economic2025
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
-2.4value
Median: 2.1value
Countries Covered
201
with available data
Highest
Malta
170.1value
Lowest
Liechtenstein
-1,303.1value
Top 5 Countries
1Malta170.1value
2Suriname45.1value
3Cayman Islands40.9value
4Guyana35.0value
5Hong Kong30.8value
By Region
Asia3.8value(26 countries)
South America2.3value(7 countries)
North America2.1value(4 countries)
Oceania1.7value(2 countries)
Africa1.5value(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-1,303.1value)High (170.1value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -2.4value)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 170.1value |
| 2 | Suriname | 45.1value |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 40.9value |
| 4 | Guyana | 35.0value |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 30.8value |
| 6 | Cyprus | 27.1value |
| 7 | Singapore | 26.3value |
| 8 | Palau | 21.5value |
| 9 | Mozambique | 15.4value |
| 10 | Namibia | 14.2value |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 13.3value |
| 12 | Mauritania | 13.2value |
| 13 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.1value |
| 14 | Grenada | 12.0value |
| 15 | Mongolia | 11.7value |
| 16 | Oman | 11.6value |
| 17 | Maldives | 11.4value |
| 18 | Seychelles | 10.1value |
| 19 | Cambodia | 9.9value |
| 20 | Liberia | 9.9value |
| 21 | Republic of The Gambia | 9.7value |
| 22 | Zambia | 9.3value |
| 23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.9value |
| 24 | New Caledonia | 8.5value |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 8.3value |
| 26 | Montenegro | 7.3value |
| 27 | Saint Lucia | 7.3value |
| 28 | Lebanon | 7.1value |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 6.9value |
| 30 | Dominica | 6.8value |
| 31 | Andorra | 6.6value |
| 32 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.4value |
| 33 | Somalia | 6.4value |
| 34 | Senegal | 6.3value |
| 35 | Albania | 6.1value |
| 36 | Uganda | 6.0value |
| 37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.0value |
| 38 | Bahrain | 5.7value |
| 39 | Guinea | 5.6value |
| 40 | Gabon | 5.5value |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 5.4value |
| 42 | Chad | 5.1value |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 5.0value |
| 44 | Croatia | 4.9value |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 4.7value |
| 46 | Mauritius | 4.6value |
| 47 | Curaçao | 4.3value |
| 48 | Georgia | 4.3value |
| 49 | Portugal | 4.3value |
| 50 | Denmark | 4.3value |
| 51 | Israel | 4.3value |
| 52 | Vietnam | 4.2value |
| 53 | Egypt | 4.2value |
| 54 | Chile | 4.1value |
| 55 | Barbados | 4.0value |
| 56 | Serbia | 3.9value |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 3.9value |
| 58 | Republic of the Congo | 3.8value |
| 59 | Macao | 3.8value |
| 60 | Rwanda | 3.8value |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 3.7value |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 3.7value |
| 63 | Malaysia | 3.7value |
| 64 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6value |
| 65 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.5value |
| 66 | Honduras | 3.5value |
| 67 | Madagascar | 3.4value |
| 68 | Mali | 3.4value |
| 69 | Fiji | 3.4value |
| 70 | Brazil | 3.4value |
| 71 | Thailand | 3.3value |
| 72 | Lithuania | 3.2value |
| 73 | Peru | 3.1value |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 3.0value |
| 75 | Canada | 3.0value |
| 76 | Sweden | 2.9value |
| 77 | Jordan | 2.8value |
| 78 | Czech Republic | 2.7value |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 2.7value |
| 80 | Greece | 2.6value |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 2.6value |
| 82 | Colombia | 2.5value |
| 83 | Benin | 2.5value |
| 84 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.5value |
| 85 | Aruba | 2.5value |
| 86 | Botswana | 2.4value |
| 87 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.4value |
| 88 | Paraguay | 2.4value |
| 89 | Mexico | 2.4value |
| 90 | Malawi | 2.3value |
| 91 | Slovenia | 2.3value |
| 92 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.3value |
| 93 | Vanuatu | 2.2value |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.2value |
| 95 | Romania | 2.2value |
| 96 | France | 2.2value |
| 97 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.2value |
| 98 | Ukraine | 2.1value |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 2.1value |
| 100 | El Salvador | 2.1value |
| 101 | Armenia | 2.1value |
| 102 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.1value |
| 103 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.1value |
| 104 | Australia | 2.0value |
| 105 | Poland | 1.9value |
| 106 | State of Palestine | 1.9value |
| 107 | United Kingdom | 1.9value |
| 108 | Eritrea | 1.9value |
| 109 | Germany | 1.9value |
| 110 | Morocco | 1.8value |
| 111 | Niger | 1.8value |
| 112 | Libya | 1.8value |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 1.7value |
| 114 | Belarus | 1.7value |
| 115 | Ghana | 1.7value |
| 116 | Cameroon | 1.7value |
| 117 | Djibouti | 1.6value |
| 118 | Guatemala | 1.6value |
| 119 | Philippines | 1.6value |
| 120 | Eswatini | 1.6value |
| 121 | Indonesia | 1.5value |
| 122 | Bahamas | 1.5value |
| 123 | Myanmar | 1.5value |
| 124 | Tunisia | 1.5value |
| 125 | Spain | 1.5value |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 1.5value |
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.4value |
| 128 | Qatar | 1.4value |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4value |
| 130 | Jamaica | 1.4value |
| 131 | Nigeria | 1.4value |
| 132 | Sudan | 1.4value |
| 133 | New Zealand | 1.4value |
| 134 | Venezuela | 1.4value |
| 135 | Slovakia | 1.3value |
| 136 | Uruguay | 1.3value |
| 137 | United States of America | 1.3value |
| 138 | Bermuda | 1.3value |
| 139 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.2value |
| 140 | Kiribati | 1.2value |
| 141 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.2value |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 1.1value |
| 143 | Burundi | 1.0value |
| 144 | Panama | 1.0value |
| 145 | Japan | 1.0value |
| 146 | Ecuador | 1.0value |
| 147 | India | 1.0value |
| 148 | Bolivia | 1.0value |
| 149 | Angola | 0.9value |
| 150 | Russian Federation | 0.9value |
| 151 | Türkiye | 0.9value |
| 152 | South Korea | 0.8value |
| 153 | Ireland | 0.8value |
| 154 | Togo | 0.8value |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 0.8value |
| 156 | Latvia | 0.5value |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | 0.5value |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 0.5value |
| 159 | Argentina | 0.5value |
| 160 | Algeria | 0.5value |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 0.5value |
| 162 | Pakistan | 0.5value |
| 163 | Comoros | 0.4value |
| 164 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.4value |
| 165 | People's Republic of China | 0.4value |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 0.4value |
| 167 | Kenya | 0.4value |
| 168 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.3value |
| 169 | Kuwait | 0.3value |
| 170 | Samoa | 0.2value |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 0.1value |
| 172 | Nepal | 0.1value |
| 173 | Bhutan | 0.1value |
| 174 | Haiti | 0.1value |
| 175 | Italy | 0.0value |
| 176 | Belize | 0.0value |
| 177 | South Sudan | 0.0value |
| 178 | Finland | -0.1value |
| 179 | French Polynesia | -0.2value |
| 180 | Lesotho | -0.2value |
| 181 | Kazakhstan | -0.3value |
| 182 | South Africa | -0.5value |
| 183 | Iceland | -0.5value |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | -0.6value |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | -0.9value |
| 186 | San Marino | -0.9value |
| 187 | Switzerland | -1.2value |
| 188 | Yemen | -1.3value |
| 189 | Netherlands | -1.4value |
| 190 | Norway | -1.5value |
| 191 | Estonia | -1.8value |
| 192 | Tonga | -1.9value |
| 193 | Austria | -2.0value |
| 194 | Sao Tome and Principe | -2.0value |
| 195 | Iraq | -2.7value |
| 196 | Trinidad and Tobago | -3.1value |
| 197 | Nauru | -3.5value |
| 198 | Belgium | -4.0value |
| 199 | Hungary | -28.4value |
| 200 | Luxembourg | -92.8value |
| 201 | Liechtenstein | -1,303.1value |
Showing 201 of 201 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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