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
101 Lebanon 2.51%
102 St. Lucia 2.50%
103 Turkmenistan 2.49%
104 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.44%
105 Honduras 2.41%
106 Argentina 2.40%
107 Thailand 2.39%
108 Egypt, Arab Rep. 2.39%
109 Philippines 2.35%
110 Norway 2.31%
111 Canada 2.31%
112 South Africa 2.27%
113 Cote d'Ivoire 2.25%
114 Kazakhstan 2.25%
115 Belgium 2.22%
116 Rwanda 2.22%
117 Belarus 2.18%
118 Benin 2.16%
119 Saudi Arabia 2.16%
120 Cameroon 2.09%
121 Fiji 2.08%
122 Paraguay 2.04%
123 Sierra Leone 2.04%
124 Congo, Dem. Rep. 2.00%
125 Myanmar 1.99%
126 Ghana 1.93%
127 Tanzania 1.90%
128 Indonesia 1.87%
129 Germany 1.82%
130 Jordan 1.80%
131 Morocco 1.75%
132 Jamaica 1.69%
133 Timor-Leste 1.67%
134 Tajikistan 1.62%
135 Libya 1.62%
136 West Bank and Gaza 1.62%
137 United States 1.60%
138 Malawi 1.60%
139 Kiribati 1.57%
140 India 1.54%
141 Guatemala 1.52%
142 Turkiye 1.49%
143 Netherlands 1.48%
144 Tunisia 1.43%
145 Korea, Rep. 1.39%
146 Sri Lanka 1.19%
147 Guinea-Bissau 1.17%
148 Sudan 1.11%
149 Japan 1.08%
150 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.07%

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.