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Countries by foreign direct investment, net inflows, 2025

Malta had the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows of 183 countries in 2025, at 51.71% of GDP. Luxembourg had the lowest, at -32.68% of GDP. The median was 2.03% of GDP and the figure for the World was 1.42% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

Highest51.71Malta
Lowest-32.68Luxembourg
Median2.03183 countries
World1.42History

Top 40 countries, 2025

Malta: 51.71 % of GDPMalta51.71Suriname: 45.36 % of GDPSuriname45.36Guyana: 33.1 % of GDPGuyana33.1Hong Kong: 28.31 % of GDPHong Kong28.31Guinea: 27.39 % of GDPGuinea27.39Cyprus: 27.08 % of GDPCyprus27.08Singapore: 26.34 % of GDPSingapore26.34Mozambique: 25.78 % of GDPMozambique25.78Palau: 16.56 % of GDPPalau16.56Timor-Leste: 13.31 % of GDPTimor-Leste13.31Antigua and Barbuda: 12.06 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda12.06Grenada: 12.02 % of GDPGrenada12.02Maldives: 11.07 % of GDPMaldives11.07Mongolia: 10.82 % of GDPMongolia10.82Gambia: 10.55 % of GDPGambia10.55São Tomé and Príncipe: 10.54 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe10.54Ireland: 10.39 % of GDPIreland10.39Seychelles: 10 % of GDPSeychelles10Cambodia: 9.95 % of GDPCambodia9.95Namibia: 9.6 % of GDPNamibia9.6Liberia: 9.53 % of GDPLiberia9.53Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 8.87 % of GDPSaint Vincent and the Grenadines8.87Laos: 7.68 % of GDPLaos7.68Montenegro: 7.32 % of GDPMontenegro7.32Saint Lucia: 7.3 % of GDPSaint Lucia7.3Dominica: 6.84 % of GDPDominica6.84Nicaragua: 6.76 % of GDPNicaragua6.76Somalia: 6.42 % of GDPSomalia6.42Oman: 6.16 % of GDPOman6.16Albania: 6.06 % of GDPAlbania6.06Andorra: 5.99 % of GDPAndorra5.99Rwanda: 5.91 % of GDPRwanda5.91Costa Rica: 5.44 % of GDPCosta Rica5.44Mauritania: 5.43 % of GDPMauritania5.43Uganda: 5.42 % of GDPUganda5.42Cape Verde: 5.03 % of GDPCape Verde5.03Mauritius: 4.98 % of GDPMauritius4.98Greece: 4.84 % of GDPGreece4.84Malaysia: 4.58 % of GDPMalaysia4.58Madagascar: 4.53 % of GDPMadagascar4.53
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2025
% of GDP		Change on 2024
1Malta51.71-118.35 pts
2Suriname45.36+30.18 pts
3Guyana33.1-1.89 pts
4Hong Kong28.31-2.5 pts
5Guinea27.39+21.78 pts
6Cyprus27.08+160.9 pts
7Singapore26.34+2.77 pts
8Mozambique25.78+10.36 pts
9Palau16.56-0.61 pts
10Timor-Leste13.31+1.23 pts
11Antigua and Barbuda12.06+0.69 pts
12Grenada12.02-0.11 pts
13Maldives11.07-0.34 pts
14Mongolia10.82-0.87 pts
15Gambia10.55+0.89 pts
16São Tomé and Príncipe10.54+5.87 pts
17Ireland10.39+19.19 pts
18Seychelles10-0.15 pts
19Cambodia9.95+0.47 pts
20Namibia9.6-4.59 pts
21Liberia9.53-0.34 pts
22Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.87-3.13 pts
23Laos7.68-0.22 pts
24Montenegro7.32+0.08 pts
25Saint Lucia7.3+0.14 pts
26Dominica6.84-1.87 pts
27Nicaragua6.76-0.11 pts
28Somalia6.42+0.03 pts
29Oman6.16-2.55 pts
30Albania6.06-0.26 pts
31Andorra5.99-0.64 pts
32Rwanda5.91+2.12 pts
33Costa Rica5.44-0.15 pts
34Mauritania5.43-7.81 pts
35Uganda5.42-0.36 pts
36Cape Verde5.03+0.98 pts
37Mauritius4.98+0.42 pts
38Greece4.84+2.21 pts
39Malaysia4.58+0.38 pts
40Madagascar4.53+1.09 pts
41Zambia4.48-4.85 pts
42Georgia4.34-0.35 pts
43Israel4.3+1.57 pts
44Vietnam4.27+0.04 pts
45Fiji4.24+0.83 pts
46Egypt4.23-7.74 pts
47Chile4.06+0.08 pts
48Serbia3.94-2.27 pts
49Dominican Republic3.86+0.26 pts
50Solomon Islands3.85+1.76 pts
51Bulgaria3.73+1.04 pts
52Denmark3.66-1.61 pts
53Republic of the Congo3.66-0.18 pts
54Malawi3.55+0.58 pts
55North Macedonia3.54-2.7 pts
56Portugal3.45-0.66 pts
57Brazil3.41+0.02 pts
58Barbados3.41-0.58 pts
59Jordan3.28+0.49 pts
60Lithuania3.24-2.25 pts
61Djibouti3.22+1.59 pts
62Thailand3.21+0.51 pts
63Peru3.09+0.79 pts
64Uzbekistan3.04+0.7 pts
65Canada3.02+0.25 pts
66Ethiopia3+0.32 pts
67Croatia2.85-2.03 pts
68Kyrgyzstan2.84+1.43 pts
69Mali2.81-0.64 pts
70Honduras2.71+0.92 pts
71Czechia2.69-1.21 pts
72Tonga2.64+4.5 pts
73Bosnia and Herzegovina2.61-0.66 pts
74Sweden2.58-2.47 pts
75Saudi Arabia2.56+0.85 pts
76Colombia2.53-0.72 pts
77Mexico2.43-0.05 pts
78Vanuatu2.43-1.5 pts
79Armenia2.42+1.99 pts
80Saint Kitts and Nevis2.4-1.35 pts
81Paraguay2.4-0.06 pts
82Sierra Leone2.37+0.62 pts
83Equatorial Guinea2.29+0.87 pts
84Uruguay2.28+7.07 pts
85Slovenia2.26-0.3 pts
86Moldova2.26-0.26 pts
87Macao2.21-1.61 pts
88Romania2.19+0.32 pts
89Australia2.08-0.99 pts
90El Salvador2.08-0.93 pts
91Democratic Republic of the Congo2.05-1.8 pts
92Côte d’Ivoire2.03-1.55 pts
93Poland2.02-0.22 pts
94Tunisia1.98+0.51 pts
95Benin1.96+0.12 pts
96Palestine1.92+0.91 pts
97Tanzania1.91-0.26 pts
98Germany1.88+0.55 pts
99Zimbabwe1.88+0.76 pts
100Sint Maarten1.88-0.92 pts
101Togo1.86-0.04 pts
102Morocco1.82+0.73 pts
103France1.81+0.12 pts
104Angola1.81+2.89 pts
105Gabon1.77+0.28 pts
106Belarus1.76-0.45 pts
107Libya1.72+0.28 pts
108Bahrain1.68-4.05 pts
109Ghana1.67-0.45 pts
110Philippines1.67-0.37 pts
111Indonesia1.57-0.17 pts
112Spain1.5-0.98 pts
113Central African Republic1.43-0.04 pts
114Turkmenistan1.41-0.14 pts
115Qatar1.41+1.19 pts
116Guatemala1.39-0.26 pts
117Nigeria1.38+0.74 pts
118Slovakia1.33-2.23 pts
119Guinea-Bissau1.33+0.12 pts
120Myanmar1.31-0.17 pts
121Lesotho1.3+0.68 pts
122New Zealand1.29+0.61 pts
123Jamaica1.25-0.14 pts
124Kiribati1.19-1.16 pts
125Niger1.19-0.63 pts
126Burkina Faso1.13+2 pts
127Burundi1.04-0.05 pts
128Marshall Islands1.04-3.64 pts
129Panama1.04-1.37 pts
130Ecuador1.04+0.66 pts
131Japan1.03+0.58 pts
132India1.03+0.31 pts
133Eswatini1.03-1.76 pts
134Cameroon1.02-0.65 pts
135United States1+0.15 pts
136Sri Lanka0.96+0.2 pts
137United Kingdom0.94+1.29 pts
138South Korea0.84+0.16 pts
139Latvia0.83-2.65 pts
140Kenya0.82+0.17 pts
141Bolivia0.81+0.16 pts
142Türkiye0.81-0.05 pts
143Ukraine0.76-1.33 pts
144Argentina0.64-1.3 pts
145Algeria0.54+0.06 pts
146Comoros0.51+0.07 pts
147Azerbaijan0.49+0.18 pts
148Tajikistan0.49-1.53 pts
149Pakistan0.45-0.26 pts
150Iran0.45+0.15 pts
151Russia0.43+0.86 pts
152Brunei0.41+0.22 pts
153China0.41+0.18 pts
154Tuvalu0.41-0.05 pts
155Bangladesh0.39+0.11 pts
156Netherlands0.3+0.77 pts
157Kuwait0.26-0.12 pts
158Bhutan0.24+0.15 pts
159Samoa0.17-0.15 pts
160Finland0.11-2.81 pts
161Senegal0.1-10.22 pts
162Nepal0.1-0.04 pts
163Haiti0.04-0.04 pts
164Italy0.03-1.16 pts
165Chad0.02+0.01 pts
166Belize0.01-4 pts
167Switzerland0+11.18 pts
168Sudan0-0 pts
169Nauru-0.01+3.47 pts
170Kazakhstan-0.3-1 pts
171South Africa-0.51-1.09 pts
172Venezuela-0.52+1.59 pts
173Norway-1.33-3.76 pts
174Austria-2.02-4.57 pts
175Iceland-2.16-11.23 pts
176Estonia-2.19+5.73 pts
177Iraq-2.99-0.26 pts
178Trinidad and Tobago-3.06-1.29 pts
179Botswana-3.26-6.25 pts
180Papua New Guinea-3.63-2.99 pts
181Belgium-3.97+2.2 pts
182Hungary-28.37-0.86 pts
183Luxembourg-32.68-59.45 pts

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About this ranking

Net foreign investment inflows to acquire a lasting management interest of at least 10% of voting stock, as a percentage of GDP. Includes equity, reinvested earnings and other capital recorded in the balance of payments.

Net inflows subtract disinvestment from new investment. Negative values indicate net disinvestment; zero is a valid net balance. Flows can exceed GDP, particularly in financial centers. The latest year varies by country.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 19 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators. Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Which country has the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows?

Malta, with 51.71% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows?

Luxembourg, with -32.68% of GDP in 2025.

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