For 2025, Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) is led by Suriname at 45.06%. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.
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.
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 45.06% |
| 2 | Cyprus | 27.08% |
| 3 | Singapore | 26.34% |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 13.31% |
| 5 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.06% |
| 6 | Grenada | 12.02% |
| 7 | Kosovo | 10.00% |
| 8 | Cambodia | 9.95% |
| 9 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.87% |
| 10 | Montenegro | 7.32% |
| 11 | St. Lucia | 7.30% |
| 12 | Dominica | 6.84% |
| 13 | Albania | 6.06% |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 5.43% |
| 15 | Cabo Verde | 5.03% |
| 16 | Georgia | 4.34% |
| 17 | Israel | 4.29% |
| 18 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 4.23% |
| 19 | Chile | 4.06% |
| 20 | Serbia | 3.94% |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 3.86% |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 3.73% |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 3.54% |
| 24 | Honduras | 3.53% |
| 25 | Brazil | 3.41% |
| 26 | Thailand | 3.27% |
| 27 | Lithuania | 3.24% |
| 28 | Peru | 3.09% |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 2.99% |
| 30 | Canada | 2.98% |
| 31 | Sweden | 2.86% |
| 32 | Czechia | 2.69% |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 2.56% |
| 34 | Colombia | 2.53% |
| 35 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.40% |
| 36 | Paraguay | 2.40% |
| 37 | Mexico | 2.35% |
| 38 | Slovenia | 2.26% |
| 39 | Moldova | 2.26% |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.20% |
| 41 | Romania | 2.19% |
| 42 | France | 2.17% |
| 43 | El Salvador | 2.08% |
| 44 | Armenia | 2.07% |
| 45 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2.05% |
| 46 | Australia | 2.03% |
| 47 | Poland | 1.93% |
| 48 | West Bank and Gaza | 1.92% |
| 49 | United Kingdom | 1.91% |
| 50 | Germany | 1.88% |