Percent of world FDI - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent of world Foreign Direct Investment, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 186 countries was 0.54 percent. The highest value was in the USA: 21.99 percent and the lowest value was in the Netherlands: -5.86 percent. The indicator is available from 1993 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Percent of world FDI, 2021 Global rank Available data
USA 21.99 1 1993 - 2021
China 15.34 2 1993 - 2021
Hong Kong 6.12 3 1993 - 2021
Singapore 6.12 4 1993 - 2021
Germany 4.56 5 1993 - 2021
France 4.27 6 1993 - 2021
Ireland 4.1 7 1993 - 2021
Canada 2.64 8 1993 - 2021
Spain 2.55 9 1993 - 2021
Sweden 2.44 10 1993 - 2021
Brazil 2.07 11 1993 - 2021
India 1.99 12 1993 - 2021
South Africa 1.81 13 1993 - 2021
Russia 1.8 14 1993 - 2021
Poland 1.61 15 1993 - 2021
Japan 1.57 16 1993 - 2021
Mexico 1.5 17 1993 - 2021
Hungary 1.41 18 1993 - 2021
Belgium 1.32 19 1993 - 2021
Australia 1.24 20 1993 - 2021
Luxembourg 1.12 21 2002 - 2021
Italy 1.11 22 1993 - 2021
Finland 1.06 23 1993 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 1.03 24 1993 - 2021
South Korea 0.98 25 1993 - 2021
Indonesia 0.95 26 1993 - 2021
UA Emirates 0.92 27 1993 - 2021
Malaysia 0.9 28 1993 - 2021
Israel 0.85 29 1993 - 2021
Austria 0.79 30 1993 - 2021
Denmark 0.78 31 1993 - 2021
Chile 0.71 32 1993 - 2021
Vietnam 0.7 33 1993 - 2021
Thailand 0.68 34 1993 - 2021
Norway 0.63 35 1993 - 2021
Turkey 0.58 36 1993 - 2021
Czechia 0.57 37 1993 - 2021
Philippines 0.53 38 1993 - 2021
Romania 0.52 39 1993 - 2021
Colombia 0.43 40 1993 - 2021
Oman 0.39 41 1993 - 2021
Portugal 0.35 42 1993 - 2021
Ukraine 0.35 43 1993 - 2021
Cyprus 0.34 44 1993 - 2021
Estonia 0.34 45 1993 - 2021
Peru 0.33 46 1993 - 2021
Argentina 0.31 47 1993 - 2021
Greece 0.27 48 1993 - 2021
UK 0.26 49 1993 - 2021
Macao 0.25 50 1993 - 2021
Mozambique 0.24 51 1993 - 2021
Egypt 0.23 52 1993 - 2021
Croatia 0.21 53 1993 - 2021
Malta 0.21 54 1993 - 2021
Serbia 0.21 55 2007 - 2021
Kazakhstan 0.2 56 1993 - 2021
New Zealand 0.2 57 1993 - 2021
Ethiopia 0.19 58 1993 - 2021
Latvia 0.17 59 1993 - 2021
Cambodia 0.16 60 1993 - 2021
Costa Rica 0.16 61 1993 - 2021
Guatemala 0.16 62 1993 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 0.15 63 1993 - 2021
Nigeria 0.15 64 1993 - 2021
Uruguay 0.15 65 1993 - 2021
Lithuania 0.13 66 1993 - 2021
Ghana 0.12 67 1993 - 2021
Senegal 0.12 68 1993 - 2021
Slovakia 0.12 69 1993 - 2021
Bulgaria 0.11 70 1993 - 2021
Guyana 0.1 71 1993 - 2021
Mongolia 0.1 72 1993 - 2021
Morocco 0.1 73 1993 - 2021
Pakistan 0.1 74 1993 - 2021
Slovenia 0.1 75 1993 - 2021
Uzbekistan 0.1 76 1993 - 2021
Burma 0.09 77 1993 - 2021
Bahrain 0.08 78 1993 - 2021
Bangladesh 0.08 79 1993 - 2021
DR Congo 0.07 80 1993 - 2021
Gabon 0.07 81 1993 - 2021
Uganda 0.07 82 1993 - 2021
Georgia 0.06 83 1993 - 2021
Iran 0.06 84 1993 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.06 85 1993 - 2021
Panama 0.06 86 1993 - 2021
Turkmenistan 0.06 87 1993 - 2021
Albania 0.05 88 1993 - 2021
Belarus 0.05 89 1993 - 2021
Laos 0.05 90 1993 - 2021
Mauritania 0.05 91 1993 - 2021
Nicaragua 0.05 92 1993 - 2021
Tanzania 0.05 93 1993 - 2021
Algeria 0.04 94 1993 - 2021
Cameroon 0.04 95 1993 - 2021
El Salvador 0.04 96 1993 - 2021
Honduras 0.04 97 1993 - 2021
Namibia 0.04 98 1993 - 2021
N. Caledonia 0.04 99 2000 - 2021
Bolivia 0.03 100 1993 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0.03 101 1998 - 2021
Chad 0.03 102 1993 - 2021
Ecuador 0.03 103 1993 - 2021
Jordan 0.03 104 1993 - 2021
Lebanon 0.03 105 1993 - 2021
Libya 0.03 106 1993 - 2021
Maldives 0.03 107 1993 - 2021
Mali 0.03 108 1993 - 2021
Montenegro 0.03 109 2007 - 2021
Niger 0.03 110 1993 - 2021
North Macedonia 0.03 111 1994 - 2021
Somalia 0.03 112 1993 - 2021
Sri Lanka 0.03 113 1993 - 2021
Armenia 0.02 114 1993 - 2021
Bahamas 0.02 115 1993 - 2021
Benin 0.02 116 1993 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0.02 117 1993 - 2021
Fiji 0.02 118 1993 - 2021
Iceland 0.02 119 1993 - 2021
Kenya 0.02 120 1993 - 2021
Liberia 0.02 121 1993 - 2021
Madagascar 0.02 122 1993 - 2021
Moldova 0.02 123 1993 - 2021
Palestine 0.02 124 1995 - 2021
Sudan 0.02 125 1993 - 2021
Tunisia 0.02 126 1993 - 2021
Zambia 0.02 127 1993 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0.01 128 1993 - 2021
Aruba 0.01 129 1993 - 2021
Barbados 0.01 130 1993 - 2021
Belize 0.01 131 1993 - 2021
Brunei 0.01 132 1993 - 2021
Djibouti 0.01 133 1993 - 2021
Gambia 0.01 134 1993 - 2021
Grenada 0.01 135 1993 - 2021
Guinea 0.01 136 1993 - 2021
Jamaica 0.01 137 1993 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 0.01 138 1993 - 2021
Malawi 0.01 139 1993 - 2021
Mauritius 0.01 140 1993 - 2021
Nepal 0.01 141 1996 - 2021
Paraguay 0.01 142 1993 - 2021
Rwanda 0.01 143 1993 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0.01 144 1993 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0.01 145 1993 - 2021
Swaziland 0.01 146 1993 - 2021
Zimbabwe 0.01 147 1993 - 2021
Afghanistan 0 148 1993 - 2021
Bermuda 0 149 1997 - 2021
Bhutan 0 150 1995 - 2021
Burkina Faso -0 151 1993 - 2021
Burundi 0 152 1993 - 2021
Cape Verde 0 153 1993 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0 154 1993 - 2021
Comoros 0 155 1993 - 2021
Dominica 0 156 1993 - 2021
Eritrea -0 157 1993 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0 158 1993 - 2021
Haiti 0 159 1993 - 2021
Kiribati 0 160 1993 - 2021
Lesotho -0 161 1993 - 2021
North Korea 0 162 1993 - 2021
Palau 0 163 1995 - 2021
Papua N.G. -0 164 1993 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0 165 1993 - 2021
Samoa 0 166 1993 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0 167 1993 - 2021
Seychelles 0 168 1993 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0 169 1993 - 2021
Tajikistan 0 170 1993 - 2021
Tonga 0 171 1993 - 2021
Tuvalu 0 172 2001 - 2021
Vanuatu 0 173 1993 - 2021
Botswana -0.01 174 1993 - 2021
Kuwait -0.01 175 1993 - 2021
R. of Congo -0.01 176 1993 - 2021
Suriname -0.01 177 1993 - 2021
Togo -0.01 178 1993 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago -0.04 179 1993 - 2021
Venezuela -0.04 180 1993 - 2021
Qatar -0.05 181 1993 - 2021
Azerbaijan -0.08 182 1993 - 2021
Iraq -0.12 183 1993 - 2021
Angola -0.19 184 1993 - 2021
Switzerland -5.23 185 1993 - 2021
Netherlands -5.86 186 1993 - 2021



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. China
3. Hong Kong
4. Singapore
5. Germany
6. France
7. Ireland
8. Canada
9. Spain
10. Sweden
11. Brazil
12. India
13. South Africa
14. Russia
15. Poland
16. Japan
17. Mexico
18. Hungary
19. Belgium
20. Australia
21. Luxembourg
22. Italy
23. Finland
24. Saudi Arabia
25. South Korea
26. Indonesia
27. UA Emirates
28. Malaysia
29. Israel
30. Austria
31. Denmark
32. Chile
33. Vietnam
34. Thailand
35. Norway
36. Turkey
37. Czechia
38. Philippines
39. Romania
40. Colombia
41. Oman
42. Portugal
43. Ukraine
44. Cyprus
45. Estonia
46. Peru
47. Argentina
48. Greece
49. UK
50. Macao
51. Mozambique
52. Egypt
53. Croatia
54. Malta
55. Serbia
56. Kazakhstan
57. New Zealand
58. Ethiopia
59. Latvia
60. Cambodia
61. Costa Rica
62. Guatemala
63. Domin. Rep.
64. Nigeria
65. Uruguay
66. Lithuania
67. Ghana
68. Senegal
69. Slovakia
70. Bulgaria
71. Guyana
72. Mongolia
73. Morocco
74. Pakistan
75. Slovenia
76. Uzbekistan
77. Burma
78. Bahrain
79. Bangladesh
80. DR Congo
81. Gabon
82. Uganda
83. Georgia
84. Iran
85. Ivory Coast
86. Panama
87. Turkmenistan
88. Albania
89. Belarus
90. Laos
91. Mauritania
92. Nicaragua
93. Tanzania
94. Algeria
95. Cameroon
96. El Salvador
97. Honduras
98. Namibia
99. N. Caledonia
100. Bolivia
101. Bosnia & Herz.
102. Chad
103. Ecuador
104. Jordan
105. Lebanon
106. Libya
107. Maldives
108. Mali
109. Montenegro
110. Niger
111. North Macedonia
112. Somalia
113. Sri Lanka
114. Armenia
115. Bahamas
116. Benin
117. Eq. Guinea
118. Fiji
119. Iceland
120. Kenya
121. Liberia
122. Madagascar
123. Moldova
124. Palestine
125. Sudan
126. Tunisia
127. Zambia
128. Ant.& Barb.
129. Aruba
130. Barbados
131. Belize
132. Brunei
133. Djibouti
134. Gambia
135. Grenada
136. Guinea
137. Jamaica
138. Kyrgyzstan
139. Malawi
140. Mauritius
141. Nepal
142. Paraguay
143. Rwanda
144. St. Vincent & ...
145. Sierra Leone
146. Swaziland
147. Zimbabwe
148. Afghanistan
149. Bermuda
150. Bhutan
151. Burkina Faso
152. Burundi
153. Cape Verde
154. C.A. Republic
155. Comoros
156. Dominica
157. Eritrea
158. G.-Bissau
159. Haiti
160. Kiribati
161. Lesotho
162. North Korea
163. Palau
164. Papua N.G.
165. Saint Lucia
166. Samoa
167. S.T.&Principe
168. Seychelles
169. Solomon Isl.
170. Tajikistan
171. Tonga
172. Tuvalu
173. Vanuatu
174. Botswana
175. Kuwait
176. R. of Congo
177. Suriname
178. Togo
179. Tr.&Tobago
180. Venezuela
181. Qatar
182. Azerbaijan
183. Iraq
184. Angola
185. Switzerland
186. Netherlands
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