Percent of world FDI - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent of world Foreign Direct Investment, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 173 countries was 0.58 percent. The highest value was in the USA: 44.9 percent and the lowest value was in the Netherlands: -39.78 percent. The indicator is available from 1993 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Percent of world FDI, 2023 Global rank Available data
USA 44.9 1 1993 - 2023
Singapore 22.56 2 1993 - 2023
Hong Kong 14.3 3 1993 - 2023
Brazil 8.27 4 1993 - 2023
Canada 6.15 5 1993 - 2023
Spain 5.53 6 1993 - 2023
China 5.5 7 1993 - 2023
Italy 5.41 8 1993 - 2023
Poland 4.42 9 1993 - 2023
Australia 4.18 10 1993 - 2023
Mexico 3.89 11 1993 - 2023
India 3.61 12 1993 - 2023
Malta 3.24 13 1993 - 2023
Argentina 3.07 14 1993 - 2023
Sweden 2.96 15 1993 - 2023
UA Emirates 2.87 16 1993 - 2023
Indonesia 2.84 17 1993 - 2023
Chile 2.8 18 1993 - 2023
Japan 2.57 19 1993 - 2023
Germany 2.51 20 1993 - 2023
Vietnam 2.38 21 1996 - 2023
Colombia 2.21 22 1993 - 2023
Israel 1.95 23 1993 - 2023
South Korea 1.95 24 1993 - 2023
Oman 1.61 25 1993 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 1.59 26 1993 - 2023
Turkey 1.41 27 1993 - 2023
Norway 1.38 28 1993 - 2023
Egypt 1.27 29 1993 - 2023
Portugal 1.25 30 1993 - 2023
Philippines 1.17 31 1993 - 2023
France 1.13 32 1993 - 2023
Romania 1.12 33 1993 - 2023
Czechia 1.06 34 1993 - 2023
Malaysia 1.02 35 1993 - 2023
Bahrain 0.88 36 1993 - 2023
Thailand 0.84 37 1993 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.7 38 1994 - 2023
Estonia 0.69 39 1993 - 2023
Serbia 0.63 40 2007 - 2023
Ukraine 0.62 41 1994 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.61 42 1993 - 2023
Greece 0.61 43 1993 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.6 44 1993 - 2023
Denmark 0.59 45 1993 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.52 46 1993 - 2023
Cambodia 0.51 47 1993 - 2023
Peru 0.5 48 1993 - 2023
Lithuania 0.49 49 1993 - 2023
New Zealand 0.46 50 1993 - 2023
South Africa 0.44 51 1993 - 2023
Croatia 0.43 52 1993 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.42 53 2005 - 2023
Uganda 0.39 54 1993 - 2023
Austria 0.38 55 1993 - 2023
Mozambique 0.35 56 1993 - 2023
DR Congo 0.31 57 1993 - 2023
Namibia 0.3 58 1993 - 2023
Panama 0.3 59 1993 - 2023
Mongolia 0.29 60 1993 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.28 61 2005 - 2023
Georgia 0.27 62 1997 - 2023
Kuwait 0.27 63 1993 - 2023
Belarus 0.26 64 1993 - 2023
Pakistan 0.26 65 1993 - 2023
Nigeria 0.24 66 1993 - 2023
Laos 0.23 67 1993 - 2023
Latvia 0.22 68 1993 - 2023
Albania 0.21 69 1993 - 2023
Tanzania 0.21 70 1993 - 2023
Guatemala 0.2 71 1993 - 2023
Slovenia 0.19 72 1993 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.18 73 1993 - 2023
Venezuela 0.18 74 1993 - 2023
Ghana 0.17 75 1995 - 2023
Guinea 0.17 76 1993 - 2023
Algeria 0.16 77 1993 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.16 78 1993 - 2023
Honduras 0.14 79 1993 - 2023
Morocco 0.14 80 1993 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.13 81 1998 - 2023
Jordan 0.11 82 1993 - 2023
Mauritania 0.11 83 1993 - 2023
Maldives 0.1 84 1993 - 2023
Botswana 0.09 85 1993 - 2023
Iceland 0.09 86 1993 - 2023
Kenya 0.09 87 1993 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.09 88 1993 - 2023
Tunisia 0.09 89 1993 - 2023
El Salvador 0.08 90 1993 - 2023
Lebanon 0.08 91 1993 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.08 92 1996 - 2023
Armenia 0.07 93 1993 - 2023
Macao 0.07 94 2001 - 2023
Montenegro 0.07 95 2007 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.07 96 1993 - 2023
Rwanda 0.06 97 2007 - 2023
Ecuador 0.05 98 1993 - 2023
Jamaica 0.05 99 1993 - 2023
Moldova 0.05 100 1994 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.04 101 1993 - 2023
Bahamas 0.04 102 1993 - 2023
Bolivia 0.04 103 1993 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.03 104 1995 - 2023
Gambia 0.03 105 1993 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.03 106 1994 - 2023
Malawi 0.03 107 1994 - 2023
Paraguay 0.03 108 1993 - 2023
Seychelles 0.03 109 1993 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.03 110 1993 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.02 111 1993 - 2023
Djibouti 0.02 112 1993 - 2023
Grenada 0.02 113 1993 - 2023
Madagascar 0.02 114 1993 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.02 115 1993 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.02 116 2002 - 2023
Aruba 0.01 117 1993 - 2023
Benin 0.01 118 1993 - 2023
Iran 0.01 119 1993 - 2023
Liberia 0.01 120 1993 - 2023
Nepal 0.01 121 1993 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.01 122 2000 - 2023
Niger 0.01 123 1993 - 2023
Palestine 0.01 124 1995 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.01 125 1993 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.01 126 1993 - 2023
Senegal 0.01 127 1993 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.01 128 1993 - 2023
Zambia 0.01 129 1997 - 2023
Barbados 0 130 1993 - 2023
Belize 0 131 1993 - 2023
Bermuda 0 132 1997 - 2023
Bhutan 0 133 2006 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0 134 1993 - 2023
Burundi 0 135 1993 - 2023
Comoros 0 136 1993 - 2023
Dominica 0 137 1993 - 2023
Fiji 0 138 1993 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 139 1996 - 2023
Guyana 0 140 1993 - 2023
Haiti 0 141 1993 - 2023
Kiribati 0 142 1993 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0 143 1993 - 2023
Lesotho -0 144 1993 - 2023
Mali 0 145 1993 - 2023
Mauritius 0 146 1993 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 147 1993 - 2023
Samoa 0 148 2003 - 2023
S.T.&Principe -0 149 1997 - 2023
Swaziland 0 150 1993 - 2023
Tonga 0 151 1993 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 152 1993 - 2023
Brunei -0.01 153 2001 - 2023
Cameroon -0.01 154 1993 - 2023
Suriname -0.01 155 2005 - 2023
Togo -0.01 156 1993 - 2023
Libya -0.02 157 1993 - 2023
Finland -0.03 158 1993 - 2023
Slovakia -0.04 159 1993 - 2023
Qatar -0.06 160 1993 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago -0.2 161 1993 - 2023
Angola -0.27 162 1993 - 2023
Belgium -0.36 163 1993 - 2023
Iraq -0.69 164 2005 - 2023
Uruguay -0.71 165 1993 - 2023
Cyprus -1.15 166 1993 - 2023
Russia -1.29 167 1993 - 2023
Luxembourg -3.05 168 2002 - 2023
Switzerland -6.78 169 1993 - 2023
Hungary -9.3 170 1993 - 2023
UK -11.51 171 1993 - 2023
Ireland -18.02 172 1993 - 2023
Netherlands -39.78 173 1993 - 2023



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. Israel
24. South Korea
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. Namibia
59. Panama
60. Mongolia
61. Uzbekistan
62. Georgia
63. Kuwait
64. Belarus
65. Pakistan
66. Nigeria
67. Laos
68. Latvia
69. Albania
70. Tanzania
71. Guatemala
72. Slovenia
73. Bangladesh
74. Venezuela
75. Ghana
76. Guinea
77. Algeria
78. Nicaragua
79. Honduras
80. Morocco
81. Bosnia & Herz.
82. Jordan
83. Mauritania
84. Maldives
85. Botswana
86. Iceland
87. Kenya
88. Sri Lanka
89. Tunisia
90. El Salvador
91. Lebanon
92. North Macedonia
93. Armenia
94. Macao
95. Montenegro
96. Zimbabwe
97. Rwanda
98. Ecuador
99. Jamaica
100. Moldova
101. Ant.& Barb.
102. Bahamas
103. Bolivia
104. Azerbaijan
105. Gambia
106. Ivory Coast
107. Malawi
108. Paraguay
109. Seychelles
110. Sierra Leone
111. Cape Verde
112. Djibouti
113. Grenada
114. Madagascar
115. Saint Lucia
116. Tajikistan
117. Aruba
118. Benin
119. Iran
120. Liberia
121. Nepal
122. N. Caledonia
123. Niger
124. Palestine
125. Papua N.G.
126. St. Vincent & ...
127. Senegal
128. Solomon Isl.
129. Zambia
130. Barbados
131. Belize
132. Bermuda
133. Bhutan
134. Burkina Faso
135. Burundi
136. Comoros
137. Dominica
138. Fiji
139. G.-Bissau
140. Guyana
141. Haiti
142. Kiribati
143. Kyrgyzstan
144. Lesotho
145. Mali
146. Mauritius
147. R. of Congo
148. Samoa
149. S.T.&Principe
150. Swaziland
151. Tonga
152. Vanuatu
153. Brunei
154. Cameroon
155. Suriname
156. Togo
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
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22.56
14.30
8.27
6.15
5.53
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5.41
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4.18
3.89
3.61
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-6.78
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-11.51
-18.02
-39.78
-39.78
-18.6
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44.9


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