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

In 2024, Malta leads Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) with 170.05%. Luxembourg follows at 113.62%, and the gap between the top two positions is 56.43%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.042.585.0128170MaltaMalta: 170.05%170LuxembourgLuxembourg: 113.62%114Cayman IslandsCayman Islands: 40.92%40.9GuyanaGuyana: 34.99%35.0Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 30.81%30.8SingaporeSingapore: 23.58%23.6PalauPalau: 21.49%21.5MozambiqueMozambique: 15.42%15.4SurinameSuriname: 15.08%15.1NamibiaNamibia: 14.18%14.2MauritaniaMauritania: 13.24%13.2GrenadaGrenada: 12.13%12.1

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Malta 170.05%
2 Luxembourg 113.62%
3 Cayman Islands 40.92%
4 Guyana 34.99%
5 Hong Kong SAR, China 30.81%
6 Singapore 23.58%
7 Palau 21.49%
8 Mozambique 15.42%
9 Suriname 15.08%
10 Namibia 14.18%
11 Mauritania 13.24%
12 Grenada 12.13%
13 Timor-Leste 12.09%
14 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12.01%
15 Egypt, Arab Rep. 11.97%
16 Mongolia 11.69%
17 Oman 11.64%
18 Maldives 11.42%
19 Antigua and Barbuda 11.36%
20 Seychelles 10.15%
21 Liberia 9.87%
22 Gambia, The 9.66%
23 Cambodia 9.48%
24 Zambia 9.32%
25 Dominica 8.70%
26 Iceland 8.54%
27 New Caledonia 8.49%
28 United Arab Emirates 8.26%
29 Kosovo 7.67%
30 Montenegro 7.24%
31 St. Lucia 7.16%
32 Lebanon 7.09%
33 Nicaragua 6.87%
34 Andorra 6.64%
35 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 6.39%
36 Albania 6.33%
37 Senegal 6.27%
38 North Macedonia 6.23%
39 Serbia 6.20%
40 Uganda 6.04%
41 Lao PDR 5.99%
42 Bahrain 5.72%
43 Guinea 5.61%
44 Costa Rica 5.59%
45 Lithuania 5.50%
46 Gabon 5.48%
47 Chad 5.12%
48 Sweden 5.08%
49 Croatia 4.88%
50 Georgia 4.69%

Analytical takeaways

  • Malta leads the global ranking for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in 2024, with a lead of 56.43% 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 12.13%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.