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
51 Kazakhstan 4.21%
52 Bahamas, The 4.19%
53 Vanuatu 4.05%
54 Bulgaria 3.97%
55 Chad 3.73%
56 Belize 3.72%
57 Cabo Verde 3.71%
58 Venezuela, RB 3.51%
59 Georgia 3.48%
60 Czechia 3.39%
61 Sweden 3.36%
62 Costa Rica 3.35%
63 Poland 3.31%
64 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.31%
65 Congo, Dem. Rep. 3.21%
66 Uganda 3.17%
67 Dominican Republic 3.13%
68 Spain 2.92%
69 Bahrain 2.85%
70 Latvia 2.81%
71 Mexico 2.81%
72 Colombia 2.76%
73 Madagascar 2.75%
74 Ghana 2.68%
75 Sudan 2.65%
76 Niger 2.64%
77 Mali 2.59%
78 Brazil 2.59%
79 Croatia 2.54%
80 Oman 2.52%
81 Uzbekistan 2.46%
82 Ethiopia 2.43%
83 Myanmar 2.41%
84 India 2.41%
85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.39%
86 Belarus 2.27%
87 New Zealand 2.25%
88 Malawi 2.14%
89 Mauritius 1.94%
90 Philippines 1.89%
91 Uruguay 1.82%
92 Portugal 1.81%
93 Indonesia 1.81%
94 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.79%
95 Jamaica 1.77%
96 Canada 1.76%
97 Greece 1.73%
98 China 1.69%
99 Cameroon 1.66%
100 Jordan 1.59%

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.