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
51 Marshall Islands 4.69%
52 Mauritius 4.56%
53 Curacao 4.35%
54 Portugal 4.30%
55 Denmark 4.30%
56 Viet Nam 4.23%
57 Cabo Verde 4.05%
58 Belize 4.01%
59 Barbados 3.99%
60 Chile 3.98%
61 Czechia 3.89%
62 Congo, Dem. Rep. 3.85%
63 Congo, Rep. 3.84%
64 Macao SAR, China 3.82%
65 Rwanda 3.79%
66 St. Kitts and Nevis 3.75%
67 Turkmenistan 3.72%
68 Malaysia 3.69%
69 Dominican Republic 3.60%
70 Cote d'Ivoire 3.58%
71 Slovak Republic 3.56%
72 Madagascar 3.45%
73 Mali 3.44%
74 Latvia 3.44%
75 Fiji 3.41%
76 Brazil 3.39%
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.38%
78 Colombia 3.25%
79 Australia 3.06%
80 El Salvador 3.01%
81 Finland 2.93%
82 Jordan 2.79%
83 Canada 2.78%
84 Israel 2.73%
85 Thailand 2.70%
86 Bulgaria 2.69%
87 Ethiopia 2.69%
88 Greece 2.63%
89 Slovenia 2.56%
90 Austria 2.55%
91 Benin 2.53%
92 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.52%
93 Moldova 2.52%
94 Mexico 2.48%
95 Spain 2.48%
96 Aruba 2.48%
97 Paraguay 2.45%
98 Uzbekistan 2.45%
99 Botswana 2.42%
100 Norway 2.42%

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.