How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1989 to 2025.
Top-20 · US$
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 |
United States
|
401B | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Singapore
|
159B | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Hong Kong
|
126B | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Germany
|
95.19B | 2025 | 4 | |
| 5 |
China
|
79.98B | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Brazil
|
77.68B | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
United Kingdom
|
76.63B | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
France
|
73.03B | 2025 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Canada
|
69.03B | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
British Virgin Islands
|
53.6B | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Japan
|
45.81B | 2025 | 11 | |
| 12 |
United Arab Emirates
|
45.64B | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Mexico
|
43.09B | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Malta
|
42.59B | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
India
|
39.1B | 2025 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Australia
|
36.52B | 2025 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Saudi Arabia
|
32.63B | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Spain
|
28.09B | 2025 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Israel
|
26.22B | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Russia
|
22.93B | 2025 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Indonesia
|
22.28B | 2025 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Vietnam
|
20.17B | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Poland
|
20.03B | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Sweden
|
19.15B | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Thailand
|
18.84B | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Denmark
|
18.24B | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
South Korea
|
15.8B | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Malaysia
|
15.59B | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Egypt
|
15.45B | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Chile
|
14.51B | 2025 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Portugal
|
13.49B | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Oman
|
12.47B | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Türkiye
|
11.7B | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Colombia
|
11.57B | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Cyprus
|
11.16B | 2025 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Czechia
|
10.5B | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Peru
|
10.35B | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Romania
|
9.37B | 2025 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Guyana
|
8.63B | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Philippines
|
7.79B | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Greece
|
6.74B | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Costa Rica
|
5.59B | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Cambodia
|
5.1B | 2025 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Dominican Republic
|
4.92B | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Bulgaria
|
4.88B | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Ireland
|
4.82B | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Croatia
|
4.54B | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Uzbekistan
|
4.4B | 2025 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Ethiopia
|
4.02B | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Ukraine
|
4.02B | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Nigeria
|
4.01B | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Serbia
|
3.94B | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
New Zealand
|
3.61B | 2025 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Mozambique
|
3.51B | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Morocco
|
3.32B | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Uganda
|
3.26B | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Cayman Islands
|
3.18B | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Argentina
|
3.13B | 2025 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
3.12B | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Lithuania
|
3.09B | 2025 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Qatar
|
3.03B | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Mongolia
|
2.78B | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Bahrain
|
2.7B | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Zambia
|
2.36B | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Slovakia
|
2.05B | 2025 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Suriname
|
2.04B | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Senegal
|
2.02B | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Namibia
|
1.93B | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Ghana
|
1.91B | 2025 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Macao
|
1.89B | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1.87B | 2025 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Pakistan
|
1.85B | 2025 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Albania
|
1.85B | 2025 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Guatemala
|
1.85B | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Bangladesh
|
1.85B | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Lebanon
|
1.84B | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Slovenia
|
1.8B | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Tanzania
|
1.72B | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Georgia
|
1.66B | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Turkmenistan
|
1.64B | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Jordan
|
1.63B | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Venezuela
|
1.63B | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Belarus
|
1.6B | 2025 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Iran
|
1.45B | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Mauritania
|
1.44B | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Guinea
|
1.4B | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Honduras
|
1.4B | 2025 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Nicaragua
|
1.35B | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Ecuador
|
1.3B | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Kosovo
|
1.25B | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Algeria
|
1.23B | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Paraguay
|
1.18B | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Angola
|
1.15B | 2025 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Gabon
|
1.14B | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Uruguay
|
1.12B | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Myanmar
|
1.1B | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Chad
|
1.02B | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Laos
|
988M | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Panama
|
938M | 2025 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Mali
|
921M | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Cameroon
|
888M | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Italy
|
883M | 2025 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Maldives
|
806M | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Syria
|
804M | 2011 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Libya
|
795M | 2023 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Somalia
|
765M | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
El Salvador
|
764M | 2025 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Sri Lanka
|
761M | 2024 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Tunisia
|
760M | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
New Caledonia
|
726M | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
717M | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Mauritius
|
681M | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Montenegro
|
676M | 2025 | 113 | |
| 114 |
North Macedonia
|
676M | 2025 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Bolivia
|
620M | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Madagascar
|
606M | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Armenia
|
605M | 2025 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Republic of the Congo
|
604M | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Rwanda
|
573M | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Sudan
|
548M | 2023 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Benin
|
543M | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Liberia
|
472M | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Botswana
|
467M | 2024 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Zimbabwe
|
465M | 2024 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Kenya
|
463M | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Moldova
|
460M | 2025 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Kuwait
|
413M | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Azerbaijan
|
374M | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Niger
|
358M | 2024 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Palestine
|
330M | 2025 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Jamaica
|
305M | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Barbados
|
303M | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
282M | 2025 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Andorra
|
268M | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Malawi
|
258M | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
255M | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Timor-Leste
|
253M | 2025 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Latvia
|
244M | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Bahamas
|
241M | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Gambia
|
232M | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Seychelles
|
226M | 2024 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Fiji
|
204M | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Saint Lucia
|
194M | 2025 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
188M | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Grenada
|
171M | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Curaçao
|
155M | 2024 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Cabo Verde
|
154M | 2025 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Sierra Leone
|
122M | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Bermuda
|
118M | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
111M | 2025 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Aruba
|
103M | 2024 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Tajikistan
|
85.85M | 2025 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Togo
|
83.75M | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
South Sudan
|
83.42M | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Eswatini
|
75.53M | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Palau
|
69.08M | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Djibouti
|
67.82M | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
61.81M | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Nepal
|
56.9M | 2024 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Dominica
|
49.48M | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
44M | 2024 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Central African Republic
|
40.41M | 2024 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Sint Maarten
|
37.11M | 2024 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Burundi
|
35.12M | 2025 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Solomon Islands
|
32.97M | 2024 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Vanuatu
|
28.86M | 2024 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
28.35M | 2025 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
26.65M | 2024 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Afghanistan
|
20.6M | 2021 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Micronesia
|
20.21M | 2014 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Haiti
|
20M | 2024 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Marshall Islands
|
13.36M | 2024 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Comoros
|
7.1M | 2024 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Kiribati
|
4.16M | 2025 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Bhutan
|
2.82M | 2024 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Samoa
|
2.22M | 2025 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Tuvalu
|
258,080 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Belize
|
240,004 | 2025 | 178 | |
| 179 |
North Korea
|
203,000 | 1989 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Lesotho
|
-5.77M | 2025 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Nauru
|
-5.85M | 2024 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Tonga
|
-12.08M | 2024 | 182 | |
| 183 |
French Polynesia
|
-13.87M | 2024 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
-16.68M | 2024 | 184 | |
| 185 |
San Marino
|
-18.11M | 2023 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Eritrea
|
-27.95M | 2024 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Papua New Guinea
|
-198M | 2024 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Iceland
|
-202M | 2025 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Burkina Faso
|
-202M | 2024 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Finland
|
-286M | 2025 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Yemen
|
-371M | 2019 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
-794M | 2025 | 192 | |
| 193 |
Estonia
|
-838M | 2025 | 193 | |
| 194 |
Kazakhstan
|
-916M | 2025 | 194 | |
| 195 |
South Africa
|
-2.16B | 2025 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Iraq
|
-7.65B | 2024 | 196 | |
| 197 |
Norway
|
-7.82B | 2025 | 197 | |
| 198 |
Austria
|
-11.68B | 2025 | 198 | |
| 199 |
Switzerland
|
-12.29B | 2025 | 199 | |
| 200 |
Netherlands
|
-17.06B | 2024 | 200 | |
| 201 |
Belgium
|
-28.79B | 2025 | 201 | |
| 202 |
Hungary
|
-69.94B | 2025 | 202 | |
| 203 |
Liechtenstein
|
-87.21B | 2018 | 203 | |
| 204 |
Luxembourg
|
-93.89B | 2025 | 204 |
Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.
How much direct investment the residents of a country place abroad.
Business 1970–2025 FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
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 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.
Business 1975–2025 Listed domestic companiesHow many domestic companies are quoted on a country's exchanges.