FDI Inflows (% of GDP) by Country — 2024 World Rankings
Foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP.
Updated August 2026 · Source: World BankIn 2024, Malta leads the world in fdi inflows (% of gdp) with 170.1%, followed by Suriname (45.1%), Cayman Islands (40.9%), Guyana (35.0%), Hong Kong SAR, China (30.8%). At the other end, Luxembourg ranks last at -92.8%. The global median is 2.1% (Solomon Islands). This ranking covers 196 countries and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators, one of the most authoritative sources for international economic statistics.
The top 10 countries are: 1. Malta, 2. Suriname, 3. Cayman Islands, 4. Guyana, 5. Hong Kong SAR, China, 6. Cyprus, 7. Singapore, 8. Palau, 9. Mozambique, 10. Namibia. All data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly. Free API access is available for developers and researchers.
| # | Country | FDI Inflows (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malta | 170.1% | 2024 |
| 2 |  Suriname | 45.1% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Cayman Islands | 40.9% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Guyana | 35.0% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Hong Kong SAR, China | 30.8% | 2024 |
| 6 |  Cyprus | 27.1% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Singapore | 26.3% | 2025 |
| 8 |  Palau | 21.5% | 2024 |
| 9 |  Mozambique | 15.4% | 2024 |
| 10 |  Namibia | 14.2% | 2024 |
| 11 |  Timor-Leste | 13.3% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Mauritania | 13.2% | 2024 |
| 13 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 12.1% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Grenada | 12.0% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Mongolia | 11.7% | 2024 |
| 16 |  Oman | 11.6% | 2024 |
| 17 |  Maldives | 11.4% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Seychelles | 10.1% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Kosovo | 10.0% | 2025 |
| 20 |  Cambodia | 9.9% | 2025 |
| 21 |  Liberia | 9.9% | 2024 |
| 22 |  Gambia, The | 9.7% | 2024 |
| 23 |  Zambia | 9.3% | 2024 |
| 24 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.9% | 2025 |
| 25 |  New Caledonia | 8.5% | 2024 |
| 26 |  United Arab Emirates | 8.3% | 2024 |
| 27 |  Montenegro | 7.3% | 2025 |
| 28 |  St. Lucia | 7.3% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Lebanon | 7.1% | 2024 |
| 30 |  Nicaragua | 6.9% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Dominica | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 32 |  Andorra | 6.6% | 2024 |
| 33 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.4% | 2024 |
| 34 |  Senegal | 6.3% | 2024 |
| 35 |  Albania | 6.1% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Uganda | 6.0% | 2024 |
| 37 |  Lao PDR | 6.0% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Bahrain | 5.7% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Guinea | 5.6% | 2024 |
| 40 |  Gabon | 5.5% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Costa Rica | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Chad | 5.1% | 2024 |
| 43 |  Cabo Verde | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 44 |  Croatia | 4.9% | 2024 |
| 45 |  Marshall Islands | 4.7% | 2024 |
| 46 |  Mauritius | 4.6% | 2024 |
| 47 |  Curacao | 4.3% | 2024 |
| 48 |  Georgia | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Portugal | 4.3% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Denmark | 4.3% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Israel | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Viet Nam | 4.2% | 2024 |
| 53 |  Egypt, Arab Rep. | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 54 |  Chile | 4.1% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Barbados | 4.0% | 2024 |
| 56 |  Serbia | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 57 |  Dominican Republic | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Congo, Rep. | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 59 |  Macao SAR, China | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 60 |  Rwanda | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 61 |  Bulgaria | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Turkmenistan | 3.7% | 2024 |
| 63 |  Malaysia | 3.7% | 2024 |
| 64 |  Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6% | 2024 |
| 65 |  North Macedonia | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Honduras | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Madagascar | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 68 |  Mali | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Fiji | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 70 |  Brazil | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Thailand | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Lithuania | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Peru | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Uzbekistan | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Canada | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Sweden | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Jordan | 2.8% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Czechia | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Ethiopia | 2.7% | 2024 |
| 80 |  Greece | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 81 |  Saudi Arabia | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Colombia | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Benin | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 84 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 85 |  Aruba | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Botswana | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 87 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Paraguay | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Mexico | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Malawi | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Slovenia | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Moldova | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Vanuatu | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Romania | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 96 |  France | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 97 |  Tanzania | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 98 |  Ukraine | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Solomon Islands | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 100 |  El Salvador | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Armenia | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 102 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 103 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Australia | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Poland | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 106 |  West Bank and Gaza | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 107 |  United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Germany | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 109 |  Morocco | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 110 |  Niger | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 111 |  Libya | 1.8% | 2023 |
| 112 |  Sierra Leone | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 113 |  Belarus | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Ghana | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Cameroon | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Djibouti | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 117 |  Guatemala | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 118 |  Philippines | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Eswatini | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 120 |  Indonesia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 121 |  Bahamas, The | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 122 |  Myanmar | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 123 |  Tunisia | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 124 |  Spain | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Central African Republic | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Qatar | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Kyrgyz Republic | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Jamaica | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Nigeria | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Sudan | 1.4% | 2023 |
| 132 |  New Zealand | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 133 |  Venezuela, RB | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 134 |  Slovak Republic | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Uruguay | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 136 |  United States | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 137 |  Bermuda | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 138 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Kiribati | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 140 |  Zimbabwe | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 141 |  Burundi | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 142 |  Panama | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Japan | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Ecuador | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 145 |  India | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 146 |  Bolivia | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 147 |  Angola | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Russian Federation | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 149 |  Turkiye | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 150 |  Korea, Rep. | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Ireland | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Togo | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 153 |  Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Latvia | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 155 |  Azerbaijan | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 156 |  Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Argentina | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 158 |  Algeria | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Tuvalu | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 160 |  Pakistan | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 161 |  Comoros | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 162 |  Brunei Darussalam | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 163 |  China | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 164 |  Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Kenya | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 166 |  Iran, Islamic Rep. | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 167 |  Kuwait | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 168 |  Samoa | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 169 |  Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 170 |  Nepal | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 171 |  Bhutan | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 172 |  Haiti | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 173 |  Italy | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 174 |  Belize | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 175 |  Finland | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 176 |  French Polynesia | -0.2% | 2024 |
| 177 |  Lesotho | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 178 |  Kazakhstan | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 179 |  South Africa | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Iceland | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 181 |  Papua New Guinea | -0.6% | 2024 |
| 182 |  Burkina Faso | -0.9% | 2024 |
| 183 |  San Marino | -0.9% | 2023 |
| 184 |  Switzerland | -1.2% | 2025 |
| 185 |  Netherlands | -1.4% | 2024 |
| 186 |  Norway | -1.5% | 2025 |
| 187 |  Estonia | -1.8% | 2025 |
| 188 |  Tonga | -1.9% | 2024 |
| 189 |  Austria | -2.0% | 2025 |
| 190 |  Sao Tome and Principe | -2.0% | 2024 |
| 191 |  Iraq | -2.7% | 2024 |
| 192 |  Trinidad and Tobago | -3.1% | 2025 |
| 193 |  Naoero | -3.5% | 2024 |
| 194 |  Belgium | -4.0% | 2025 |
| 195 |  Hungary | -28.4% | 2025 |
| 196 |  Luxembourg | -92.8% | 2025 |
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Understanding FDI Inflows (% of GDP) by Country
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows as a percentage of GDP measure foreign capital entering a country for long-term business operations. Unlike portfolio investment, FDI represents a lasting commitment. The data comes from UNCTAD via the World Bank.
Small open economies and tax havens often show the highest FDI/GDP ratios — Ireland, Singapore, Luxembourg. For developing countries, healthy FDI inflows (2–5% of GDP) are associated with technology transfer, job creation, and growth.
Geopolitical tensions have redirected FDI flows since 2020 — "friend-shoring" is moving supply chains from China to Vietnam, India, Mexico, and Eastern Europe. The CHIPS Act and similar policies have created massive new semiconductor FDI.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest fdi inflows (% of gdp) in 2024?
Malta has the highest fdi inflows (% of gdp) at 170.1% as of 2024, according to World Bank data.
Which country has the lowest fdi inflows (% of gdp) in 2024?
Luxembourg has the lowest fdi inflows (% of gdp) at -92.8% as of 2024.
How many countries are ranked by fdi inflows (% of gdp)?
196 countries have reported data for fdi inflows (% of gdp). The data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
What is the median fdi inflows (% of gdp) across all countries?
The median fdi inflows (% of gdp) is 2.1% (Solomon Islands, ranked #99 out of 196 countries).