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Foreign direct investment

Tier A· OfficialDescriptive

Net foreign direct investment inflows as a share of GDP. Descriptive and volatile — a high value can reflect a financial hub as much as real investment.

100 = largest net FDI inflow (% GDP), 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

Mixed reference years (2011–2024). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.

How this score is built

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a share of GDP — World Bank indicator BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS (IMF Balance of Payments). Descriptive: FDI is volatile and can be inflated by financial-hub flows (e.g. small offshore centres), so it is neither simply good nor bad — neutral colour, off the radar. Values can be negative (net disinvestment). Normalized with min–max; the raw percentage is shown. Most recent year per country.

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100 = largest net FDI inflow (% GDP), 0 = lowest — descriptive, not better or worse

Full ranking

201 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stMaltaMLT
100100
170.054 % of GDP (net inflows)
2ndLuxembourgLUX
96.1796
113.622 % of GDP (net inflows)
3rdCayman IslandsCYM
91.2391
40.9173 % of GDP (net inflows)
4thGuyanaGUY
90.8391
34.9901 % of GDP (net inflows)
5thHong KongHKG
90.5591
30.8106 % of GDP (net inflows)
6thSingaporeSGP
90.0690
23.5787 % of GDP (net inflows)
7thPalauPLW
89.9290
21.4869 % of GDP (net inflows)
8thMozambiqueMOZ
89.590
15.421 % of GDP (net inflows)
9thSurinameSUR
89.4889
15.0818 % of GDP (net inflows)
10thNamibiaNAM
89.4289
14.1845 % of GDP (net inflows)
11thMauritaniaMRT
89.3689
13.2389 % of GDP (net inflows)
12thGrenadaGRD
89.2889
12.1312 % of GDP (net inflows)
12thTimor-LesteTLS
89.2889
12.0854 % of GDP (net inflows)
14thEgyptEGY
89.2789
11.9719 % of GDP (net inflows)
14thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
89.2789
12.006 % of GDP (net inflows)
16thMongoliaMNG
89.2589
11.6925 % of GDP (net inflows)
16thOmanOMN
89.2589
11.6351 % of GDP (net inflows)
18thAntigua and BarbudaATG
89.2389
11.3644 % of GDP (net inflows)
18thMaldivesMDV
89.2389
11.4167 % of GDP (net inflows)
20thSeychellesSYC
89.1589
10.1469 % of GDP (net inflows)
21stLiberiaLBR
89.1389
9.86626 % of GDP (net inflows)
22ndGambiaGMB
89.1189
9.66186 % of GDP (net inflows)
23rdCambodiaKHM
89.189
9.4809 % of GDP (net inflows)
24thZambiaZMB
89.0989
9.32438 % of GDP (net inflows)
25thDominicaDMA
89.0589
8.70432 % of GDP (net inflows)
26thIcelandISL
89.0489
8.53649 % of GDP (net inflows)
27thNew CaledoniaNCL
89.0389
8.48946 % of GDP (net inflows)
28thUnited Arab EmiratesARE
89.0289
8.26262 % of GDP (net inflows)
29thMontenegroMNE
88.9589
7.24451 % of GDP (net inflows)
30thLebanonLBN
88.9489
7.09437 % of GDP (net inflows)
30thSaint LuciaLCA
88.9489
7.16313 % of GDP (net inflows)
32ndNicaraguaNIC
88.9289
6.86575 % of GDP (net inflows)
33rdAndorraAND
88.9189
6.63543 % of GDP (net inflows)
34thAlbaniaALB
88.8989
6.32559 % of GDP (net inflows)
34thMicronesiaFSM
88.8989
6.39535 % of GDP (net inflows)
34thSomaliaSOM
88.8989
6.39258 % of GDP (net inflows)
37thNorth MacedoniaMKD
88.8889
6.23445 % of GDP (net inflows)
37thSenegalSEN
88.8889
6.26804 % of GDP (net inflows)
37thSerbiaSRB
88.8889
6.20235 % of GDP (net inflows)
40thUgandaUGA
88.8789
6.0417 % of GDP (net inflows)
41stLaosLAO
88.8689
5.98959 % of GDP (net inflows)
42ndBahrainBHR
88.8589
5.72467 % of GDP (net inflows)
43rdCosta RicaCRI
88.8489
5.58693 % of GDP (net inflows)
43rdGuineaGIN
88.8489
5.60537 % of GDP (net inflows)
45thGabonGAB
88.8389
5.47751 % of GDP (net inflows)
45thLithuaniaLTU
88.8389
5.49706 % of GDP (net inflows)
47thChadTCD
88.889
5.12132 % of GDP (net inflows)
47thSwedenSWE
88.889
5.07947 % of GDP (net inflows)
49thCroatiaHRV
88.7989
4.8779 % of GDP (net inflows)
50thGeorgiaGEO
88.7789
4.68838 % of GDP (net inflows)
50thMarshall IslandsMHL
88.7789
4.68731 % of GDP (net inflows)
50thMauritiusMUS
88.7789
4.56068 % of GDP (net inflows)
53rdCuraçaoCUW
88.7589
4.34711 % of GDP (net inflows)
53rdDenmarkDNK
88.7589
4.29659 % of GDP (net inflows)
53rdPortugalPRT
88.7589
4.29974 % of GDP (net inflows)
56thVietnamVNM
88.7489
4.23451 % of GDP (net inflows)
57thBarbadosBRB
88.7389
3.98891 % of GDP (net inflows)
57thBelizeBLZ
88.7389
4.01046 % of GDP (net inflows)
57thCape VerdeCPV
88.7389
4.051 % of GDP (net inflows)
57thChileCHL
88.7389
3.97989 % of GDP (net inflows)
61stCongoCOG
88.7289
3.8398 % of GDP (net inflows)
61stCzechiaCZE
88.7289
3.8934 % of GDP (net inflows)
61stDR CongoCOD
88.7289
3.84998 % of GDP (net inflows)
61stMacauMAC
88.7289
3.82364 % of GDP (net inflows)
65thMalaysiaMYS
88.7189
3.6931 % of GDP (net inflows)
65thRwandaRWA
88.7189
3.79146 % of GDP (net inflows)
65thSaint Kitts and NevisKNA
88.7189
3.74958 % of GDP (net inflows)
65thTurkmenistanTKM
88.7189
3.71704 % of GDP (net inflows)
69thDominican RepublicDOM
88.789
3.6014 % of GDP (net inflows)
69thIvory CoastCIV
88.789
3.58347 % of GDP (net inflows)
69thSlovakiaSVK
88.789
3.55504 % of GDP (net inflows)
72ndBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
88.6989
3.37614 % of GDP (net inflows)
72ndBrazilBRA
88.6989
3.38961 % of GDP (net inflows)
72ndFijiFJI
88.6989
3.41161 % of GDP (net inflows)
72ndLatviaLVA
88.6989
3.44086 % of GDP (net inflows)
72ndMadagascarMDG
88.6989
3.44577 % of GDP (net inflows)
72ndMaliMLI
88.6989
3.44171 % of GDP (net inflows)
78thColombiaCOL
88.6889
3.25416 % of GDP (net inflows)
79thAustraliaAUS
88.6689
3.05761 % of GDP (net inflows)
79thEl SalvadorSLV
88.6689
3.01317 % of GDP (net inflows)
79thFinlandFIN
88.6689
2.92635 % of GDP (net inflows)
82ndCanadaCAN
88.6589
2.77756 % of GDP (net inflows)
82ndJordanJOR
88.6589
2.78863 % of GDP (net inflows)
84thBulgariaBGR
88.6489
2.69152 % of GDP (net inflows)
84thEthiopiaETH
88.6489
2.68582 % of GDP (net inflows)
84thGreeceGRC
88.6489
2.63125 % of GDP (net inflows)
84thIsraelISR
88.6489
2.72512 % of GDP (net inflows)
84thThailandTHA
88.6489
2.70165 % of GDP (net inflows)
89thAustriaAUT
88.6389
2.55352 % of GDP (net inflows)
89thBeninBEN
88.6389
2.52766 % of GDP (net inflows)
89thMexicoMEX
88.6389
2.48429 % of GDP (net inflows)
89thMoldovaMDA
88.6389
2.51755 % of GDP (net inflows)
89thSloveniaSVN
88.6389
2.55876 % of GDP (net inflows)
89thTurks and Caicos IslandsTCA
88.6389
2.52093 % of GDP (net inflows)
95thArubaABW
88.6289
2.47747 % of GDP (net inflows)
95thBotswanaBWA
88.6289
2.4228 % of GDP (net inflows)
95thKiribatiKIR
88.6289
2.35253 % of GDP (net inflows)
95thNorwayNOR
88.6289
2.42255 % of GDP (net inflows)
95thPanamaPAN
88.6289
2.41063 % of GDP (net inflows)
95thParaguayPRY
88.6289
2.45295 % of GDP (net inflows)
95thSpainESP
88.6289
2.47897 % of GDP (net inflows)
95thUzbekistanUZB
88.6289
2.45125 % of GDP (net inflows)
103rdBelarusBLR
88.6189
2.20949 % of GDP (net inflows)
103rdMalawiMWI
88.6189
2.28053 % of GDP (net inflows)
103rdPeruPER
88.6189
2.29781 % of GDP (net inflows)
103rdPolandPOL
88.6189
2.24523 % of GDP (net inflows)
103rdVanuatuVUT
88.6189
2.22365 % of GDP (net inflows)
108thGhanaGHA
88.689
2.1198 % of GDP (net inflows)
108thSint MaartenSXM
88.689
2.06436 % of GDP (net inflows)
108thSolomon IslandsSLB
88.689
2.08128 % of GDP (net inflows)
108thTanzaniaTZA
88.689
2.16768 % of GDP (net inflows)
108thUkraineUKR
88.689
2.1055 % of GDP (net inflows)
113thPhilippinesPHL
88.5989
2.03572 % of GDP (net inflows)
113thTajikistanTJK
88.5989
2.01948 % of GDP (net inflows)
115thArgentinaARG
88.5889
1.8241 % of GDP (net inflows)
115thEritreaERI
88.5889
1.88862 % of GDP (net inflows)
115thLibyaLBY
88.5889
1.805 % of GDP (net inflows)
115thNigerNER
88.5889
1.81494 % of GDP (net inflows)
115thRomaniaROU
88.5889
1.87135 % of GDP (net inflows)
115thSierra LeoneSLE
88.5889
1.747 % of GDP (net inflows)
121stCameroonCMR
88.5789
1.66655 % of GDP (net inflows)
121stDjiboutiDJI
88.5789
1.63337 % of GDP (net inflows)
121stFranceFRA
88.5789
1.647 % of GDP (net inflows)
121stGuatemalaGTM
88.5789
1.63229 % of GDP (net inflows)
121stIndonesiaIDN
88.5789
1.73855 % of GDP (net inflows)
121stSaudi ArabiaSAU
88.5789
1.70137 % of GDP (net inflows)
127thBahamasBHS
88.5689
1.51932 % of GDP (net inflows)
127thCentral African RepublicCAF
88.5689
1.46851 % of GDP (net inflows)
127thEswatiniSWZ
88.5689
1.55449 % of GDP (net inflows)
127thMyanmarMMR
88.5689
1.47879 % of GDP (net inflows)
127thTunisiaTUN
88.5689
1.47748 % of GDP (net inflows)
132ndEquatorial GuineaGNQ
88.5589
1.41849 % of GDP (net inflows)
132ndGermanyDEU
88.5589
1.33681 % of GDP (net inflows)
132ndJamaicaJAM
88.5589
1.38582 % of GDP (net inflows)
132ndKyrgyzstanKGZ
88.5589
1.40594 % of GDP (net inflows)
132ndSudanSDN
88.5589
1.37399 % of GDP (net inflows)
132ndVenezuelaVEN
88.5589
1.3541 % of GDP (net inflows)
138thBermudaBMU
88.5489
1.28164 % of GDP (net inflows)
138thGuinea-BissauGNB
88.5489
1.2126 % of GDP (net inflows)
138thHondurasHND
88.5489
1.29157 % of GDP (net inflows)
138thItalyITA
88.5489
1.19623 % of GDP (net inflows)
138thSyriaSYR
88.5489
1.19066 % of GDP (net inflows)
143rdBurundiBDI
88.5389
1.09702 % of GDP (net inflows)
143rdMoroccoMAR
88.5389
1.0885 % of GDP (net inflows)
143rdPalestinePSE
88.5389
1.01253 % of GDP (net inflows)
143rdUnited StatesUSA
88.5389
1.01392 % of GDP (net inflows)
143rdZimbabweZWE
88.5389
1.12093 % of GDP (net inflows)
148thIndiaIND
88.5189
0.721648 % of GDP (net inflows)
148thIrelandIRL
88.5189
0.791076 % of GDP (net inflows)
148thKazakhstanKAZ
88.5189
0.718093 % of GDP (net inflows)
148thPakistanPAK
88.5189
0.716885 % of GDP (net inflows)
148thSri LankaLKA
88.5189
0.764078 % of GDP (net inflows)
148thTogoTGO
88.5189
0.786914 % of GDP (net inflows)
148thTürkiyeTUR
88.5189
0.860702 % of GDP (net inflows)
155thBoliviaBOL
88.589
0.652113 % of GDP (net inflows)
155thNew ZealandNZL
88.589
0.672984 % of GDP (net inflows)
155thNigeriaNGA
88.589
0.639824 % of GDP (net inflows)
155thSouth AfricaZAF
88.589
0.580892 % of GDP (net inflows)
155thSouth KoreaKOR
88.589
0.685858 % of GDP (net inflows)
160thAlgeriaDZA
88.4988
0.455371 % of GDP (net inflows)
160thArmeniaARM
88.4988
0.506878 % of GDP (net inflows)
160thComorosCOM
88.4988
0.440971 % of GDP (net inflows)
160thJapanJPN
88.4988
0.450455 % of GDP (net inflows)
164thAzerbaijanAZE
88.4888
0.310746 % of GDP (net inflows)
164thBangladeshBGD
88.4888
0.283871 % of GDP (net inflows)
164thEcuadorECU
88.4888
0.360313 % of GDP (net inflows)
164thIranIRN
88.4888
0.304914 % of GDP (net inflows)
164thKenyaKEN
88.4888
0.384925 % of GDP (net inflows)
164thKuwaitKWT
88.4888
0.381957 % of GDP (net inflows)
164thSamoaWSM
88.4888
0.318181 % of GDP (net inflows)
171stAfghanistanAFG
88.4788
0.144467 % of GDP (net inflows)
171stBruneiBRN
88.4788
0.189449 % of GDP (net inflows)
171stChinaCHN
88.4788
0.227695 % of GDP (net inflows)
171stNepalNPL
88.4788
0.131413 % of GDP (net inflows)
171stQatarQAT
88.4788
0.212749 % of GDP (net inflows)
171stTuvaluTUV
88.4788
0.267003 % of GDP (net inflows)
177thBhutanBTN
88.4688
0.0841982 % of GDP (net inflows)
177thHaitiHTI
88.4688
0.0824597 % of GDP (net inflows)
177thSouth SudanSSD
88.4688
0.00125023 % of GDP (net inflows)
180thFrench PolynesiaPYF
88.4488
-0.219285 % of GDP (net inflows)
181stRussiaRUS
88.4388
-0.427643 % of GDP (net inflows)
181stUnited KingdomGBR
88.4388
-0.350562 % of GDP (net inflows)
183rdLesothoLSO
88.4288
-0.525747 % of GDP (net inflows)
184thPapua New GuineaPNG
88.4188
-0.643805 % of GDP (net inflows)
185thBurkina FasoBFA
88.488
-0.874049 % of GDP (net inflows)
185thSan MarinoSMR
88.488
-0.893473 % of GDP (net inflows)
187thAngolaAGO
88.3888
-1.0765 % of GDP (net inflows)
188thYemenYEM
88.3788
-1.30564 % of GDP (net inflows)
189thNetherlandsNLD
88.3688
-1.40518 % of GDP (net inflows)
190thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
88.3488
-1.76783 % of GDP (net inflows)
191stTongaTON
88.3388
-1.86561 % of GDP (net inflows)
192ndSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
88.3288
-2.02206 % of GDP (net inflows)
193rdIraqIRQ
88.2788
-2.73525 % of GDP (net inflows)
194thNauruNRU
88.2288
-3.4833 % of GDP (net inflows)
195thUruguayURY
88.1388
-4.78199 % of GDP (net inflows)
196thBelgiumBEL
88.0488
-6.16375 % of GDP (net inflows)
197thEstoniaEST
87.9288
-7.97098 % of GDP (net inflows)
198thSwitzerlandCHE
87.788
-11.1757 % of GDP (net inflows)
199thHungaryHUN
86.5987
-27.5091 % of GDP (net inflows)
200thCyprusCYP
79.3779
-133.824 % of GDP (net inflows)
201stLiechtensteinLIE
00
-1,303.11 % of GDP (net inflows)
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