Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP - Country rankings

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Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 173 countries was 3.16 percent. The highest value was in Malta: 99.73 percent and the lowest value was in Luxembourg: -73.24 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP, 2023 Global rank Available data
Malta 99.73 1 1970 - 2023
Guyana 42.88 2 1970 - 2023
Singapore 34.95 3 1970 - 2023
Hong Kong 29.08 4 1970 - 2023
Namibia 18.58 5 1985 - 2023
Palau 18.18 6 1989 - 2023
Liberia 17.19 7 1970 - 2023
Bahrain 15.83 8 1973 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 14.79 9 1977 - 2023
Mozambique 13.01 10 1991 - 2023
Estonia 12.6 11 1993 - 2023
Cambodia 12.46 12 1975 - 2023
Grenada 12.41 13 1977 - 2023
Maldives 11.54 14 1973 - 2023
Mongolia 11.31 15 1981 - 2023
Seychelles 11.19 16 1970 - 2023
Laos 10.53 17 1984 - 2023
Bahamas 10.18 18 1970 - 2023
Gambia 8.91 19 1970 - 2023
Senegal 8.52 20 1970 - 2023
Mauritania 8.36 21 1970 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 7.64 22 1978 - 2023
Montenegro 7.1 23 2007 - 2023
Albania 7.03 24 1984 - 2023
Chad 6.95 25 1970 - 2023
Nicaragua 6.9 26 1988 - 2023
Sierra Leone 6.9 27 1970 - 2023
Serbia 6.51 28 2007 - 2023
Chile 6.48 29 1970 - 2023
Cape Verde 6.15 30 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 6.09 31 1970 - 2023
Uganda 5.86 32 1970 - 2023
Georgia 5.82 33 1993 - 2023
Somalia 5.79 34 1970 - 2023
Niger 5.74 35 1970 - 2023
Gabon 5.61 36 1970 - 2023
Saint Lucia 5.5 37 1980 - 2023
Costa Rica 5.42 38 1970 - 2023
Mauritius 5.28 39 1970 - 2023
Macao 4.94 40 1982 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 4.84 41 1971 - 2023
North Macedonia 4.76 42 1994 - 2023
Colombia 4.72 43 1970 - 2023
Oman 4.39 44 1970 - 2023
Bulgaria 4.34 45 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 4.31 46 1985 - 2023
R. of Congo 4.09 47 1970 - 2023
Lithuania 4.08 48 1995 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 3.91 49 1970 - 2023
Poland 3.89 50 1990 - 2023
Sweden 3.88 51 1970 - 2023
Guinea 3.78 52 1973 - 2023
Argentina 3.73 53 1983 - 2023
Croatia 3.55 54 1992 - 2023
Barbados 3.52 55 1970 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 3.51 56 1993 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 3.49 57 1998 - 2023
Latvia 3.45 58 1995 - 2023
Botswana 3.43 59 1974 - 2023
Portugal 3.38 60 1970 - 2023
Djibouti 3.34 61 1985 - 2023
Mali 3.34 62 1971 - 2023
Rwanda 3.26 63 1970 - 2023
Dominica 3.16 64 1977 - 2023
Honduras 3.15 65 1970 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 3.06 66 1974 - 2023
Israel 2.96 67 1970 - 2023
Brazil 2.95 68 1989 - 2023
Belarus 2.88 69 1992 - 2023
Panama 2.79 70 1977 - 2023
Ukraine 2.69 71 1992 - 2023
Madagascar 2.59 72 1970 - 2023
Moldova 2.52 73 1992 - 2023
DR Congo 2.51 74 1992 - 2023
Czechia 2.49 75 1993 - 2023
Egypt 2.49 76 1970 - 2023
Armenia 2.4 77 1992 - 2023
Romania 2.4 78 1987 - 2023
Uzbekistan 2.36 79 1992 - 2023
Burma 2.35 80 1971 - 2023
Turkmenistan 2.3 81 1992 - 2023
Canada 2.23 82 1970 - 2023
Ivory Coast 2.22 83 1970 - 2023
Zimbabwe 2.22 84 1970 - 2023
Benin 2.21 85 1970 - 2023
Spain 2.13 86 1970 - 2023
Greece 2.09 87 1970 - 2023
Kazakhstan 2.03 88 1992 - 2023
Philippines 2.03 89 1970 - 2023
Ethiopia 1.99 90 1977 - 2023
Malaysia 1.98 91 1970 - 2023
Jamaica 1.94 92 1970 - 2023
Iceland 1.93 93 1970 - 2023
Australia 1.9 94 1970 - 2023
El Salvador 1.88 95 1970 - 2023
Norway 1.79 96 1970 - 2023
Ghana 1.73 97 1970 - 2023
Mexico 1.69 98 1970 - 2023
Tanzania 1.69 99 1970 - 2023
Cameroon 1.67 100 1970 - 2023
Denmark 1.67 101 1970 - 2023
Slovenia 1.67 102 1992 - 2023
Fiji 1.66 103 1970 - 2023
Jordan 1.66 104 1972 - 2023
Indonesia 1.61 105 1970 - 2023
Tunisia 1.58 106 1970 - 2023
C.A. Republic 1.52 107 1970 - 2023
Guatemala 1.51 108 1970 - 2023
Italy 1.47 109 1970 - 2023
Peru 1.46 110 1982 - 2023
Malawi 1.44 111 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 1.42 112 1970 - 2023
Kenya 1.4 113 1970 - 2023
Kuwait 1.31 114 1970 - 2023
Burundi 1.29 115 1970 - 2023
USA 1.27 116 1970 - 2023
G.-Bissau 1.21 117 1975 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 1.17 118 1981 - 2023
Tajikistan 1.17 119 1992 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 1.15 120 1970 - 2023
Turkey 0.96 121 1970 - 2023
South Africa 0.91 122 1970 - 2023
South Korea 0.89 123 1970 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.84 124 1970 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.82 125 1979 - 2023
India 0.79 126 1970 - 2023
Kiribati 0.78 127 1979 - 2023
Morocco 0.78 128 1970 - 2023
Bolivia 0.64 129 1970 - 2023
Swaziland 0.61 130 1972 - 2023
Palestine 0.6 131 1995 - 2023
Thailand 0.6 132 1970 - 2023
Paraguay 0.56 133 1970 - 2023
Pakistan 0.54 134 1970 - 2023
Nigeria 0.52 135 1970 - 2023
Algeria 0.51 136 1970 - 2023
Belize 0.5 137 1970 - 2023
Japan 0.47 138 1970 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.42 139 1970 - 2023
Comoros 0.37 140 1980 - 2023
Germany 0.37 141 1971 - 2023
Togo 0.37 142 1970 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.35 143 1993 - 2023
Iran 0.35 144 1970 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.32 145 1972 - 2023
Ecuador 0.32 146 1970 - 2023
Zambia 0.32 147 1970 - 2023
France 0.29 148 1970 - 2023
Tuvalu 0.27 149 2001 - 2023
Samoa 0.26 150 1970 - 2023
China 0.24 151 1979 - 2023
Nepal 0.18 152 1972 - 2023
Haiti 0.16 153 1970 - 2023
Austria -0.13 154 1970 - 2023
Slovakia -0.25 155 1993 - 2023
Brunei -0.34 156 1970 - 2023
Finland -0.49 157 1970 - 2023
Russia -0.55 158 1992 - 2023
Uruguay -0.56 159 1970 - 2023
Lesotho -1.25 160 1975 - 2023
Papua N.G. -1.37 161 1970 - 2023
Suriname -1.4 162 1970 - 2023
UK -1.44 163 1970 - 2023
Iraq -2.1 164 1970 - 2023
Angola -2.5 165 1993 - 2023
Belgium -3.16 166 1970 - 2023
Switzerland -5.15 167 1983 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago -5.53 168 1970 - 2023
Ireland -22.88 169 1970 - 2023
Netherlands -27.64 170 1970 - 2023
Cyprus -27.75 171 1975 - 2023
Hungary -35.42 172 1982 - 2023
Luxembourg -73.24 173 2002 - 2023



Definition: Foreign direct investment are 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 disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

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1. Malta
2. Guyana
3. Singapore
4. Hong Kong
5. Namibia
6. Palau
7. Liberia
8. Bahrain
9. Ant.& Barb.
10. Mozambique
11. Estonia
12. Cambodia
13. Grenada
14. Maldives
15. Mongolia
16. Seychelles
17. Laos
18. Bahamas
19. Gambia
20. Senegal
21. Mauritania
22. St. Vincent & ...
23. Montenegro
24. Albania
25. Chad
26. Nicaragua
27. Sierra Leone
28. Serbia
29. Chile
30. Cape Verde
31. UA Emirates
32. Uganda
33. Georgia
34. Somalia
35. Niger
36. Gabon
37. Saint Lucia
38. Costa Rica
39. Mauritius
40. Macao
41. Solomon Isl.
42. North Macedonia
43. Colombia
44. Oman
45. Bulgaria
46. Vietnam
47. R. of Congo
48. Lithuania
49. Domin. Rep.
50. Poland
51. Sweden
52. Guinea
53. Argentina
54. Croatia
55. Barbados
56. Kyrgyzstan
57. Bosnia & Herz.
58. Latvia
59. Botswana
60. Portugal
61. Djibouti
62. Mali
63. Rwanda
64. Dominica
65. Honduras
66. S.T.&Principe
67. Israel
68. Brazil
69. Belarus
70. Panama
71. Ukraine
72. Madagascar
73. Moldova
74. DR Congo
75. Czechia
76. Egypt
77. Armenia
78. Romania
79. Uzbekistan
80. Burma
81. Turkmenistan
82. Canada
83. Ivory Coast
84. Zimbabwe
85. Benin
86. Spain
87. Greece
88. Kazakhstan
89. Philippines
90. Ethiopia
91. Malaysia
92. Jamaica
93. Iceland
94. Australia
95. El Salvador
96. Norway
97. Ghana
98. Mexico
99. Tanzania
100. Cameroon
101. Denmark
102. Slovenia
103. Fiji
104. Jordan
105. Indonesia
106. Tunisia
107. C.A. Republic
108. Guatemala
109. Italy
110. Peru
111. Malawi
112. New Zealand
113. Kenya
114. Kuwait
115. Burundi
116. USA
117. G.-Bissau
118. Eq. Guinea
119. Tajikistan
120. Saudi Arabia
121. Turkey
122. South Africa
123. South Korea
124. Sri Lanka
125. Vanuatu
126. India
127. Kiribati
128. Morocco
129. Bolivia
130. Swaziland
131. Palestine
132. Thailand
133. Paraguay
134. Pakistan
135. Nigeria
136. Algeria
137. Belize
138. Japan
139. Burkina Faso
140. Comoros
141. Germany
142. Togo
143. Azerbaijan
144. Iran
145. Bangladesh
146. Ecuador
147. Zambia
148. France
149. Tuvalu
150. Samoa
151. China
152. Nepal
153. Haiti
154. Austria
155. Slovakia
156. Brunei
157. Finland
158. Russia
159. Uruguay
160. Lesotho
161. Papua N.G.
162. Suriname
163. UK
164. Iraq
165. Angola
166. Belgium
167. Switzerland
168. Tr.&Tobago
169. Ireland
170. Netherlands
171. Cyprus
172. Hungary
173. Luxembourg
99.73
42.88
34.95
29.08
18.58
18.18
17.19
15.83
14.79
13.01
12.60
12.46
12.41
11.54
11.31
11.19
10.53
10.18
8.91
8.52
8.36
7.64
7.10
7.03
6.95
6.90
6.90
6.51
6.48
6.15
6.09
5.86
5.82
5.79
5.74
5.61
5.50
5.42
5.28
4.94
4.84
4.76
4.72
4.39
4.34
4.31
4.09
4.08
3.91
3.89
3.88
3.78
3.73
3.55
3.52
3.51
3.49
3.45
3.43
3.38
3.34
3.34
3.26
3.16
3.15
3.06
2.96
2.95
2.88
2.79
2.69
2.59
2.52
2.51
2.49
2.49
2.40
2.40
2.36
2.35
2.30
2.23
2.22
2.22
2.21
2.13
2.09
2.03
2.03
1.99
1.98
1.94
1.93
1.90
1.88
1.79
1.73
1.69
1.69
1.67
1.67
1.67
1.66
1.66
1.61
1.58
1.52
1.51
1.47
1.46
1.44
1.42
1.40
1.31
1.29
1.27
1.21
1.17
1.17
1.15
0.96
0.91
0.89
0.84
0.82
0.79
0.78
0.78
0.64
0.61
0.60
0.60
0.56
0.54
0.52
0.51
0.50
0.47
0.42
0.37
0.37
0.37
0.35
0.35
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.29
0.27
0.26
0.24
0.18
0.16
-0.13
-0.25
-0.34
-0.49
-0.55
-0.56
-1.25
-1.37
-1.40
-1.44
-2.10
-2.50
-3.16
-5.15
-5.53
-22.88
-27.64
-27.75
-35.42
-73.24
-73.24
-30
13.2
56.5
99.73


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