170.1%
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS · World Bank WDI · 2024
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
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2.5%
Paraguay
-133.8%
Cyprus
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) by country in 2024
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| Rank | Country | % of GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 170.1% |
| 2 | Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia | 113.6% |
| 3 | Cayman Islands CYM · Latin America & Caribbean | 40.9% |
| 4 | Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean | 35% |
| 5 | Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific | 30.8% |
| 6 | Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific | 23.6% |
| 7 | Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific | 21.5% |
| 8 | Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.4% |
| 9 | Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean | 15.1% |
| 10 | Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.2% |
| 11 | Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.2% |
| 12 | Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean | 12.1% |
| 13 | Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific | 12.1% |
| 14 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean | 12% |
| 15 | Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12% |
| 16 | Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific | 11.7% |
| 17 | Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.6% |
| 18 | Maldives MDV · South Asia | 11.4% |
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean | 11.4% |
| 20 | Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.2% |
| 21 | Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.9% |
| 22 | Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.7% |
| 23 | Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific | 9.5% |
| 24 | Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.3% |
| 25 | Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean | 8.7% |
| 26 | Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia | 8.5% |
| 27 | New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific | 8.5% |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.3% |
| 29 | Kosovo XKX · Europe & Central Asia | 7.7% |
| 30 | Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia | 7.2% |
| 31 | St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 7.2% |
| 32 | Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.1% |
| 33 | Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean | 6.9% |
| 34 | Andorra AND · Europe & Central Asia | 6.6% |
| 35 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4% |
| 36 | Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia | 6.3% |
| 37 | Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.3% |
| 38 | North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia | 6.2% |
| 39 | Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia | 6.2% |
| 40 | Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 6% |
| 41 | Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific | 6% |
| 42 | Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.7% |
| 43 | Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.6% |
| 44 | Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6% |
| 45 | Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia | 5.5% |
| 46 | Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.5% |
| 47 | Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1% |
| 48 | Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia | 5.1% |
| 49 | Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia | 4.9% |
| 50 | Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia | 4.7% |
| 51 | Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific | 4.7% |
| 52 | Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.6% |
| 53 | Curacao CUW · Latin America & Caribbean | 4.3% |
| 54 | Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% |
| 55 | Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% |
| 56 | Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific | 4.2% |
| 57 | Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 4% |
| 58 | Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean | 4% |
| 59 | Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean | 4% |
| 60 | Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean | 4% |
| 61 | Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia | 3.9% |
| 62 | Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.9% |
| 63 | Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% |
| 64 | Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific | 3.8% |
| 65 | Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% |
| 66 | St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean | 3.8% |
| 67 | Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia | 3.7% |
| 68 | Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific | 3.7% |
| 69 | Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean | 3.6% |
| 70 | Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6% |
| 71 | Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia | 3.6% |
| 72 | Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.5% |
| 73 | Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% |
| 74 | Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia | 3.4% |
| 75 | Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific | 3.4% |
| 76 | Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean | 3.4% |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia | 3.4% |
| 78 | Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean | 3.3% |
| 79 | Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific | 3.1% |
| 80 | El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean | 3% |
| 81 | Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia | 2.9% |
| 82 | Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.8% |
| 83 | Canada CAN · North America | 2.8% |
| 84 | Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.7% |
| 85 | Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific | 2.7% |
| 86 | Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia | 2.7% |
| 87 | Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.7% |
| 88 | Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia | 2.6% |
| 89 | Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia | 2.6% |
| 90 | Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% |
| 91 | Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.5% |
| 92 | Turks and Caicos Islands TCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% |
| 93 | Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% |
| 94 | Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% |
| 95 | Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% |
| 96 | Aruba ABW · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% |
| 97 | Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% |
| 98 | Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% |
| 99 | Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.4% |
| 100 | Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia | 2.4% |
| 101 | Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.4% |
| 102 | Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific | 2.4% |
| 103 | Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.3% |
| 104 | Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.3% |
| 105 | Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia | 2.3% |
| 106 | Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific | 2.2% |
| 107 | Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia | 2.2% |
| 108 | Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.2% |
| 109 | Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.1% |
| 110 | Ukraine UKR · Europe & Central Asia | 2.1% |
| 111 | Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific | 2.1% |
| 112 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM · Latin America & Caribbean | 2.1% |
| 113 | Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific | 2% |
| 114 | Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia | 2% |
| 115 | Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia | 1.9% |
| 116 | Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.8% |
| 117 | Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.8% |
| 118 | Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.8% |
| 119 | Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific | 1.7% |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.7% |
| 121 | Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.7% |
| 122 | France FRA · Europe & Central Asia | 1.6% |
| 123 | Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.6% |
| 124 | Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.6% |
| 125 | Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.6% |
| 126 | Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.5% |
| 127 | Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific | 1.5% |
| 128 | Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.5% |
| 129 | Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.5% |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.4% |
| 131 | Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia | 1.4% |
| 132 | Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.4% |
| 133 | Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.4% |
| 134 | Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia | 1.3% |
| 135 | Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.3% |
| 136 | Bermuda BMU · North America | 1.3% |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.2% |
| 138 | Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia | 1.2% |
| 139 | Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.1% |
| 140 | Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.1% |
| 141 | Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.1% |
| 142 | United States USA · North America | 1% |
| 143 | West Bank and Gaza PSE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1% |
| 144 | Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia | 0.9% |
| 145 | Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia | 0.8% |
| 146 | Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.8% |
| 147 | Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia | 0.8% |
| 148 | India IND · South Asia | 0.7% |
| 149 | Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia | 0.7% |
| 150 | Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.7% |
| 151 | Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific | 0.7% |
| 152 | New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific | 0.7% |
| 153 | Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean | 0.7% |
| 154 | Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.6% |
| 155 | South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.6% |
| 156 | Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia | 0.5% |
| 157 | Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5% |
| 158 | Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific | 0.5% |
| 159 | Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific | 0.5% |
| 160 | Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.4% |
| 161 | Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.4% |
| 162 | Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.4% |
| 163 | Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean | 0.4% |
| 164 | Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific | 0.3% |
| 165 | Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia | 0.3% |
| 166 | Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.3% |
| 167 | Bangladesh BGD · South Asia | 0.3% |
| 168 | China CHN · East Asia & Pacific | 0.2% |
| 169 | Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.2% |
| 170 | Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific | 0.2% |
| 171 | Nepal NPL · South Asia | 0.1% |
| 172 | Bhutan BTN · South Asia | 0.1% |
| 173 | Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean | 0.1% |
| 174 | French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific | -0.2% |
| 175 | United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia | -0.3% |
| 176 | Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia | -0.4% |
| 177 | Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa | -0.5% |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific | -0.6% |
| 179 | Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa | -0.9% |
| 180 | Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | -1.1% |
| 181 | Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia | -1.4% |
| 182 | Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean | -1.8% |
| 183 | Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific | -1.9% |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa | -2% |
| 185 | Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -2.7% |
| 186 | Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific | -3.5% |
| 187 | Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean | -4.8% |
| 188 | Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia | -6.2% |
| 189 | Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia | -8% |
| 190 | Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia | -11.2% |
| 191 | Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia | -27.5% |
| 192 | Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia | -133.8% |
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2024
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