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
151 China 1.04%
152 Central African Republic 1.01%
153 Vanuatu 0.93%
154 Zimbabwe 0.83%
155 Ecuador 0.76%
156 Kenya 0.69%
157 Burundi 0.63%
158 Samoa 0.54%
159 Tonga 0.52%
160 Kyrgyz Republic 0.45%
161 Kuwait 0.41%
162 Pakistan 0.39%
163 Tuvalu 0.37%
164 Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.35%
165 Bangladesh 0.35%
166 Comoros 0.32%
167 Bhutan 0.29%
168 Eswatini 0.28%
169 Haiti 0.20%
170 Cyprus 0.17%
171 Nepal 0.16%
172 Ukraine 0.14%
173 Algeria 0.11%
174 El Salvador 0.08%
175 Bermuda 0.08%
176 Qatar 0.03%
177 Bolivia 0.01%
178 Nigeria -0.03%
179 French Polynesia -0.17%
180 Zambia -0.22%
181 Lesotho -0.33%
182 Iraq -0.73%
183 Hungary -1.05%
184 Switzerland -1.45%
185 Russian Federation -1.74%
186 Brunei Darussalam -1.74%
187 Togo -2.00%
188 Marshall Islands -3.03%
189 Naoero -4.99%
190 Angola -5.15%
191 Azerbaijan -5.68%
192 Ireland -6.49%
193 Guyana -20.36%
194 Cayman Islands -47.26%
195 Luxembourg -391.56%

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.