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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) by country, 2024
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) league table
#	Country	%	Region	Income
1	Malta	170.1%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
2	Luxembourg	113.6%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
3	Cayman Islands	40.9%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
4	Guyana	35%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
5	Hong Kong SAR, China	30.8%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
6	Singapore	23.6%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
7	Palau	21.5%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
8	Mozambique	15.4%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
9	Suriname	15.1%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
10	Namibia	14.2%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
11	Mauritania	13.2%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
12	Grenada	12.1%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
13	Timor-Leste	12.1%	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
14	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	12%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
15	Egypt, Arab Rep.	12%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
16	Mongolia	11.7%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
17	Oman	11.6%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
18	Maldives	11.4%	South Asia	Upper middle income
19	Antigua and Barbuda	11.4%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
20	Seychelles	10.1%	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
21	Liberia	9.9%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
22	Gambia, The	9.7%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
23	Cambodia	9.5%	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
24	Zambia	9.3%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
25	Dominica	8.7%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
26	Iceland	8.5%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
27	New Caledonia	8.5%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
28	United Arab Emirates	8.3%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
29	Montenegro	7.2%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
30	St. Lucia	7.2%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
31	Lebanon	7.1%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
32	Nicaragua	6.9%	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
33	Andorra	6.6%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
34	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	6.4%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
35	Albania	6.3%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
36	Senegal	6.3%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
37	North Macedonia	6.2%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
38	Serbia	6.2%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
39	Uganda	6%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
40	Lao PDR	6%	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
41	Bahrain	5.7%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
42	Guinea	5.6%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
43	Costa Rica	5.6%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
44	Lithuania	5.5%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
45	Gabon	5.5%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
46	Chad	5.1%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
47	Sweden	5.1%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
48	Croatia	4.9%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
49	Georgia	4.7%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
50	Marshall Islands	4.7%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
51	Mauritius	4.6%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
52	Curacao	4.3%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
53	Portugal	4.3%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
54	Denmark	4.3%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
55	Viet Nam	4.2%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
56	Cabo Verde	4.1%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
57	Belize	4%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
58	Barbados	4%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
59	Chile	4%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
60	Czechia	3.9%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
61	Congo, Dem. Rep.	3.8%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
62	Congo, Rep.	3.8%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
63	Macao SAR, China	3.8%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
64	Rwanda	3.8%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
65	St. Kitts and Nevis	3.7%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
66	Turkmenistan	3.7%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
67	Malaysia	3.7%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
68	Dominican Republic	3.6%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
69	Cote d'Ivoire	3.6%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
70	Slovak Republic	3.6%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
71	Madagascar	3.4%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
72	Mali	3.4%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
73	Latvia	3.4%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
74	Fiji	3.4%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
75	Brazil	3.4%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
76	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.4%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
77	Colombia	3.3%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
78	Australia	3.1%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
79	El Salvador	3%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
80	Finland	2.9%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
81	Jordan	2.8%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
82	Canada	2.8%	North America	High income
83	Israel	2.7%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
84	Thailand	2.7%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
85	Bulgaria	2.7%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
86	Ethiopia	2.7%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
87	Greece	2.6%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
88	Slovenia	2.6%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
89	Austria	2.6%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
90	Benin	2.5%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
91	Turks and Caicos Islands	2.5%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
92	Moldova	2.5%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
93	Mexico	2.5%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
94	Spain	2.5%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
95	Aruba	2.5%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
96	Paraguay	2.5%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
97	Uzbekistan	2.5%	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
98	Botswana	2.4%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
99	Norway	2.4%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
100	Panama	2.4%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
101	Kiribati	2.4%	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
102	Peru	2.3%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
103	Malawi	2.3%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
104	Poland	2.2%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
105	Vanuatu	2.2%	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
106	Belarus	2.2%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
107	Tanzania	2.2%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
108	Ghana	2.1%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
109	Ukraine	2.1%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
110	Solomon Islands	2.1%	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
111	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	2.1%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
112	Philippines	2%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
113	Tajikistan	2%	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
114	Romania	1.9%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
115	Argentina	1.8%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
116	Niger	1.8%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
117	Sierra Leone	1.7%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
118	Indonesia	1.7%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
119	Saudi Arabia	1.7%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
120	Cameroon	1.7%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
121	France	1.6%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
122	Djibouti	1.6%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
123	Guatemala	1.6%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
124	Eswatini	1.6%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
125	Bahamas, The	1.5%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
126	Myanmar	1.5%	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
127	Tunisia	1.5%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
128	Central African Republic	1.5%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
129	Equatorial Guinea	1.4%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
130	Kyrgyz Republic	1.4%	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
131	Jamaica	1.4%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
132	Venezuela, RB	1.4%	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
133	Germany	1.3%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
134	Honduras	1.3%	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
135	Bermuda	1.3%	North America	High income
136	Guinea-Bissau	1.2%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
137	Italy	1.2%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
138	Zimbabwe	1.1%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
139	Burundi	1.1%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
140	Morocco	1.1%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
141	United States	1%	North America	High income
142	West Bank and Gaza	1%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
143	Turkiye	0.86%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
144	Ireland	0.79%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
145	Togo	0.79%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
146	Sri Lanka	0.76%	South Asia	Upper middle income
147	India	0.72%	South Asia	Lower middle income
148	Kazakhstan	0.72%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
149	Pakistan	0.72%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
150	Korea, Rep.	0.69%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
151	New Zealand	0.67%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
152	Bolivia	0.65%	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
153	Nigeria	0.64%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
154	South Africa	0.58%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
155	Armenia	0.51%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
156	Algeria	0.46%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
157	Japan	0.45%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
158	Comoros	0.44%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
159	Kenya	0.38%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
160	Kuwait	0.38%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
161	Ecuador	0.36%	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
162	Samoa	0.32%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
163	Azerbaijan	0.31%	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
164	Iran, Islamic Rep.	0.3%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
165	Bangladesh	0.28%	South Asia	Lower middle income
166	China	0.23%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
167	Qatar	0.21%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
168	Brunei Darussalam	0.19%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
169	Nepal	0.13%	South Asia	Lower middle income
170	Bhutan	0.08%	South Asia	Lower middle income
171	Haiti	0.08%	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
172	French Polynesia	-0.22%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
173	United Kingdom	-0.35%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
174	Russian Federation	-0.43%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
175	Lesotho	-0.53%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
176	Papua New Guinea	-0.64%	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
177	Burkina Faso	-0.87%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
178	Angola	-1.1%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
179	Netherlands	-1.4%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
180	Trinidad and Tobago	-1.8%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
181	Tonga	-1.9%	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
182	Sao Tome and Principe	-2%	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
183	Iraq	-2.7%	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
184	Naoero	-3.5%	East Asia & Pacific	High income
185	Uruguay	-4.8%	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
186	Belgium	-6.2%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
187	Estonia	-8%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
188	Switzerland	-11.2%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
189	Hungary	-27.5%	Europe & Central Asia	High income
190	Cyprus	-133.8%	Europe & Central Asia	High income

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)