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

In 2021, Malta leads Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) with 433.61%. Hong Kong SAR, China follows at 37.18%, and the gap between the top two positions is 396.42%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.0108217325434MaltaMalta: 433.61%434Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 37.18%37.2MozambiqueMozambique: 32.75%32.8SingaporeSingapore: 32.26%32.3LuxembourgLuxembourg: 28.72%28.7GuyanaGuyana: 27.81%27.8CyprusCyprus: 21.82%21.8EstoniaEstonia: 20.23%20.2St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines: 18.89%18.9Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 18.37%18.4HungaryHungary: 18.26%18.3Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda: 17.89%17.9

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Moldova 2.82%
102 Uzbekistan 2.81%
103 Mali 2.78%
104 Brazil 2.78%
105 El Salvador 2.76%
106 Panama 2.72%
107 Mexico 2.71%
108 Armenia 2.64%
109 Lebanon 2.59%
110 Bulgaria 2.53%
111 Madagascar 2.49%
112 Kyrgyz Republic 2.45%
113 Eswatini 2.35%
114 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.32%
115 Kazakhstan 2.32%
116 Slovak Republic 2.26%
117 Mauritius 2.24%
118 St. Kitts and Nevis 2.24%
119 Russian Federation 2.21%
120 Venezuela, RB 2.14%
121 Cameroon 2.14%
122 New Zealand 2.09%
123 Rwanda 2.07%
124 Australia 2.02%
125 United States 2.01%
126 Jamaica 2.01%
127 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.98%
128 Benin 1.96%
129 West Bank and Gaza 1.95%
130 Cote d'Ivoire 1.91%
131 China 1.89%
132 Solomon Islands 1.79%
133 Indonesia 1.79%
134 Zambia 1.78%
135 Belarus 1.77%
136 Libya 1.71%
137 Tanzania 1.68%
138 Morocco 1.59%
139 Iceland 1.53%
140 Sudan 1.53%
141 Turkiye 1.51%
142 Brunei Darussalam 1.47%
143 Paraguay 1.46%
144 India 1.41%
145 Argentina 1.37%
146 Jordan 1.23%
147 Bolivia 1.22%
148 Egypt, Arab Rep. 1.21%
149 Italy 1.20%
150 Tunisia 1.16%

Analytical takeaways

  • Malta leads the global ranking for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in 2021, with a lead of 396.42% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Antigua and Barbuda at 17.89%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.