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
151 Korea, Rep. 0.69%
152 New Zealand 0.67%
153 Bolivia 0.65%
154 Nigeria 0.64%
155 South Africa 0.58%
156 Armenia 0.51%
157 Algeria 0.46%
158 Tuvalu 0.45%
159 Japan 0.45%
160 Comoros 0.44%
161 Kenya 0.38%
162 Kuwait 0.38%
163 Ecuador 0.36%
164 Samoa 0.32%
165 Azerbaijan 0.31%
166 Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.30%
167 Bangladesh 0.28%
168 China 0.23%
169 Qatar 0.21%
170 Brunei Darussalam 0.19%
171 Nepal 0.13%
172 Bhutan 0.08%
173 Haiti 0.08%
174 French Polynesia -0.22%
175 United Kingdom -0.35%
176 Russian Federation -0.43%
177 Lesotho -0.53%
178 Papua New Guinea -0.64%
179 Burkina Faso -0.87%
180 Angola -1.08%
181 Netherlands -1.41%
182 Trinidad and Tobago -1.77%
183 Tonga -1.87%
184 Sao Tome and Principe -2.02%
185 Iraq -2.74%
186 Naoero -3.48%
187 Uruguay -4.78%
188 Belgium -6.16%
189 Estonia -7.97%
190 Switzerland -11.18%
191 Hungary -27.51%
192 Cyprus -133.82%

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.