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Foreign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP: ranking of countries
197 countries ranked by their latest value (2020–2025). Malta is highest at 51.7%; Luxembourg is lowest at -32.7%.
World 1.4% (2025)Median country 2.1%197 countries
FDI inflows: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | FDI inflows | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 51.7% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 45.4% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 40.9% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.1% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 28.3% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.4% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 27.1% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 26.3% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 16.6% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.1% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.0% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Maldives | South Asia | 11.1% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 10.8% | 2025 | |
| 16 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.6% | 2025 | |
| 17 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.5% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.4% | 2025 | |
| 19 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 10.0% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.0% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 9.9% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.6% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.5% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.9% | 2025 | |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.3% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 7.3% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.3% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.8% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.8% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.8% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.2% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 6.1% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 6.0% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| 37 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 5.9% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.0% | 2025 | |
| 42 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.0% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 4.8% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.1% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.9% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.9% | 2025 | |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 3.8% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6% | 2025 | |
| 61 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.4% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.4% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 3.2% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.2% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 3.2% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.1% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Canada | North America | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 2.6% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.6% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| 98 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.0% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.0% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0% | 2025 | |
| 104 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.8% | 2025 | |
| 111 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.8% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.8% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| 116 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| 125 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| 131 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Bermuda | North America | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| 137 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 139 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 142 | India | South Asia | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 145 | United States | North America | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| 147 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| 148 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 152 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.6% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| 159 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| 160 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| 163 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| 167 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| 168 | Bhutan | South Asia | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| 170 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.1% | 2021 | |
| 171 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| 172 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Nepal | South Asia | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| 174 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 176 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 178 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 179 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.0% | 2020 | |
| 180 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 181 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| 182 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | -0.2% | 2024 | |
| 183 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | -0.3% | 2025 | |
| 184 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | -0.5% | 2025 | |
| 185 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | -0.5% | 2025 | |
| 186 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | -0.9% | 2023 | |
| 187 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | -1.3% | 2025 | |
| 188 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | -2.0% | 2025 | |
| 189 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | -2.2% | 2025 | |
| 190 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | -2.2% | 2025 | |
| 191 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -3.0% | 2025 | |
| 192 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | -3.1% | 2025 | |
| 193 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3.3% | 2025 | |
| 194 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | -3.6% | 2025 | |
| 195 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | -4.0% | 2025 | |
| 196 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | -28.4% | 2025 | |
| 197 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | -32.7% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)