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

In 2022, Malta leads Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) with 114.99%. Hong Kong SAR, China follows at 34.13%, and the gap between the top two positions is 80.86%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.028.757.586.2115MaltaMalta: 114.99%115Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 34.13%34.1PalauPalau: 30.05%30.1SingaporeSingapore: 28.03%28.0AndorraAndorra: 17.57%17.6Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda: 16.47%16.5MozambiqueMozambique: 16.00%16.0MauritaniaMauritania: 14.66%14.7MongoliaMongolia: 14.61%14.6MontenegroMontenegro: 13.94%13.9Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 13.38%13.4GrenadaGrenada: 13.31%13.3

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Iceland 4.74%
52 Lao PDR 4.70%
53 Finland 4.67%
54 Spain 4.66%
55 Peru 4.63%
56 Estonia 4.53%
57 United Arab Emirates 4.45%
58 Israel 4.36%
59 Viet Nam 4.33%
60 Mauritius 4.22%
61 Bahrain 4.20%
62 St. Kitts and Nevis 4.19%
63 Slovak Republic 4.17%
64 Trinidad and Tobago 4.14%
65 Australia 4.05%
66 Moldova 4.03%
67 France 4.02%
68 New Zealand 3.93%
69 San Marino 3.92%
70 Romania 3.89%
71 Brazil 3.87%
72 Bahamas, The 3.82%
73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.79%
74 Papua New Guinea 3.77%
75 Greece 3.70%
76 Malaysia 3.68%
77 Slovenia 3.64%
78 Burkina Faso 3.60%
79 Dominican Republic 3.57%
80 Botswana 3.49%
81 Chad 3.44%
82 Lithuania 3.42%
83 Congo, Rep. 3.37%
84 Guinea 3.31%
85 Latvia 3.20%
86 Mali 3.17%
87 Liberia 3.09%
88 Panama 3.09%
89 Madagascar 3.05%
90 Czechia 3.03%
91 Austria 3.02%
92 Ethiopia 2.98%
93 Italy 2.94%
94 United Kingdom 2.92%
95 Barbados 2.90%
96 Uzbekistan 2.82%
97 Solomon Islands 2.78%
98 Dominica 2.72%
99 Mexico 2.67%
100 Venezuela, RB 2.64%

Analytical takeaways

  • Malta leads the global ranking for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in 2022, with a lead of 80.86% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Grenada at 13.31%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.