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.

Year archive

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
151 Guinea 1.16%
152 Korea, Rep. 1.14%
153 Malawi 1.05%
154 Samoa 1.04%
155 Guinea-Bissau 0.97%
156 Tajikistan 0.94%
157 Bermuda 0.68%
158 Japan 0.67%
159 Sri Lanka 0.67%
160 Burundi 0.65%
161 Pakistan 0.62%
162 Ecuador 0.61%
163 Zimbabwe 0.58%
164 Nigeria 0.54%
165 Nepal 0.53%
166 Algeria 0.47%
167 Bangladesh 0.41%
168 Kenya 0.38%
169 Kiribati 0.36%
170 Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.35%
171 Tuvalu 0.32%
172 Comoros 0.31%
173 Haiti 0.25%
174 Bhutan 0.24%
175 Central African Republic 0.21%
176 Marshall Islands 0.19%
177 Afghanistan 0.14%
178 Tonga 0.05%
179 Papua New Guinea -0.13%
180 Kuwait -0.18%
181 Burkina Faso -0.41%
182 French Polynesia -0.43%
183 Lesotho -0.51%
184 Qatar -0.61%
185 Liberia -1.12%
186 Iraq -1.26%
187 Togo -1.59%
188 Botswana -1.70%
189 Congo, Rep. -2.16%
190 Azerbaijan -3.11%
191 Trinidad and Tobago -3.86%
192 Angola -5.56%
193 Timor-Leste -6.59%
194 Netherlands -10.97%
195 Cayman Islands -13.33%
196 Switzerland -14.37%

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.