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
151 Nepal 0.38%
152 Denmark 0.36%
153 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.32%
154 Comoros 0.32%
155 Botswana 0.21%
156 Saudi Arabia 0.21%
157 Ukraine 0.19%
158 Tuvalu 0.19%
159 Haiti 0.17%
160 Central African Republic 0.07%
161 Afghanistan 0.06%
162 North Macedonia 0.06%
163 Suriname 0.04%
164 Kenya -0.01%
165 Equatorial Guinea -0.09%
166 Bhutan -0.11%
167 French Polynesia -0.28%
168 Kuwait -0.50%
169 Burkina Faso -0.56%
170 Togo -0.79%
171 Thailand -0.86%
172 Norway -0.86%
173 Italy -0.89%
174 Finland -0.94%
175 Slovak Republic -1.06%
176 Namibia -1.42%
177 Iraq -1.58%
178 Qatar -1.69%
179 Bolivia -2.67%
180 Naoero -2.67%
181 Austria -2.76%
182 Panama -2.86%
183 Liberia -2.96%
184 Angola -3.19%
185 Iceland -3.99%
186 Luxembourg -4.56%
187 Kyrgyz Republic -4.85%
188 Belgium -5.69%
189 Timor-Leste -16.21%
190 Congo, Rep. -17.29%
191 Netherlands -23.69%
192 Macao SAR, China -24.58%
193 Switzerland -31.55%
194 Cyprus -296.01%

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.