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
151 West Bank and Gaza 0.56%
152 Belize 0.55%
153 Burkina Faso 0.54%
154 Algeria 0.49%
155 Kenya 0.47%
156 Bolivia 0.46%
157 Japan 0.46%
158 Tonga 0.44%
159 United Kingdom 0.40%
160 Ecuador 0.40%
161 Slovak Republic 0.39%
162 Nigeria 0.38%
163 Comoros 0.37%
164 Azerbaijan 0.35%
165 Bhutan 0.34%
166 Bangladesh 0.34%
167 Tuvalu 0.33%
168 Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.31%
169 China 0.28%
170 Samoa 0.23%
171 Nepal 0.18%
172 Papua New Guinea 0.14%
173 Haiti 0.12%
174 Venezuela, RB 0.01%
175 Finland -0.04%
176 French Polynesia -0.11%
177 Qatar -0.22%
178 Brunei Darussalam -0.37%
179 Russian Federation -0.49%
180 Belgium -0.65%
181 San Marino -0.89%
182 Lesotho -1.20%
183 Iraq -1.99%
184 Angola -2.00%
185 Aruba -3.67%
186 Sao Tome and Principe -3.74%
187 Trinidad and Tobago -5.98%
188 Uruguay -6.63%
189 Guyana -6.71%
190 Luxembourg -10.45%
191 Switzerland -12.44%
192 Ireland -24.67%
193 Netherlands -30.24%
194 Hungary -33.28%
195 Cyprus -63.15%

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.