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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) — series 2

Name: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) — series 2
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: economic, % of gdp, foreign, direct, investment, net, outflows, 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•196 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

1.9% of GDP

Median: 0.3% of GDP

Countries Covered

196

with available data

Highest

Malta

145.6% of GDP

Lowest

Hungary

-24.7% of GDP

Top 5 Countries

1Malta145.6% of GDP

2Luxembourg116.4% of GDP

3Hong Kong19.7% of GDP

4Singapore15.6% of GDP

5United Arab Emirates14.0% of GDP

By Region

Europe4.3% of GDP(32 countries)

Asia2.8% of GDP(26 countries)

Other1.3% of GDP(116 countries)

North America1.3% of GDP(4 countries)

South America0.9% of GDP(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-24.7% of GDP)High (145.6% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.9% of GDP)

Europe (32)

Asia (26)

Other (116)

North America (4)

South America (7)

Africa (9)

Oceania (2)

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	145.6% of GDP
2	Luxembourg	116.4% of GDP
3	Hong Kong	19.7% of GDP
4	Singapore	15.6% of GDP
5	United Arab Emirates	14.0% of GDP
6	Ireland	11.0% of GDP
7	Denmark	7.2% of GDP
8	Japan	4.9% of GDP
9	Cyprus	3.8% of GDP
10	Solomon Islands	3.3% of GDP
11	Malaysia	3.1% of GDP
12	Croatia	3.0% of GDP
13	Andorra	2.9% of GDP
14	Macao	2.5% of GDP
15	Papua New Guinea	2.5% of GDP
16	Canada	2.5% of GDP
17	Spain	2.4% of GDP
18	Chile	2.4% of GDP
19	Switzerland	2.4% of GDP
20	France	2.4% of GDP
21	Israel	2.4% of GDP
22	Czech Republic	2.2% of GDP
23	South Korea	2.2% of GDP
24	Portugal	2.2% of GDP
25	United Kingdom	2.2% of GDP
26	Venezuela	2.2% of GDP
27	Germany	2.1% of GDP
28	Saudi Arabia	2.1% of GDP
29	Finland	2.1% of GDP
30	Aruba	2.1% of GDP
31	The Republic of North Macedonia	2.1% of GDP
32	Marshall Islands	2.1% of GDP
33	Kuwait	1.9% of GDP
34	San Marino	1.7% of GDP
35	Thailand	1.6% of GDP
36	Liberia	1.6% of GDP
37	Qatar	1.6% of GDP
38	Lebanon	1.5% of GDP
39	Honduras	1.5% of GDP
40	United States of America	1.4% of GDP
41	Slovenia	1.3% of GDP
42	Serbia	1.3% of GDP
43	Brazil	1.3% of GDP
44	Eswatini	1.3% of GDP
45	Zambia	1.2% of GDP
46	Slovakia	1.2% of GDP
47	Sweden	1.2% of GDP
48	Azerbaijan	1.2% of GDP
49	Equatorial Guinea	1.2% of GDP
50	Bulgaria	1.2% of GDP
51	Albania	1.1% of GDP
52	Colombia	1.1% of GDP
53	Bahamas	1.0% of GDP
54	India	0.9% of GDP
55	Italy	0.9% of GDP
56	El Salvador	0.9% of GDP
57	Greece	0.9% of GDP
58	Armenia	0.9% of GDP
59	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.8% of GDP
60	Montenegro	0.8% of GDP
61	Poland	0.8% of GDP
62	People's Republic of China	0.8% of GDP
63	Cape Verde	0.8% of GDP
64	Uruguay	0.8% of GDP
65	Guatemala	0.8% of GDP
66	Madagascar	0.8% of GDP
67	Saint Lucia	0.7% of GDP
68	Georgia	0.7% of GDP
69	Latvia	0.7% of GDP
70	Mexico	0.6% of GDP
71	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.6% of GDP
72	Bahrain	0.6% of GDP
73	Indonesia	0.5% of GDP
74	New Caledonia	0.5% of GDP
75	Tajikistan	0.5% of GDP
76	Malawi	0.5% of GDP
77	Moldova, Republic of	0.5% of GDP
78	Türkiye	0.5% of GDP
79	Paraguay	0.5% of GDP
80	Sao Tome and Principe	0.5% of GDP
81	Costa Rica	0.5% of GDP
82	Morocco	0.4% of GDP
83	Fiji	0.4% of GDP
84	Peru	0.4% of GDP
85	Argentina	0.4% of GDP
86	Russian Federation	0.4% of GDP
87	Nigeria	0.4% of GDP
88	Nicaragua	0.4% of GDP
89	Bermuda	0.4% of GDP
90	Kenya	0.3% of GDP
91	Philippines	0.3% of GDP
92	Namibia	0.3% of GDP
93	Zimbabwe	0.3% of GDP
94	Mali	0.3% of GDP
95	Benin	0.3% of GDP
96	Comoros	0.3% of GDP
97	Cambodia	0.3% of GDP
98	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	0.3% of GDP
99	Cote d'Ivoire	0.3% of GDP
100	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.3% of GDP
101	Mauritius	0.3% of GDP
102	Burkina Faso	0.2% of GDP
103	Barbados	0.2% of GDP
104	Bolivia	0.2% of GDP
105	Timor-Leste	0.2% of GDP
106	Mongolia	0.2% of GDP
107	Curaçao	0.2% of GDP
108	Afghanistan	0.2% of GDP
109	Vanuatu	0.2% of GDP
110	Norway	0.2% of GDP
111	Tonga	0.2% of GDP
112	Egypt	0.2% of GDP
113	Belarus	0.2% of GDP
114	Romania	0.2% of GDP
115	French Polynesia	0.2% of GDP
116	Republic of the Congo	0.2% of GDP
117	Ukraine	0.2% of GDP
118	Sudan	0.2% of GDP
119	Iraq	0.2% of GDP
120	Kazakhstan	0.2% of GDP
121	Senegal	0.1% of GDP
122	Lithuania	0.1% of GDP
123	Vietnam	0.1% of GDP
124	Cameroon	0.1% of GDP
125	Burundi	0.1% of GDP
126	Sri Lanka	0.1% of GDP
127	Uzbekistan	0.1% of GDP
128	Niger	0.1% of GDP
129	Angola	0.1% of GDP
130	Kyrgyzstan	0.1% of GDP
131	Jordan	0.1% of GDP
132	Rwanda	0.1% of GDP
133	State of Palestine	0.1% of GDP
134	Tunisia	0.1% of GDP
135	Pakistan	0.1% of GDP
136	Belize	0.0% of GDP
137	Mauritania	0.0% of GDP
138	Ghana	0.0% of GDP
139	Samoa	0.0% of GDP
140	Guyana	0.0% of GDP
141	Islamic Republic of Iran	0.0% of GDP
142	Guinea-Bissau	0.0% of GDP
143	Yemen	0.0% of GDP
144	Botswana	0.0% of GDP
145	United Republic of Tanzania	0.0% of GDP
146	New Zealand	0.0% of GDP
147	Jamaica	0.0% of GDP
148	Kiribati	0.0% of GDP
149	Bangladesh	0.0% of GDP
150	Uganda	0.0% of GDP
151	Central African Republic	0.0% of GDP
152	Guinea	0.0% of GDP
153	Algeria	0.0% of GDP
154	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.0% of GDP
155	Myanmar	0.0% of GDP
156	Ecuador	0.0% of GDP
157	Ethiopia	0.0% of GDP
158	Lesotho	0.0% of GDP
159	Maldives	0.0% of GDP
160	Nepal	0.0% of GDP
161	Syrian Arab Republic	0.0% of GDP
162	Sierra Leone	-0.0% of GDP
163	South Sudan	-0.0% of GDP
164	Suriname	-0.0% of GDP
165	Haiti	-0.0% of GDP
166	Palau	-0.0% of GDP
167	Republic of The Gambia	-0.0% of GDP
168	Estonia	-0.1% of GDP
169	Dominica	-0.1% of GDP
170	Dominican Republic	-0.1% of GDP
171	Libya	-0.1% of GDP
172	Oman	-0.1% of GDP
173	Chad	-0.1% of GDP
174	Micronesia, Federated States of	-0.2% of GDP
175	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.2% of GDP
176	Mozambique	-0.2% of GDP
177	Gabon	-0.2% of GDP
178	Australia	-0.3% of GDP
179	Grenada	-0.3% of GDP
180	Antigua and Barbuda	-0.4% of GDP
181	Netherlands	-0.5% of GDP
182	Brunei Darussalam	-0.6% of GDP
183	Togo	-0.7% of GDP
184	Nauru	-0.8% of GDP
185	South Africa	-0.9% of GDP
186	Panama	-1.0% of GDP
187	Austria	-1.0% of GDP
188	Tuvalu	-1.5% of GDP
189	Trinidad and Tobago	-1.5% of GDP
190	Seychelles	-1.9% of GDP
191	Iceland	-2.2% of GDP
192	Belgium	-2.7% of GDP
193	Turks and Caicos Islands	-3.9% of GDP
194	Eritrea	-3.9% of GDP
195	Cayman Islands	-22.4% of GDP
196	Hungary	-24.7% of GDP

Showing 196 of 196 countries

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Data Source

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

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