria
79. Morocco
80. Honduras
81. Bosnia & Herz.
82. Mauritania
83. Jordan
84. Maldives
85. Kenya
86. Tunisia
87. Sri Lanka
88. Iceland
89. Botswana
90. Lebanon
91. El Salvador
92. North Macedonia
93. Armenia
94. Zimbabwe
95. Macao
96. Montenegro
97. Rwanda
98. Ecuador
99. Jamaica
100. Moldova
101. Bahamas
102. Ant.& Barb.
103. Bolivia
104. Azerbaijan
105. Paraguay
106. Seychelles
107. Gambia
108. Ivory Coast
109. Malawi
110. Sierra Leone
111. Cape Verde
112. Grenada
113. Djibouti
114. Saint Lucia
115. Tajikistan
116. Madagascar
117. Palestine
118. Aruba
119. Iran
120. Liberia
121. Senegal
122. Zambia
123. Papua N.G.
124. St. Vincent & ...
125. Solomon Isl.
126. Nepal
127. Benin
128. N. Caledonia
129. Niger
130. Burundi
131. Fiji
132. R. of Congo
133. Swaziland
134. Belize
135. Bermuda
136. Dominica
137. Haiti
138. Mali
139. Mauritius
140. Barbados
141. Bhutan
142. Burkina Faso
143. Comoros
144. Guyana
145. Kiribati
146. G.-Bissau
147. Kyrgyzstan
148. Samoa
149. S.T.&Principe
150. Tonga
151. Vanuatu
152. Lesotho
153. Brunei
154. Suriname
155. Togo
156. Cameroon
157. Libya
158. Finland
159. Slovakia
160. Qatar
161. Tr.&Tobago
162. Angola
163. Belgium
164. Iraq
165. Uruguay
166. Cyprus
167. Russia
168. Luxembourg
169. Switzerland
170. Hungary
171. UK
172. Ireland
173. Netherlands
348.78
175.24
111.11
64.23
47.75
42.95
42.73
42.02
34.32
32.50
30.20
28.08
25.15
23.87
23.00
22.33
22.09
21.74
19.98
19.52
18.50
17.14
15.18
15.11
12.49
12.32
10.95
10.72
9.84
9.71
9.12
8.80
8.71
8.23
7.92
6.84
6.52
5.44
5.35
4.89
4.81
4.75
4.72
4.69
4.58
4.06
3.96
3.92
3.83
3.59
3.44
3.34
3.26
2.99
2.92
2.68
2.38
2.33
2.29
2.25
2.16
2.11
2.09
2.05
1.99
1.87
1.78
1.69
1.63
1.62
1.58
1.45
1.43
1.39
1.32
1.31
1.23
1.22
1.10
1.09
1.04
0.85
0.84
0.76
0.73
0.73
0.71
0.69
0.67
0.66
0.64
0.64
0.58
0.56
0.53
0.53
0.46
0.38
0.38
0.36
0.32
0.30
0.29
0.25
0.24
0.24
0.21
0.21
0.20
0.20
0.16
0.16
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.12
0.10
0.09
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0.09
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0.08
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0.05
0.05
0.04
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0.02
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0.01
0.01
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0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.03
-0.05
-0.05
-0.06
-0.11
-0.16
-0.26
-0.33
-0.47
-1.56
-2.12
-2.78
-5.36
-5.48
-8.94
-10.05
-23.68
-52.64
-72.23
-89.44
-139.97
-309.01
-309.01
-144.6
19.9
184.3
348.78


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