How much direct investment the residents of a country place abroad.
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
|
422B | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Japan
|
218B | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
China
|
157B | 2025 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Luxembourg
|
109B | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Germany
|
108B | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Singapore
|
94.2B | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
United Kingdom
|
86.93B | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Hong Kong
|
80.54B | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
France
|
80.27B | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
United Arab Emirates
|
77.17B | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Ireland
|
67.15B | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
British Virgin Islands
|
59.45B | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Canada
|
57.17B | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Spain
|
46.38B | 2025 | 14 | |
| 15 |
South Korea
|
41.23B | 2025 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Malta
|
36.46B | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
India
|
35.69B | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Denmark
|
30.7B | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Brazil
|
30.18B | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Saudi Arabia
|
27.03B | 2025 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Switzerland
|
25.32B | 2025 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Italy
|
22.9B | 2025 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Israel
|
14.47B | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Malaysia
|
13.04B | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Mexico
|
11.29B | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Russia
|
10.58B | 2025 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Thailand
|
9.33B | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Chile
|
8.68B | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Czechia
|
8.62B | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Poland
|
8.38B | 2025 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Sweden
|
8.03B | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Indonesia
|
7.93B | 2025 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Portugal
|
6.84B | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Finland
|
6.68B | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Türkiye
|
6.61B | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Colombia
|
4.82B | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Qatar
|
3.34B | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Kuwait
|
2.99B | 2025 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Argentina
|
2.83B | 2025 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Croatia
|
2.79B | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Venezuela
|
2.6B | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Greece
|
2.22B | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Slovakia
|
1.86B | 2025 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Philippines
|
1.6B | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Cyprus
|
1.57B | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Bulgaria
|
1.51B | 2025 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Peru
|
1.42B | 2025 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Serbia
|
1.33B | 2025 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Macao
|
1.24B | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Nigeria
|
1.19B | 2025 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Norway
|
1.11B | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Slovenia
|
1.06B | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Azerbaijan
|
910M | 2025 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Guatemala
|
865M | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Morocco
|
812M | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Romania
|
803M | 2025 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Papua New Guinea
|
770M | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Egypt
|
696M | 2025 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Uruguay
|
661M | 2025 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Vietnam
|
600M | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Honduras
|
587M | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Kazakhstan
|
469M | 2025 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Costa Rica
|
466M | 2025 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Iraq
|
439M | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Kenya
|
418M | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Kosovo
|
415M | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
North Macedonia
|
400M | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Lebanon
|
391M | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Albania
|
342M | 2025 | 69 | |
| 70 |
El Salvador
|
318M | 2025 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Latvia
|
317M | 2025 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Zambia
|
311M | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Ukraine
|
305M | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Bahrain
|
275M | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Pakistan
|
267M | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Georgia
|
266M | 2025 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Armenia
|
252M | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Paraguay
|
236M | 2025 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
228M | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
198M | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
191M | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Belarus
|
176M | 2025 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Bahamas
|
163M | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Uzbekistan
|
158M | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Bolivia
|
156M | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
154M | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Cambodia
|
139M | 2025 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Madagascar
|
134M | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Zimbabwe
|
131M | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Lithuania
|
128M | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Angola
|
125M | 2025 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Andorra
|
118M | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Sri Lanka
|
110M | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Moldova
|
99.6M | 2025 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Tajikistan
|
94.05M | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Iran
|
89.42M | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Aruba
|
87.67M | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Mali
|
78.08M | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Montenegro
|
75.12M | 2025 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Liberia
|
74.91M | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Nicaragua
|
73.8M | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Eswatini
|
63.77M | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Cameroon
|
63.42M | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Benin
|
60.28M | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Burkina Faso
|
57.04M | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Malawi
|
56.42M | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Mongolia
|
55.47M | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Sudan
|
54.24M | 2021 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Jordan
|
54.08M | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Solomon Islands
|
52.88M | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Senegal
|
48.08M | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
New Caledonia
|
45.87M | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Namibia
|
44.4M | 2024 | 113 | |
| 114 |
South Sudan
|
41.98M | 2017 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Ghana
|
38.84M | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Mauritius
|
38.33M | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
San Marino
|
34.61M | 2023 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Tunisia
|
34.59M | 2024 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Bermuda
|
33.8M | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Afghanistan
|
30.79M | 2021 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Fiji
|
25.57M | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Republic of the Congo
|
25.39M | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
New Zealand
|
23.86M | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Cabo Verde
|
23.86M | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Niger
|
20.73M | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Saint Lucia
|
18.67M | 2025 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Barbados
|
18.57M | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
17.37M | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Palestine
|
14.66M | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Rwanda
|
13.15M | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
French Polynesia
|
11.32M | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Bangladesh
|
10.1M | 2025 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
9.89M | 2025 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Curaçao
|
8.09M | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Guyana
|
5.7M | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Sint Maarten
|
4.71M | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Timor-Leste
|
4.5M | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Burundi
|
3.9M | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Mauritania
|
3.9M | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
3.83M | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Yemen
|
3.33M | 2019 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Botswana
|
3.02M | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Marshall Islands
|
2.94M | 2006 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Vanuatu
|
2.79M | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Tanzania
|
2.26M | 2003 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Belize
|
1.4M | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Tonga
|
1.25M | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Comoros
|
1.1M | 1990 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Jamaica
|
1.07M | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Uganda
|
399,794 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Samoa
|
395,277 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
389,069 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Algeria
|
264,865 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Guinea
|
30,000 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Kiribati
|
16,114 | 2025 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Laos
|
6,670 | 2022 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Central African Republic
|
1,290 | 2002 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Ecuador
|
0 | 1989 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Ethiopia
|
0 | 1989 | 158 | |
| 160 |
Lesotho
|
0 | 1989 | 158 | |
| 161 |
Maldives
|
0 | 1989 | 158 | |
| 162 |
Myanmar
|
0 | 1989 | 158 | |
| 163 |
Nepal
|
0 | 1989 | 158 | |
| 164 |
Syria
|
0 | 1989 | 158 | |
| 165 |
Sierra Leone
|
-33,272 | 2010 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Palau
|
-38,000 | 1998 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Dominica
|
-401,184 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Micronesia
|
-511,900 | 2014 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Gambia
|
-665,150 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Tuvalu
|
-915,228 | 2021 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Suriname
|
-919,348 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Haiti
|
-1M | 1999 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Nauru
|
-1.34M | 2024 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
-2.08M | 2025 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Chad
|
-2.15M | 1999 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Grenada
|
-3.62M | 2025 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
-9.34M | 2025 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Estonia
|
-24.28M | 2025 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Eritrea
|
-27.88M | 2000 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Gabon
|
-33.78M | 2019 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Seychelles
|
-41.42M | 2024 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Mozambique
|
-44.11M | 2024 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
-51.54M | 2018 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Libya
|
-56.51M | 2024 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Togo
|
-73.35M | 2024 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
-95.42M | 2025 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Dominican Republic
|
-114M | 2025 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Oman
|
-143M | 2024 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
-390M | 2025 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Iceland
|
-852M | 2025 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Panama
|
-871M | 2025 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Cayman Islands
|
-1.74B | 2024 | 192 | |
| 193 |
South Africa
|
-4.01B | 2025 | 193 | |
| 194 |
Australia
|
-4.55B | 2025 | 194 | |
| 195 |
Netherlands
|
-5.93B | 2024 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Austria
|
-6.07B | 2025 | 196 | |
| 197 |
Belgium
|
-19.31B | 2025 | 197 | |
| 198 |
Hungary
|
-60.84B | 2025 | 198 |
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance 1980–2031 Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy 1960–2025 GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business 1970–2025 FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
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.