Countries with the highest
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

In 2020, Malta leads Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) with 191.92%. Cayman Islands follows at 123.31%, and the gap between the top two positions is 68.61%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.048.096.0144192MaltaMalta: 191.92%192Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 123.31%123HungaryHungary: 105.64%106Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 34.05%34.0GuyanaGuyana: 23.45%23.5SingaporeSingapore: 22.58%22.6MozambiqueMozambique: 22.39%22.4PalauPalau: 17.01%17.0GrenadaGrenada: 13.54%13.5MongoliaMongolia: 12.91%12.9EstoniaEstonia: 12.01%12.0MaldivesMaldives: 11.87%11.9

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Malta 191.92%
2 Cayman Islands 123.31%
3 Hungary 105.64%
4 Hong Kong SAR, China 34.05%
5 Guyana 23.45%
6 Singapore 22.58%
7 Mozambique 22.39%
8 Palau 17.01%
9 Grenada 13.54%
10 Mongolia 12.91%
11 Estonia 12.01%
12 Maldives 11.87%
13 Mauritania 11.23%
14 Montenegro 11.21%
15 Gabon 11.19%
16 Gambia, The 10.46%
17 Cambodia 10.41%
18 Sao Tome and Principe 10.00%
19 Andorra 9.43%
20 Ireland 8.09%
21 Lithuania 7.94%
22 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 7.55%
23 Senegal 7.52%
24 Albania 7.02%
25 Bermuda 6.92%
26 Antigua and Barbuda 6.83%
27 Aruba 6.54%
28 St. Lucia 6.51%
29 Serbia 6.24%
30 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 6.19%
31 Curacao 6.15%
32 New Caledonia 6.05%
33 Nicaragua 5.87%
34 Seychelles 5.79%
35 United Kingdom 5.77%
36 Fiji 5.66%
37 United Arab Emirates 5.57%
38 Turkmenistan 5.25%
39 Israel 5.10%
40 Kosovo 5.10%
41 Lao PDR 5.10%
42 Lebanon 5.07%
43 Trinidad and Tobago 5.06%
44 Djibouti 5.03%
45 Barbados 4.85%
46 Brunei Darussalam 4.71%
47 Viet Nam 4.56%
48 Chile 4.51%
49 Germany 4.49%
50 Dominica 4.32%

Analytical takeaways

  • Malta leads the global ranking for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in 2020, with a lead of 68.61% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Maldives at 11.87%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.