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
101 Tanzania 2.09%
102 Philippines 2.04%
103 Australia 2.04%
104 Denmark 2.03%
105 Uzbekistan 2.01%
106 Canada 2.00%
107 Thailand 2.00%
108 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.99%
109 Germany 1.99%
110 Malaysia 1.98%
111 Greece 1.94%
112 Saudi Arabia 1.87%
113 Italy 1.81%
114 Libya 1.81%
115 Bermuda 1.75%
116 Kiribati 1.75%
117 New Zealand 1.71%
118 Mexico 1.71%
119 Zimbabwe 1.68%
120 Honduras 1.68%
121 Cameroon 1.68%
122 Fiji 1.65%
123 Peru 1.64%
124 Ghana 1.64%
125 Malawi 1.60%
126 Guatemala 1.58%
127 Indonesia 1.57%
128 Central African Republic 1.52%
129 Tunisia 1.46%
130 Sudan 1.37%
131 United States 1.30%
132 Kuwait 1.28%
133 Guinea-Bissau 1.21%
134 Tajikistan 1.15%
135 Equatorial Guinea 1.13%
136 Kyrgyz Republic 1.05%
137 Korea, Rep. 1.03%
138 South Africa 1.01%
139 Burundi 0.99%
140 Turkiye 0.93%
141 Naoero 0.90%
142 Sri Lanka 0.85%
143 Togo 0.82%
144 India 0.80%
145 Vanuatu 0.78%
146 Morocco 0.73%
147 Eswatini 0.61%
148 Pakistan 0.61%
149 France 0.59%
150 Austria 0.57%

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.