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
101 El Salvador 1.55%
102 Egypt, Arab Rep. 1.52%
103 Tunisia 1.47%
104 Rwanda 1.46%
105 Romania 1.44%
106 Tanzania 1.43%
107 Lesotho 1.36%
108 Zambia 1.35%
109 Moldova 1.35%
110 Australia 1.35%
111 Tajikistan 1.31%
112 Guatemala 1.29%
113 Argentina 1.27%
114 Marshall Islands 1.26%
115 Guinea 1.25%
116 Guinea-Bissau 1.23%
117 Japan 1.21%
118 Malaysia 1.20%
119 Azerbaijan 1.19%
120 Kiribati 1.19%
121 Morocco 1.17%
122 Ecuador 1.17%
123 Cote d'Ivoire 1.13%
124 Benin 1.11%
125 Turkiye 1.03%
126 Honduras 1.01%
127 Slovenia 0.95%
128 Eswatini 0.94%
129 South Africa 0.93%
130 Paraguay 0.82%
131 Sierra Leone 0.76%
132 Tonga 0.75%
133 France 0.73%
134 Algeria 0.69%
135 Pakistan 0.68%
136 Burundi 0.66%
137 United States 0.64%
138 Russian Federation 0.63%
139 Solomon Islands 0.58%
140 Sri Lanka 0.51%
141 West Bank and Gaza 0.51%
142 Samoa 0.51%
143 Korea, Rep. 0.50%
144 Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.48%
145 Papua New Guinea 0.47%
146 Zimbabwe 0.47%
147 Peru 0.46%
148 Armenia 0.46%
149 Bangladesh 0.41%
150 Nigeria 0.40%

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.