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Estonia
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Global rank#92out of 97 countries
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Historical trend

21.714.36.8-0.6-8.0199320092025Estonia · 2025: -1.78%Estonia

Analytical takeaways

  • Estonia records -1.78% for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in 2025, ranking #92 globally out of 97 countries.
  • Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) declined from 4.20% in 1993 to -1.78% in 2025, a decrease of 5.98%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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