Percent of world FDI - Country rankings

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Percent of world Foreign Direct Investment, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 185 countries was 0.54 percent. The highest value was in the USA: 39.37 percent and the lowest value was in the Netherlands: -37.36 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 39.37 1 1993 - 2023
Singapore 14.41 2 1993 - 2023
Hong Kong 13.27 3 1993 - 2023
Germany 8.42 4 1993 - 2023
Brazil 6.79 5 1993 - 2023
China 5.58 6 1993 - 2023
Spain 4.67 7 1993 - 2023
Canada 4.58 8 1993 - 2023
Italy 4.57 9 1993 - 2023
Poland 3.73 10 1993 - 2023
Australia 3.6 11 1993 - 2023
Mexico 3.37 12 1993 - 2023
UA Emirates 3.34 13 1993 - 2023
India 3.06 14 1993 - 2023
Malta 2.74 15 1993 - 2023
Argentina 2.69 16 1993 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 2.48 17 1993 - 2023
Indonesia 2.34 18 1993 - 2023
Japan 2.2 19 1993 - 2023
South Korea 2.07 20 1993 - 2023
Sweden 2.01 21 1993 - 2023
Vietnam 2.01 22 1993 - 2023
Chile 2 23 1993 - 2023
France 1.96 24 1993 - 2023
Colombia 1.83 25 1993 - 2023
Israel 1.76 26 1993 - 2023
Norway 1.5 27 1993 - 2023
UK 1.5 28 1993 - 2023
Oman 1.36 29 1993 - 2023
Czechia 1.29 30 1993 - 2023
Portugal 1.24 31 1993 - 2023
Turkey 1.16 32 1993 - 2023
Egypt 1.07 33 1993 - 2023
Denmark 0.97 34 1993 - 2023
Philippines 0.97 35 1993 - 2023
Romania 0.95 36 1993 - 2023
Malaysia 0.86 37 1993 - 2023
Bahrain 0.79 38 1993 - 2023
Thailand 0.71 39 1993 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.63 40 1993 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.61 41 1993 - 2023
Estonia 0.58 42 1993 - 2023
Serbia 0.54 43 2007 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.52 44 1993 - 2023
Senegal 0.52 45 1993 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.51 46 1993 - 2023
Greece 0.51 47 1993 - 2023
Ukraine 0.5 48 1993 - 2023
Peru 0.47 49 1993 - 2023
Cambodia 0.43 50 1993 - 2023
Lithuania 0.42 51 1993 - 2023
South Africa 0.42 52 1993 - 2023
New Zealand 0.39 53 1993 - 2023
Croatia 0.36 54 1993 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.35 55 1993 - 2023
Uganda 0.33 56 1993 - 2023
Austria 0.32 57 1993 - 2023
Mozambique 0.29 58 1993 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.27 59 1993 - 2023
DR Congo 0.26 60 1993 - 2023
Panama 0.26 61 1993 - 2023
Namibia 0.25 62 1993 - 2023
Mongolia 0.24 63 1993 - 2023
Georgia 0.23 64 1993 - 2023
Kuwait 0.23 65 1993 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.23 66 1993 - 2023
Belarus 0.22 67 1993 - 2023
Jordan 0.22 68 1993 - 2023
Pakistan 0.22 69 1993 - 2023
Iceland 0.21 70 1993 - 2023
Nigeria 0.2 71 1993 - 2023
Laos 0.19 72 1993 - 2023
Albania 0.18 73 1993 - 2023
Guatemala 0.18 74 1993 - 2023
Latvia 0.18 75 1993 - 2023
Macao 0.18 76 1993 - 2023
Tanzania 0.18 77 1993 - 2023
Burma 0.17 78 1993 - 2023
Slovenia 0.16 79 1993 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.15 80 1993 - 2023
Iran 0.15 81 1993 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.15 82 1993 - 2023
Ghana 0.14 83 1993 - 2023
Guinea 0.14 84 1993 - 2023
Algeria 0.13 85 1993 - 2023
Gabon 0.13 86 1993 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.12 87 1998 - 2023
Honduras 0.12 88 1993 - 2023
Morocco 0.12 89 1993 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.12 90 1993 - 2023
Niger 0.11 91 1993 - 2023
Chad 0.1 92 1993 - 2023
Cameroon 0.09 93 1993 - 2023
Libya 0.09 94 1993 - 2023
Mauritania 0.09 95 1993 - 2023
Botswana 0.08 96 1993 - 2023
Liberia 0.08 97 1993 - 2023
Maldives 0.08 98 1993 - 2023
Mali 0.08 99 1993 - 2023
Mauritius 0.08 100 1993 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.08 101 1993 - 2023
Tunisia 0.08 102 1993 - 2023
El Salvador 0.07 103 1993 - 2023
Lebanon 0.07 104 1993 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.07 105 2000 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.07 106 1994 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.07 107 1993 - 2023
Somalia 0.07 108 1993 - 2023
Armenia 0.06 109 1993 - 2023
Kenya 0.06 110 1993 - 2023
Montenegro 0.06 111 2007 - 2023
Paraguay 0.06 112 1993 - 2023
Sudan 0.06 113 1993 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.06 114 1993 - 2023
Benin 0.05 115 1993 - 2023
Ecuador 0.05 116 1993 - 2023
Jamaica 0.05 117 1993 - 2023
Madagascar 0.05 118 1993 - 2023
Rwanda 0.05 119 1993 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.04 120 1993 - 2023
Bahamas 0.04 121 1993 - 2023
Moldova 0.04 122 1993 - 2023
Andorra 0.03 123 2019 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.03 124 1993 - 2023
Bolivia 0.03 125 1993 - 2023
Seychelles 0.03 126 1993 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.03 127 1993 - 2023
Barbados 0.02 128 1993 - 2023
Bermuda 0.02 129 1997 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.02 130 1993 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.02 131 1993 - 2023
Gambia 0.02 132 1993 - 2023
Grenada 0.02 133 1993 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.02 134 1993 - 2023
Malawi 0.02 135 1993 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.02 136 1993 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.01 137 1993 - 2023
Djibouti 0.01 138 1993 - 2023
Dominica 0.01 139 1993 - 2023
Fiji 0.01 140 1993 - 2023
Nepal 0.01 141 1996 - 2023
Palau 0.01 142 1995 - 2023
Palestine 0.01 143 1995 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.01 144 1993 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.01 145 1993 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.01 146 1993 - 2023
Togo 0.01 147 1993 - 2023
Zambia 0.01 148 1993 - 2023
Belize 0 149 1993 - 2023
Bhutan 0 150 1995 - 2023
Burundi 0 151 1993 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 152 1993 - 2023
Comoros 0 153 1993 - 2023
Eritrea 0 154 1993 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 155 1993 - 2023
Haiti 0 156 1993 - 2023
Kiribati 0 157 1993 - 2023
Lesotho -0 158 1993 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0 159 1993 - 2023
Samoa 0 160 1993 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 161 1993 - 2023
Swaziland 0 162 1993 - 2023
Tonga 0 163 1993 - 2023
Tuvalu 0 164 2001 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 165 1993 - 2023
Venezuela 0 166 1993 - 2023
Aruba -0.01 167 1993 - 2023
Brunei -0.01 168 1993 - 2023
Suriname -0.01 169 1993 - 2023
Finland -0.04 170 1993 - 2023
Slovakia -0.04 171 1993 - 2023
Qatar -0.05 172 1993 - 2023
Guyana -0.12 173 1993 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago -0.17 174 1993 - 2023
Angola -0.23 175 1993 - 2023
Belgium -0.3 176 1993 - 2023
Iraq -0.58 177 1993 - 2023
Uruguay -0.58 178 1993 - 2023
Luxembourg -1.01 179 2002 - 2023
Russia -1.09 180 1993 - 2023
Cyprus -2.32 181 1993 - 2023
Hungary -7.71 182 1993 - 2023
Switzerland -9.67 183 1993 - 2023
Ireland -15.23 184 1993 - 2023
Netherlands -37.36 185 1993 - 2023


New - World map: Percent of world FDI




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