Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2011 to 2025.
Top-20 · % of GDP
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Malta
|
170.05 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Suriname
|
45.06 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Cayman Islands
|
40.92 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Guyana
|
34.99 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Hong Kong
|
30.81 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Cyprus
|
27.08 | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Singapore
|
26.34 | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Palau
|
21.49 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Mozambique
|
15.42 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Namibia
|
14.18 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Timor-Leste
|
13.31 | 2025 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Mauritania
|
13.24 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
12.06 | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Grenada
|
12.02 | 2025 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Mongolia
|
11.69 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Oman
|
11.64 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Maldives
|
11.42 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Seychelles
|
10.15 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Kosovo
|
10 | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Cambodia
|
9.95 | 2025 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Liberia
|
9.87 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Gambia
|
9.66 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Zambia
|
9.32 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
8.87 | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
New Caledonia
|
8.49 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
United Arab Emirates
|
8.26 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Montenegro
|
7.32 | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Saint Lucia
|
7.3 | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Lebanon
|
7.09 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Nicaragua
|
6.87 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Dominica
|
6.84 | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Andorra
|
6.64 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Micronesia
|
6.4 | 2014 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Somalia
|
6.39 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Senegal
|
6.27 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Albania
|
6.06 | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Uganda
|
6.04 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Laos
|
5.99 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Bahrain
|
5.72 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Guinea
|
5.61 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Gabon
|
5.48 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Costa Rica
|
5.43 | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Chad
|
5.12 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Cabo Verde
|
5.03 | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Croatia
|
4.88 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Marshall Islands
|
4.69 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Mauritius
|
4.56 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Curaçao
|
4.35 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Georgia
|
4.34 | 2025 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Portugal
|
4.3 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Denmark
|
4.3 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Israel
|
4.29 | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Vietnam
|
4.23 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Egypt
|
4.23 | 2025 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Chile
|
4.06 | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Barbados
|
3.99 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Serbia
|
3.94 | 2025 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Dominican Republic
|
3.86 | 2025 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Republic of the Congo
|
3.84 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Macao
|
3.82 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Rwanda
|
3.79 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Bulgaria
|
3.73 | 2025 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Turkmenistan
|
3.72 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Malaysia
|
3.69 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
3.58 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
North Macedonia
|
3.54 | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Honduras
|
3.53 | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Madagascar
|
3.45 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Mali
|
3.44 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Fiji
|
3.41 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Brazil
|
3.41 | 2025 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Thailand
|
3.27 | 2025 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Lithuania
|
3.24 | 2025 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Peru
|
3.09 | 2025 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Uzbekistan
|
2.99 | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Canada
|
2.98 | 2025 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Sweden
|
2.86 | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Jordan
|
2.79 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Czechia
|
2.69 | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Ethiopia
|
2.69 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Greece
|
2.63 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Saudi Arabia
|
2.56 | 2025 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Colombia
|
2.53 | 2025 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Benin
|
2.53 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
2.52 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Aruba
|
2.48 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Botswana
|
2.42 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
2.4 | 2025 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Paraguay
|
2.4 | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Mexico
|
2.35 | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Malawi
|
2.28 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Slovenia
|
2.26 | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Moldova
|
2.26 | 2025 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Vanuatu
|
2.22 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2.2 | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Romania
|
2.19 | 2025 | 96 | |
| 97 |
France
|
2.17 | 2025 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Tanzania
|
2.17 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Ukraine
|
2.11 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Solomon Islands
|
2.08 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
El Salvador
|
2.08 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Armenia
|
2.07 | 2025 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Sint Maarten
|
2.06 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
2.05 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Australia
|
2.03 | 2025 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Poland
|
1.93 | 2025 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Palestine
|
1.92 | 2025 | 107 | |
| 108 |
United Kingdom
|
1.91 | 2025 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Eritrea
|
1.89 | 2011 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Germany
|
1.88 | 2025 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Morocco
|
1.82 | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Niger
|
1.81 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Libya
|
1.81 | 2023 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Sierra Leone
|
1.75 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Belarus
|
1.71 | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Ghana
|
1.67 | 2025 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Cameroon
|
1.67 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Djibouti
|
1.63 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Guatemala
|
1.63 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Philippines
|
1.6 | 2025 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Eswatini
|
1.55 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Indonesia
|
1.54 | 2025 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Bahamas
|
1.52 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Myanmar
|
1.48 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Tunisia
|
1.48 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Spain
|
1.47 | 2025 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Central African Republic
|
1.47 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
1.42 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Qatar
|
1.41 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
1.41 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Jamaica
|
1.39 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Nigeria
|
1.38 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Sudan
|
1.37 | 2023 | 133 | |
| 134 |
New Zealand
|
1.37 | 2025 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Venezuela
|
1.35 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Slovakia
|
1.33 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Uruguay
|
1.31 | 2025 | 137 | |
| 138 |
United States
|
1.3 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Bermuda
|
1.28 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
1.21 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Kiribati
|
1.19 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Syria
|
1.19 | 2011 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Zimbabwe
|
1.12 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Burundi
|
1.04 | 2025 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Panama
|
1.04 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Japan
|
1.03 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Ecuador
|
1 | 2025 | 147 | |
| 148 |
India
|
0.99 | 2025 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Bolivia
|
0.96 | 2025 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Angola
|
0.94 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Russia
|
0.9 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Türkiye
|
0.86 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
South Korea
|
0.84 | 2025 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Ireland
|
0.79 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Togo
|
0.79 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Sri Lanka
|
0.76 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Latvia
|
0.5 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Azerbaijan
|
0.49 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Tajikistan
|
0.49 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Argentina
|
0.46 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Algeria
|
0.46 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Tuvalu
|
0.45 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Pakistan
|
0.45 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Comoros
|
0.44 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
0.41 | 2025 | 165 | |
| 166 |
China
|
0.41 | 2025 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Bangladesh
|
0.4 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Kenya
|
0.38 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Iran
|
0.3 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Kuwait
|
0.26 | 2025 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Samoa
|
0.17 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Afghanistan
|
0.14 | 2021 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Nepal
|
0.13 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Bhutan
|
0.08 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Haiti
|
0.08 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Italy
|
0.03 | 2025 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Belize
|
0.01 | 2025 | 177 | |
| 178 |
South Sudan
|
0 | 2015 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Finland
|
-0.09 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 180 |
French Polynesia
|
-0.22 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Lesotho
|
-0.22 | 2025 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Kazakhstan
|
-0.3 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 183 |
South Africa
|
-0.51 | 2025 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Iceland
|
-0.52 | 2025 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Papua New Guinea
|
-0.64 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Burkina Faso
|
-0.87 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 187 |
San Marino
|
-0.89 | 2023 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Switzerland
|
-1.18 | 2025 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Yemen
|
-1.31 | 2018 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Netherlands
|
-1.41 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Norway
|
-1.47 | 2025 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Estonia
|
-1.78 | 2025 | 192 | |
| 193 |
Tonga
|
-1.87 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 194 |
Austria
|
-2.02 | 2025 | 194 | |
| 195 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
-2.02 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Iraq
|
-2.74 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 197 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
-3.06 | 2025 | 197 | |
| 198 |
Nauru
|
-3.48 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 199 |
Belgium
|
-3.97 | 2025 | 199 | |
| 200 |
Hungary
|
-28.37 | 2025 | 200 | |
| 201 |
Luxembourg
|
-92.82 | 2025 | 201 | |
| 202 |
Liechtenstein
|
-1,303.11 | 2018 | 202 |
Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Economy 1960–2025 Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Investment in fixed assets and inventories as a percent of GDP — the base of future growth.
Business 2006–2024 New business densityHow many new companies are registered per 1,000 people of working age.
Business 1970–2025 Foreign direct investment outflowsHow much direct investment the residents of a country place abroad.
Business 1975–2025 Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business 1975–2025 Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.