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
101 Panama 2.41%
102 Kiribati 2.35%
103 Peru 2.30%
104 Malawi 2.28%
105 Poland 2.25%
106 Vanuatu 2.22%
107 Belarus 2.21%
108 Tanzania 2.17%
109 Ghana 2.12%
110 Ukraine 2.11%
111 Solomon Islands 2.08%
112 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.06%
113 Philippines 2.04%
114 Tajikistan 2.02%
115 Romania 1.87%
116 Argentina 1.82%
117 Niger 1.81%
118 Sierra Leone 1.75%
119 Indonesia 1.74%
120 Saudi Arabia 1.70%
121 Cameroon 1.67%
122 France 1.65%
123 Djibouti 1.63%
124 Guatemala 1.63%
125 Eswatini 1.55%
126 Bahamas, The 1.52%
127 Myanmar 1.48%
128 Tunisia 1.48%
129 Central African Republic 1.47%
130 Equatorial Guinea 1.42%
131 Kyrgyz Republic 1.41%
132 Jamaica 1.39%
133 Venezuela, RB 1.35%
134 Germany 1.34%
135 Honduras 1.29%
136 Bermuda 1.28%
137 Guinea-Bissau 1.21%
138 Italy 1.20%
139 Zimbabwe 1.12%
140 Burundi 1.10%
141 Morocco 1.09%
142 United States 1.01%
143 West Bank and Gaza 1.01%
144 Turkiye 0.86%
145 Ireland 0.79%
146 Togo 0.79%
147 Sri Lanka 0.76%
148 India 0.72%
149 Kazakhstan 0.72%
150 Pakistan 0.72%

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.