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

In 2023, Cayman Islands leads Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) with 165.46%. Malta follows at 108.74%, and the gap between the top two positions is 56.72%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.041.482.7124165Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 165.46%165MaltaMalta: 108.74%109Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 32.04%32.0PalauPalau: 28.93%28.9SingaporeSingapore: 24.61%24.6NamibiaNamibia: 18.32%18.3GrenadaGrenada: 16.48%16.5BahrainBahrain: 15.64%15.6SenegalSenegal: 15.60%15.6Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda: 14.27%14.3SurinameSuriname: 13.94%13.9MozambiqueMozambique: 12.82%12.8

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Cayman Islands 165.46%
2 Malta 108.74%
3 Hong Kong SAR, China 32.04%
4 Palau 28.93%
5 Singapore 24.61%
6 Namibia 18.32%
7 Grenada 16.48%
8 Bahrain 15.64%
9 Senegal 15.60%
10 Antigua and Barbuda 14.27%
11 Suriname 13.94%
12 Mozambique 12.82%
13 Estonia 12.54%
14 Oman 11.82%
15 Maldives 11.58%
16 Lao PDR 11.24%
17 Mongolia 11.06%
18 Seychelles 11.04%
19 Cambodia 9.35%
20 Kosovo 8.68%
21 Gambia, The 8.63%
22 St. Lucia 8.32%
23 Mauritania 7.94%
24 Andorra 7.29%
25 Dominica 7.28%
26 Liberia 7.11%
27 New Caledonia 7.03%
28 Albania 6.90%
29 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 6.89%
30 Montenegro 6.88%
31 Georgia 6.86%
32 Cabo Verde 6.34%
33 Nicaragua 6.26%
34 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 6.17%
35 Uganda 6.14%
36 Serbia 6.07%
37 Costa Rica 6.06%
38 Niger 6.05%
39 Iceland 5.96%
40 Gabon 5.94%
41 Timor-Leste 5.87%
42 United Arab Emirates 5.87%
43 Guinea 5.87%
44 Chile 5.72%
45 Mauritius 5.40%
46 Solomon Islands 5.24%
47 Bulgaria 5.06%
48 Chad 4.98%
49 Lithuania 4.77%
50 Colombia 4.58%

Analytical takeaways

  • Cayman Islands leads the global ranking for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in 2023, with a lead of 56.72% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Mozambique at 12.82%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.