FDI Inflows (% of GDP) by Country
As of 2025, Malta leads globally in fdi inflows (% of gdp) at 51.7%, followed by Suriname, Cayman Islands, Guyana. At the lower end, Luxembourg, Hungary, Belgium rank among the lowest. The global median is 2.1% (DR Congo). This indicator falls under the "Trade" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 196 countries.
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| # | Country | FDI Inflows (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malta | 51.7% | 2025 |
| 2 |  Suriname | 45.4% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Cayman Islands | 40.9% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Guyana | 33.1% | 2025 |
| 5 |  Hong Kong | 28.3% | 2025 |
| 6 |  Guinea | 27.4% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Cyprus | 27.1% | 2025 |
| 8 |  Singapore | 26.3% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Mozambique | 25.8% | 2025 |
| 10 |  Palau | 16.6% | 2025 |
| 11 |  Timor-Leste | 13.3% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 12.1% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Grenada | 12.0% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Maldives | 11.1% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Mongolia | 10.8% | 2025 |
| 16 |  The Gambia | 10.6% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 10.5% | 2025 |
| 18 |  Ireland | 10.4% | 2025 |
| 19 |  Kosovo | 10.0% | 2025 |
| 20 |  Seychelles | 10.0% | 2025 |
| 21 |  Cambodia | 9.9% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Namibia | 9.6% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Liberia | 9.5% | 2025 |
| 24 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.9% | 2025 |
| 25 |  United Arab Emirates | 8.3% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Laos | 7.7% | 2025 |
| 27 |  Montenegro | 7.3% | 2025 |
| 28 |  St. Lucia | 7.3% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Dominica | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Lebanon | 6.8% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Nicaragua | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 32 |  Somalia | 6.4% | 2025 |
| 33 |  Oman | 6.2% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Albania | 6.1% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Andorra | 6.0% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Rwanda | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 37 |  New Caledonia | 5.9% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Costa Rica | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 39 |  Mauritania | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 40 |  Uganda | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Cabo Verde | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Mauritius | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 43 |  Greece | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 44 |  Malaysia | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Madagascar | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 46 |  Zambia | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Curaçao | 4.3% | 2024 |
| 48 |  Georgia | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Israel | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 50 |  Vietnam | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Fiji | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Egypt | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Chile | 4.1% | 2025 |
| 54 |  Serbia | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Dominican Republic | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Solomon Islands | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 57 |  Bulgaria | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Denmark | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Republic of the Congo | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Malawi | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 61 |  North Macedonia | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Portugal | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 63 |  Brazil | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Barbados | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 65 |  Jordan | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Lithuania | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Djibouti | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 68 |  Thailand | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Peru | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Uzbekistan | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Canada | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Ethiopia | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Croatia | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Mali | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Honduras | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Czechia | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Tonga | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 80 |  Sweden | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 81 |  Saudi Arabia | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Colombia | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 84 |  Aruba | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 85 |  Mexico | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 86 |  Vanuatu | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Armenia | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 88 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Paraguay | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Sierra Leone | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 91 |  Equatorial Guinea | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Uruguay | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Slovenia | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 94 |  Moldova | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Macao | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 96 |  Romania | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 97 |  Australia | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 98 |  El Salvador | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 99 |  DR Congo | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Poland | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 102 |  Tunisia | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Benin | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 104 |  West Bank and Gaza | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Tanzania | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 106 |  Germany | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 107 |  Zimbabwe | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Sint Maarten | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 109 |  Togo | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 110 |  Morocco | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 111 |  France | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 112 |  Angola | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 113 |  Gabon | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Belarus | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Libya | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Bahrain | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 117 |  Ghana | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Philippines | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Indonesia | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 120 |  Bahamas | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 121 |  Spain | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 122 |  Central African Republic | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 123 |  Turkmenistan | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 124 |  Qatar | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Guatemala | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 126 |  Nigeria | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 127 |  Slovakia | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 129 |  Myanmar | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 130 |  Lesotho | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 131 |  New Zealand | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 132 |  Bermuda | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Jamaica | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 134 |  Kiribati | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Niger | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 136 |  Burkina Faso | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 137 |  Burundi | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 138 |  Marshall Islands | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 139 |  Panama | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 140 |  Ecuador | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 141 |  Japan | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 142 |  India | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Eswatini | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Cameroon | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 145 |  United States | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 146 |  Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 147 |  United Kingdom | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 148 |  South Korea | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 149 |  Latvia | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Kenya | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Bolivia | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 152 |  Türkiye | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 153 |  Ukraine | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 154 |  Argentina | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 155 |  Algeria | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 156 |  Comoros | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Azerbaijan | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 158 |  Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 159 |  Pakistan | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 160 |  Iran | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 161 |  Russia | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 162 |  Brunei | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 163 |  China | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 164 |  Tuvalu | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 166 |  Netherlands | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Kuwait | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 168 |  Bhutan | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 169 |  Samoa | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 170 |  Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 171 |  Finland | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 172 |  Senegal | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Nepal | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 174 |  Haiti | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 175 |  Italy | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 176 |  Chad | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 177 |  Belize | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 178 |  Switzerland | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 179 |  Sudan | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Nauru | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 181 |  French Polynesia | -0.2% | 2024 |
| 182 |  Kazakhstan | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 183 |  South Africa | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 184 |  Venezuela | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 185 |  San Marino | -0.9% | 2023 |
| 186 |  Norway | -1.3% | 2025 |
| 187 |  Austria | -2.0% | 2025 |
| 188 |  Iceland | -2.2% | 2025 |
| 189 |  Estonia | -2.2% | 2025 |
| 190 |  Iraq | -3.0% | 2025 |
| 191 |  Trinidad and Tobago | -3.1% | 2025 |
| 192 |  Botswana | -3.3% | 2025 |
| 193 |  Papua New Guinea | -3.6% | 2025 |
| 194 |  Belgium | -4.0% | 2025 |
| 195 |  Hungary | -28.4% | 2025 |
| 196 |  Luxembourg | -32.7% | 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest fdi inflows (% of gdp) in 2025?
Malta ranks #1 with fdi inflows (% of gdp) of 51.7% as of 2025, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest fdi inflows (% of gdp)?
Luxembourg ranks last (#196) with -32.7% as of 2025.
What is the global median for fdi inflows (% of gdp)?
The median value is 2.1% (DR Congo, ranked #99 out of 196 countries).
How many countries report data for fdi inflows (% of gdp)?
196 countries have available data for fdi inflows (% of gdp). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does fdi inflows (% of gdp) belong to?
FDI Inflows (% of GDP) is classified under the "Trade" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.