Upper middle income
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Within the “Upper middle income” group, Suriname leads Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in 2025 at 45.06%, while South Africa sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with -0.51%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.011.322.533.845.1SurinameSuriname: 45.06%45.1GrenadaGrenada: 12.02%12.0KosovoKosovo: 10.00%10.0St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines: 8.87%8.9MontenegroMontenegro: 7.32%7.3St. LuciaSt. Lucia: 7.30%7.3DominicaDominica: 6.84%6.8AlbaniaAlbania: 6.06%6.1Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 5.03%5.0GeorgiaGeorgia: 4.34%4.3SerbiaSerbia: 3.94%3.9Dominican RepublicDominican Republic: 3.86%3.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Suriname 45.06%
2 Grenada 12.02%
3 Kosovo 10.00%
4 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 8.87%
5 Montenegro 7.32%
6 St. Lucia 7.30%
7 Dominica 6.84%
8 Albania 6.06%
9 Cabo Verde 5.03%
10 Georgia 4.34%
11 Serbia 3.94%
12 Dominican Republic 3.86%
13 North Macedonia 3.54%
14 Brazil 3.41%
15 Thailand 3.27%
16 Peru 3.09%
17 Colombia 2.53%
18 Paraguay 2.40%
19 Mexico 2.35%
20 Moldova 2.26%
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.20%
22 El Salvador 2.08%
23 Armenia 2.07%
24 Belarus 1.71%
25 Philippines 1.60%
26 Indonesia 1.54%
27 Ecuador 1.00%
28 Azerbaijan 0.49%
29 Argentina 0.46%
30 China 0.41%
31 Samoa 0.17%
32 Belize 0.01%
33 Kazakhstan -0.30%
34 South Africa -0.51%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Upper middle income group for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in 2025, Suriname leads with a gap of 33.05% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 34 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with South Africa at -0.51%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.