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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — series 3

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — series 3
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: economic, % of gdp, foreign, direct, investment, net, inflows, gdp, series

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•201 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

-2.4% of GDP

Median: 2.1% of GDP

Countries Covered

201

with available data

Highest

Malta

170.1% of GDP

Lowest

Liechtenstein

-1,303.1% of GDP

Top 5 Countries

1Malta170.1% of GDP

2Suriname45.1% of GDP

3Cayman Islands40.9% of GDP

4Guyana35.0% of GDP

5Hong Kong30.8% of GDP

By Region

Asia3.8% of GDP(26 countries)

South America2.3% of GDP(7 countries)

North America2.1% of GDP(4 countries)

Oceania1.7% of GDP(2 countries)

Africa1.5% of GDP(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-1,303.1% of GDP)High (170.1% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: -2.4% of GDP)

Asia (26)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Oceania (2)

Africa (9)

Europe (32)

Other (121)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Malta	170.1% of GDP
2	Suriname	45.1% of GDP
3	Cayman Islands	40.9% of GDP
4	Guyana	35.0% of GDP
5	Hong Kong	30.8% of GDP
6	Cyprus	27.1% of GDP
7	Singapore	26.3% of GDP
8	Palau	21.5% of GDP
9	Mozambique	15.4% of GDP
10	Namibia	14.2% of GDP
11	Timor-Leste	13.3% of GDP
12	Mauritania	13.2% of GDP
13	Antigua and Barbuda	12.1% of GDP
14	Grenada	12.0% of GDP
15	Mongolia	11.7% of GDP
16	Oman	11.6% of GDP
17	Maldives	11.4% of GDP
18	Seychelles	10.1% of GDP
19	Cambodia	9.9% of GDP
20	Liberia	9.9% of GDP
21	Republic of The Gambia	9.7% of GDP
22	Zambia	9.3% of GDP
23	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	8.9% of GDP
24	New Caledonia	8.5% of GDP
25	United Arab Emirates	8.3% of GDP
26	Montenegro	7.3% of GDP
27	Saint Lucia	7.3% of GDP
28	Lebanon	7.1% of GDP
29	Nicaragua	6.9% of GDP
30	Dominica	6.8% of GDP
31	Andorra	6.6% of GDP
32	Micronesia, Federated States of	6.4% of GDP
33	Somalia	6.4% of GDP
34	Senegal	6.3% of GDP
35	Albania	6.1% of GDP
36	Uganda	6.0% of GDP
37	Lao People's Democratic Republic	6.0% of GDP
38	Bahrain	5.7% of GDP
39	Guinea	5.6% of GDP
40	Gabon	5.5% of GDP
41	Costa Rica	5.4% of GDP
42	Chad	5.1% of GDP
43	Cape Verde	5.0% of GDP
44	Croatia	4.9% of GDP
45	Marshall Islands	4.7% of GDP
46	Mauritius	4.6% of GDP
47	Curaçao	4.3% of GDP
48	Georgia	4.3% of GDP
49	Portugal	4.3% of GDP
50	Denmark	4.3% of GDP
51	Israel	4.3% of GDP
52	Vietnam	4.2% of GDP
53	Egypt	4.2% of GDP
54	Chile	4.1% of GDP
55	Barbados	4.0% of GDP
56	Serbia	3.9% of GDP
57	Dominican Republic	3.9% of GDP
58	Republic of the Congo	3.8% of GDP
59	Macao	3.8% of GDP
60	Rwanda	3.8% of GDP
61	Bulgaria	3.7% of GDP
62	Turkmenistan	3.7% of GDP
63	Malaysia	3.7% of GDP
64	Cote d'Ivoire	3.6% of GDP
65	The Republic of North Macedonia	3.5% of GDP
66	Honduras	3.5% of GDP
67	Madagascar	3.4% of GDP
68	Mali	3.4% of GDP
69	Fiji	3.4% of GDP
70	Brazil	3.4% of GDP
71	Thailand	3.3% of GDP
72	Lithuania	3.2% of GDP
73	Peru	3.1% of GDP
74	Uzbekistan	3.0% of GDP
75	Canada	3.0% of GDP
76	Sweden	2.9% of GDP
77	Jordan	2.8% of GDP
78	Czech Republic	2.7% of GDP
79	Ethiopia	2.7% of GDP
80	Greece	2.6% of GDP
81	Saudi Arabia	2.6% of GDP
82	Colombia	2.5% of GDP
83	Benin	2.5% of GDP
84	Turks and Caicos Islands	2.5% of GDP
85	Aruba	2.5% of GDP
86	Botswana	2.4% of GDP
87	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.4% of GDP
88	Paraguay	2.4% of GDP
89	Mexico	2.4% of GDP
90	Malawi	2.3% of GDP
91	Slovenia	2.3% of GDP
92	Moldova, Republic of	2.3% of GDP
93	Vanuatu	2.2% of GDP
94	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.2% of GDP
95	Romania	2.2% of GDP
96	France	2.2% of GDP
97	United Republic of Tanzania	2.2% of GDP
98	Ukraine	2.1% of GDP
99	Solomon Islands	2.1% of GDP
100	El Salvador	2.1% of GDP
101	Armenia	2.1% of GDP
102	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	2.1% of GDP
103	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.1% of GDP
104	Australia	2.0% of GDP
105	Poland	1.9% of GDP
106	State of Palestine	1.9% of GDP
107	United Kingdom	1.9% of GDP
108	Eritrea	1.9% of GDP
109	Germany	1.9% of GDP
110	Morocco	1.8% of GDP
111	Niger	1.8% of GDP
112	Libya	1.8% of GDP
113	Sierra Leone	1.7% of GDP
114	Belarus	1.7% of GDP
115	Ghana	1.7% of GDP
116	Cameroon	1.7% of GDP
117	Djibouti	1.6% of GDP
118	Guatemala	1.6% of GDP
119	Philippines	1.6% of GDP
120	Eswatini	1.6% of GDP
121	Indonesia	1.5% of GDP
122	Bahamas	1.5% of GDP
123	Myanmar	1.5% of GDP
124	Tunisia	1.5% of GDP
125	Spain	1.5% of GDP
126	Central African Republic	1.5% of GDP
127	Equatorial Guinea	1.4% of GDP
128	Qatar	1.4% of GDP
129	Kyrgyzstan	1.4% of GDP
130	Jamaica	1.4% of GDP
131	Nigeria	1.4% of GDP
132	Sudan	1.4% of GDP
133	New Zealand	1.4% of GDP
134	Venezuela	1.4% of GDP
135	Slovakia	1.3% of GDP
136	Uruguay	1.3% of GDP
137	United States of America	1.3% of GDP
138	Bermuda	1.3% of GDP
139	Guinea-Bissau	1.2% of GDP
140	Kiribati	1.2% of GDP
141	Syrian Arab Republic	1.2% of GDP
142	Zimbabwe	1.1% of GDP
143	Burundi	1.0% of GDP
144	Panama	1.0% of GDP
145	Japan	1.0% of GDP
146	Ecuador	1.0% of GDP
147	India	1.0% of GDP
148	Bolivia	1.0% of GDP
149	Angola	0.9% of GDP
150	Russian Federation	0.9% of GDP
151	Türkiye	0.9% of GDP
152	South Korea	0.8% of GDP
153	Ireland	0.8% of GDP
154	Togo	0.8% of GDP
155	Sri Lanka	0.8% of GDP
156	Latvia	0.5% of GDP
157	Azerbaijan	0.5% of GDP
158	Tajikistan	0.5% of GDP
159	Argentina	0.5% of GDP
160	Algeria	0.5% of GDP
161	Tuvalu	0.5% of GDP
162	Pakistan	0.5% of GDP
163	Comoros	0.4% of GDP
164	Brunei Darussalam	0.4% of GDP
165	People's Republic of China	0.4% of GDP
166	Bangladesh	0.4% of GDP
167	Kenya	0.4% of GDP
168	Islamic Republic of Iran	0.3% of GDP
169	Kuwait	0.3% of GDP
170	Samoa	0.2% of GDP
171	Afghanistan	0.1% of GDP
172	Nepal	0.1% of GDP
173	Bhutan	0.1% of GDP
174	Haiti	0.1% of GDP
175	Italy	0.0% of GDP
176	Belize	0.0% of GDP
177	South Sudan	0.0% of GDP
178	Finland	-0.1% of GDP
179	French Polynesia	-0.2% of GDP
180	Lesotho	-0.2% of GDP
181	Kazakhstan	-0.3% of GDP
182	South Africa	-0.5% of GDP
183	Iceland	-0.5% of GDP
184	Papua New Guinea	-0.6% of GDP
185	Burkina Faso	-0.9% of GDP
186	San Marino	-0.9% of GDP
187	Switzerland	-1.2% of GDP
188	Yemen	-1.3% of GDP
189	Netherlands	-1.4% of GDP
190	Norway	-1.5% of GDP
191	Estonia	-1.8% of GDP
192	Tonga	-1.9% of GDP
193	Austria	-2.0% of GDP
194	Sao Tome and Principe	-2.0% of GDP
195	Iraq	-2.7% of GDP
196	Trinidad and Tobago	-3.1% of GDP
197	Nauru	-3.5% of GDP
198	Belgium	-4.0% of GDP
199	Hungary	-28.4% of GDP
200	Luxembourg	-92.8% of GDP
201	Liechtenstein	-1,303.1% of GDP

Showing 201 of 201 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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