FDI Inflows (% of GDP) by Country — 2024 World Rankings
Foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP.
Updated May 2026 · Source: World BankIn 2024, Malta leads the world in fdi inflows (% of gdp) with 170.5%, followed by Luxembourg (113.6%), Cayman Islands (93.7%), Guyana (35.0%), Hong Kong SAR, China (30.9%). At the other end, Cyprus ranks last at -133.8%. The global median is 2.5% (Norway). 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. Luxembourg, 3. Cayman Islands, 4. Guyana, 5. Hong Kong SAR, China, 6. Palau, 7. Singapore, 8. Mozambique, 9. Namibia, 10. Mauritania. 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 | 170.5% | 2024 |
| 2 |  Luxembourg | 113.6% | 2024 |
| 3 |  Cayman Islands | 93.7% | 2023 |
| 4 |  Guyana | 35.0% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Hong Kong SAR, China | 30.9% | 2024 |
| 6 |  Palau | 28.9% | 2023 |
| 7 |  Singapore | 27.8% | 2024 |
| 8 |  Mozambique | 15.4% | 2024 |
| 9 |  Namibia | 14.8% | 2024 |
| 10 |  Mauritania | 13.2% | 2024 |
| 11 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.0% | 2024 |
| 12 |  Egypt, Arab Rep. | 12.0% | 2024 |
| 13 |  Grenada | 11.9% | 2024 |
| 14 |  Mongolia | 11.7% | 2024 |
| 15 |  Oman | 11.6% | 2024 |
| 16 |  Timor-Leste | 11.6% | 2024 |
| 17 |  Maldives | 11.4% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 11.1% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Seychelles | 10.4% | 2024 |
| 20 |  Liberia | 9.9% | 2024 |
| 21 |  Gambia, The | 9.7% | 2024 |
| 22 |  Cambodia | 9.5% | 2024 |
| 23 |  Zambia | 9.3% | 2024 |
| 24 |  Dominica | 8.7% | 2024 |
| 25 |  New Caledonia | 8.5% | 2024 |
| 26 |  United Arab Emirates | 8.3% | 2024 |
| 27 |  Iceland | 8.1% | 2024 |
| 28 |  Kosovo | 7.7% | 2024 |
| 29 |  St. Lucia | 7.3% | 2024 |
| 30 |  Montenegro | 7.2% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Nicaragua | 6.9% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Andorra | 6.6% | 2024 |
| 33 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.4% | 2024 |
| 34 |  Albania | 6.3% | 2024 |
| 35 |  North Macedonia | 6.2% | 2024 |
| 36 |  Serbia | 6.2% | 2024 |
| 37 |  Senegal | 6.1% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Uganda | 6.0% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Malawi | 6.0% | 2024 |
| 40 |  Lao PDR | 6.0% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Bahrain | 5.7% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Guinea | 5.6% | 2024 |
| 43 |  Costa Rica | 5.6% | 2024 |
| 44 |  Lithuania | 5.5% | 2024 |
| 45 |  Gabon | 5.5% | 2024 |
| 46 |  Chad | 5.2% | 2024 |
| 47 |  Croatia | 4.9% | 2024 |
| 48 |  Georgia | 4.7% | 2024 |
| 49 |  Mauritius | 4.6% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Sweden | 4.5% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Denmark | 4.4% | 2024 |
| 52 |  Curacao | 4.3% | 2024 |
| 53 |  Portugal | 4.3% | 2024 |
| 54 |  Viet Nam | 4.2% | 2024 |
| 55 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | 4.1% | 2024 |
| 56 |  Barbados | 4.0% | 2024 |
| 57 |  Kyrgyz Republic | 4.0% | 2024 |
| 58 |  Cabo Verde | 4.0% | 2024 |
| 59 |  Rwanda | 4.0% | 2024 |
| 60 |  Belize | 4.0% | 2024 |
| 61 |  Congo, Rep. | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 62 |  Macao SAR, China | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 63 |  Chile | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 64 |  Czechia | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 65 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 3.7% | 2024 |
| 66 |  Panama | 3.7% | 2024 |
| 67 |  Malaysia | 3.7% | 2024 |
| 68 |  Dominican Republic | 3.6% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6% | 2024 |
| 70 |  Slovak Republic | 3.6% | 2024 |
| 71 |  Honduras | 3.5% | 2024 |
| 72 |  Madagascar | 3.5% | 2024 |
| 73 |  Latvia | 3.5% | 2024 |
| 74 |  Mali | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 75 |  Fiji | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 76 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 77 |  Brazil | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Colombia | 3.3% | 2024 |
| 79 |  Lebanon | 3.3% | 2023 |
| 80 |  Turkmenistan | 3.2% | 2024 |
| 81 |  Bulgaria | 3.1% | 2024 |
| 82 |  Jordan | 3.1% | 2024 |
| 83 |  Australia | 3.0% | 2024 |
| 84 |  Finland | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 85 |  Canada | 2.8% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Israel | 2.7% | 2024 |
| 87 |  Thailand | 2.7% | 2024 |
| 88 |  Ethiopia | 2.7% | 2024 |
| 89 |  Greece | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 90 |  Kiribati | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 91 |  El Salvador | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 92 |  Uzbekistan | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 93 |  Vanuatu | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Slovenia | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 95 |  Austria | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Benin | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 97 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 98 |  Moldova | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Norway | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 100 |  Spain | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 101 |  Paraguay | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 102 |  Mexico | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 103 |  Aruba | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 104 |  Botswana | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 105 |  Peru | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 106 |  Belarus | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 107 |  Poland | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 108 |  Tanzania | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 109 |  Ghana | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 110 |  Ukraine | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 111 |  Solomon Islands | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 112 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 113 |  Tajikistan | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Philippines | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Romania | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Argentina | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 117 |  Libya | 1.8% | 2023 |
| 118 |  Niger | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 119 |  Sierra Leone | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 120 |  Indonesia | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 121 |  Saudi Arabia | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 122 |  Cameroon | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 123 |  France | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 124 |  Djibouti | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 125 |  Guatemala | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Eswatini | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Bahamas, The | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 128 |  Tunisia | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Myanmar | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 131 |  Central African Republic | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Jamaica | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Sudan | 1.4% | 2023 |
| 134 |  Venezuela, RB | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Bermuda | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 136 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 137 |  West Bank and Gaza | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 138 |  Italy | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Zimbabwe | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 140 |  Burundi | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 141 |  United States | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 142 |  Morocco | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 143 |  Germany | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Turkiye | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 145 |  Korea, Rep. | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 146 |  Ireland | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 147 |  Togo | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 148 |  Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 149 |  Pakistan | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 150 |  Bolivia | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 151 |  India | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 153 |  New Zealand | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Marshall Islands | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 155 |  South Africa | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 156 |  Armenia | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 157 |  Comoros | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 158 |  Algeria | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Tonga | 0.4% | 2023 |
| 160 |  Nigeria | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Japan | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 162 |  Kenya | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Kuwait | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 164 |  Burkina Faso | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 165 |  Ecuador | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 166 |  Bhutan | 0.3% | 2023 |
| 167 |  Samoa | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 168 |  Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 169 |  Iran, Islamic Rep. | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 170 |  Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 171 |  Tuvalu | 0.3% | 2023 |
| 172 |  Qatar | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 173 |  Brunei Darussalam | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 174 |  Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 175 |  Nepal | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 176 |  China | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 177 |  Haiti | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 178 |  French Polynesia | -0.2% | 2024 |
| 179 |  United Kingdom | -0.4% | 2024 |
| 180 |  Russian Federation | -0.4% | 2024 |
| 181 |  Lesotho | -0.6% | 2024 |
| 182 |  Papua New Guinea | -0.6% | 2024 |
| 183 |  Suriname | -0.9% | 2024 |
| 184 |  San Marino | -0.9% | 2023 |
| 185 |  Angola | -1.1% | 2024 |
| 186 |  Netherlands | -1.4% | 2024 |
| 187 |  Trinidad and Tobago | -1.8% | 2024 |
| 188 |  Sao Tome and Principe | -2.0% | 2024 |
| 189 |  Iraq | -2.7% | 2024 |
| 190 |  Nauru | -3.6% | 2024 |
| 191 |  Uruguay | -4.9% | 2024 |
| 192 |  Belgium | -6.2% | 2024 |
| 193 |  Estonia | -8.0% | 2024 |
| 194 |  Switzerland | -11.6% | 2024 |
| 195 |  Hungary | -27.9% | 2024 |
| 196 |  Cyprus | -133.8% | 2024 |
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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 170.5% as of 2024, according to World Bank data.
Which country has the lowest fdi inflows (% of gdp) in 2024?
Cyprus has the lowest fdi inflows (% of gdp) at -133.8% 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 2.5% (Norway, ranked #99 out of 196 countries).