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
51 Poland 4.39%
52 Viet Nam 4.26%
53 Curacao 4.16%
54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.09%
55 Congo, Rep. 4.09%
56 North Macedonia 4.05%
57 Portugal 3.96%
58 Latvia 3.95%
59 Dominican Republic 3.94%
60 Croatia 3.90%
61 Botswana 3.82%
62 Argentina 3.81%
63 Jordan 3.57%
64 Turkmenistan 3.53%
65 Djibouti 3.51%
66 Marshall Islands 3.47%
67 Czechia 3.45%
68 Congo, Dem. Rep. 3.40%
69 Lebanon 3.26%
70 Panama 3.26%
71 Madagascar 3.24%
72 Sweden 3.23%
73 Israel 3.15%
74 Barbados 3.11%
75 Rwanda 3.09%
76 Cote d'Ivoire 3.08%
77 Spain 2.90%
78 Brazil 2.86%
79 Mali 2.84%
80 St. Kitts and Nevis 2.83%
81 Belarus 2.75%
82 Norway 2.74%
83 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.68%
84 Paraguay 2.58%
85 Ukraine 2.52%
86 Macao SAR, China 2.51%
87 Romania 2.50%
88 Egypt, Arab Rep. 2.49%
89 Ethiopia 2.40%
90 Armenia 2.40%
91 Zambia 2.32%
92 El Salvador 2.32%
93 Jamaica 2.30%
94 Myanmar 2.28%
95 Sierra Leone 2.27%
96 Benin 2.25%
97 Kazakhstan 2.19%
98 Moldova 2.16%
99 Bahamas, The 2.11%
100 Slovenia 2.09%

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.