Countries by FDI Inflows (% GDP)
Complete ranking of 197 countries • % • Updated 2026
About Fdi Net Inflows % GDP Rankings
Malta leads all 197 countries in Fdi Net Inflows % GDP with a value of 170.538, while Cyprus ranks last at -133.824. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What Fdi Net Inflows % GDP Measures
Fdi Net Inflows % GDP is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Fdi Net Inflows % GDP across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from -133.824 (Cyprus) to 170.538 (Malta) — minimal difference across 197 countries.
Regional Patterns
African countries lead with 7 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.
Values are tightly clustered around the median of 2.42, with most countries falling within a narrow range. A few outliers at the extremes account for most of the overall spread.
Notable Outliers
Malta holds a significant lead over Luxembourg, with a 50% gap between first and second place. While several countries cluster near the top, the leader's margin is notable. The bottom five countries are all from Europe, pointing to regional challenges that affect fdi net inflows % gdp across the continent.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Fdi Net Inflows % GDP are Malta (170.538), Luxembourg (113.622), Cayman Islands (93.724), Guyana (34.99), and Palau (28.871). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Cyprus (-133.824), Hungary (-27.923), Switzerland (-9.926), Estonia (-7.971), and Belgium (-6.16) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 197 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Malta | 170.5% | Europe | 100% |
| 2nd |  Luxembourg | 113.6% | Europe | 99% |
| 3rd |  Cayman Islands | 93.7% | North America | 99% |
| 4th |  Guyana | 35.0% | North America | 98% |
| 5th |  Palau | 28.9% | Oceania | 98% |
| 6th |  Hong Kong | 28.8% | Asia | 97% |
| 7th |  Singapore | 27.8% | Asia | 97% |
| 8th |  Grenada | 16.5% | North America | 96% |
| 9th |  Liberia | 15.6% | Africa | 96% |
| 10th |  Mozambique | 15.4% | Africa | 95% |
| 11th |  Namibia | 14.8% | Africa | 95% |
| 12th |  Mauritania | 13.2% | Africa | 94% |
| 13th |  Antigua and Barbuda | 12.3% | North America | 94% |
| 14th |  Egypt | 12.0% | Africa | 93% |
| 15th |  Mongolia | 11.7% | Asia | 93% |
| 16th |  Oman | 11.6% | Asia | 92% |
| 17th |  Timor-Leste | 11.6% | Asia | 92% |
| 18th |  Maldives | 11.4% | Asia | 91% |
| 19th |  Seychelles | 10.4% | Africa | 91% |
| 20th |  Gambia | 9.7% | Africa | 90% |
| 21st |  Cambodia | 9.5% | Asia | 90% |
| 22nd |  New Caledonia | 8.5% | Oceania | 89% |
| 23rd |  United Arab Emirates | 8.3% | Asia | 89% |
| 24th |  Iceland | 8.1% | Europe | 88% |
| 25th |  Montenegro | 7.2% | Europe | 88% |
| 26th |  Saint Lucia | 7.0% | North America | 87% |
| 27th |  Nicaragua | 6.9% | North America | 87% |
| 28th |  Andorra | 6.6% | Europe | 86% |
| 29th |  Somalia | 6.4% | Africa | 86% |
| 30th |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.4% | North America | 85% |
| 31st |  Albania | 6.3% | Europe | 85% |
| 32nd |  North Macedonia | 6.2% | Europe | 84% |
| 33rd |  Serbia | 6.2% | Europe | 84% |
| 34th |  Senegal | 6.1% | Africa | 83% |
| 35th |  Uganda | 6.0% | Africa | 83% |
| 36th |  Laos | 6.0% | Asia | 82% |
| 37th |  Bahrain | 5.7% | Asia | 82% |
| 38th |  Guinea | 5.6% | Africa | 81% |
| 39th |  Costa Rica | 5.6% | North America | 81% |
| 40th |  Lithuania | 5.5% | Europe | 80% |
| 41st |  Gabon | 5.5% | Africa | 80% |
| 42nd |  Dominica | 5.3% | North America | 79% |
| 43rd |  Sweden | 5.2% | Europe | 79% |
| 44th |  Chad | 5.2% | Africa | 78% |
| 45th |  Croatia | 5.0% | Europe | 78% |
| 46th |  Georgia | 4.7% | Europe | 77% |
| 47th |  Zambia | 4.7% | Africa | 77% |
| 48th |  Mauritius | 4.6% | Africa | 76% |
| 49th |  Denmark | 4.4% | Europe | 76% |
| 50th |  Côte d'Ivoire | 4.4% | Africa | 75% |
| 51st |  Curaçao | 4.3% | North America | 75% |
| 52nd |  Portugal | 4.3% | Europe | 74% |
| 53rd |  Vietnam | 4.2% | Asia | 74% |
| 54th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 4.1% | Africa | 73% |
| 55th |  Barbados | 4.0% | North America | 73% |
| 56th |  Kyrgyzstan | 4.0% | Asia | 72% |
| 57th |  Cabo Verde | 4.0% | Africa | 72% |
| 58th |  Rwanda | 4.0% | Africa | 71% |
| 59th |  Belize | 4.0% | North America | 71% |
| 60th |  Sierra Leone | 3.9% | Africa | 70% |
| 61st |  Congo | 3.8% | Africa | 70% |
| 62nd |  Chile | 3.8% | South America | 69% |
| 63rd |  Czechia | 3.8% | Europe | 69% |
| 64th |  Panama | 3.7% | North America | 68% |
| 65th |  Malaysia | 3.7% | Asia | 68% |
| 66th |  Dominican Republic | 3.6% | North America | 67% |
| 67th |  Slovakia | 3.6% | Europe | 66% |
| 68th |  Honduras | 3.5% | North America | 66% |
| 69th |  Latvia | 3.5% | Europe | 65% |
| 70th |  Fiji | 3.4% | Oceania | 65% |
| 71st |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.4% | Europe | 64% |
| 72nd |  Brazil | 3.4% | South America | 64% |
| 73rd |  Colombia | 3.3% | North America | 63% |
| 74th |  Lebanon | 3.3% | Asia | 63% |
| 75th |  Turkmenistan | 3.2% | Asia | 62% |
| 76th |  Australia | 3.1% | Oceania | 62% |
| 77th |  Bulgaria | 3.1% | Europe | 61% |
| 78th |  Jordan | 3.1% | Asia | 61% |
| 79th |  Finland | 2.9% | Europe | 60% |
| 80th |  Macao | 2.9% | Asia | 60% |
| 81st |  Israel | 2.7% | Asia | 59% |
| 82nd |  Thailand | 2.7% | Asia | 59% |
| 83rd |  Ethiopia | 2.7% | Africa | 58% |
| 84th |  Niger | 2.6% | Africa | 58% |
| 85th |  Mali | 2.6% | Africa | 57% |
| 86th |  Greece | 2.6% | Europe | 57% |
| 87th |  Kiribati | 2.6% | Oceania | 56% |
| 88th |  Canada | 2.6% | North America | 56% |
| 89th |  El Salvador | 2.6% | North America | 55% |
| 90th |  Vanuatu | 2.6% | Oceania | 55% |
| 91st |  Slovenia | 2.6% | Europe | 54% |
| 92nd |  Austria | 2.6% | Europe | 54% |
| 93rd |  Benin | 2.5% | Africa | 53% |
| 94th |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.5% | North America | 53% |
| 95th |  Moldova | 2.5% | Europe | 52% |
| 96th |  Uzbekistan | 2.5% | Asia | 52% |
| 97th |  Spain | 2.5% | Europe | 51% |
| 98th |  Mexico | 2.4% | North America | 51% |
| 99th |  Aruba | 2.4% | North America | 50% |
| 100th |  Botswana | 2.4% | Africa | 50% |
| 101st |  Norway | 2.4% | Europe | 49% |
| 102nd |  Madagascar | 2.4% | Africa | 49% |
| 103rd |  Peru | 2.4% | South America | 48% |
| 104th |  Belarus | 2.3% | Europe | 48% |
| 105th |  Malawi | 2.3% | Africa | 47% |
| 106th |  Poland | 2.2% | Europe | 47% |
| 107th |  Tanzania | 2.2% | Africa | 46% |
| 108th |  Ghana | 2.1% | Africa | 46% |
| 109th |  Ukraine | 2.1% | Europe | 45% |
| 110th |  Solomon Islands | 2.1% | Oceania | 45% |
| 111st |  Sint Maarten | 2.1% | North America | 44% |
| 112nd |  Tajikistan | 2.1% | Asia | 44% |
| 113rd |  Philippines | 2.0% | Asia | 43% |
| 114th |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.9% | North America | 43% |
| 115th |  Romania | 1.9% | Europe | 42% |
| 116th |  Argentina | 1.8% | South America | 42% |
| 117th |  Indonesia | 1.7% | Asia | 41% |
| 118th |  Cameroon | 1.7% | Africa | 41% |
| 119th |  Saudi Arabia | 1.7% | Asia | 40% |
| 120th |  France | 1.6% | Europe | 40% |
| 121st |  Djibouti | 1.6% | Africa | 39% |
| 122nd |  Guatemala | 1.6% | North America | 39% |
| 123rd |  Eswatini | 1.6% | Africa | 38% |
| 124th |  Bahamas | 1.5% | North America | 38% |
| 125th |  Tunisia | 1.5% | Africa | 37% |
| 126th |  Myanmar | 1.5% | Asia | 37% |
| 127th |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.5% | Africa | 36% |
| 128th |  Central African Republic | 1.5% | Africa | 36% |
| 129th |  Jamaica | 1.4% | North America | 35% |
| 130th |  Venezuela | 1.4% | North America | 35% |
| 131st |  Bermuda | 1.3% | North America | 34% |
| 132nd |  Guinea-Bissau | 1.2% | Africa | 34% |
| 133rd |  Palestine | 1.2% | Asia | 33% |
| 134th |  Italy | 1.1% | Europe | 32% |
| 135th |  Zimbabwe | 1.1% | Africa | 32% |
| 136th |  Burundi | 1.1% | Africa | 31% |
| 137th |  United States | 1.0% | North America | 31% |
| 138th |  Morocco | 1.0% | Africa | 30% |
| 139th |  Germany | 1.0% | Europe | 30% |
| 140th |  Paraguay | 0.9% | South America | 29% |
| 141st |  Turkey | 0.9% | Europe | 29% |
| 142nd |  South Korea | 0.8% | Asia | 28% |
| 143rd |  Ireland | 0.8% | Europe | 28% |
| 144th |  Togo | 0.8% | Africa | 27% |
| 145th |  Sri Lanka | 0.8% | Asia | 27% |
| 146th |  Pakistan | 0.7% | Asia | 26% |
| 147th |  India | 0.7% | Asia | 26% |
| 148th |  Kazakhstan | 0.7% | Asia | 25% |
| 149th |  New Zealand | 0.7% | Oceania | 25% |
| 150th |  Marshall Islands | 0.6% | Oceania | 24% |
| 151st |  South Africa | 0.6% | Africa | 24% |
| 152nd |  Bolivia | 0.5% | South America | 23% |
| 153rd |  Armenia | 0.5% | Europe | 23% |
| 154th |  Comoros | 0.5% | Africa | 22% |
| 155th |  Algeria | 0.5% | Africa | 22% |
| 156th |  Tonga | 0.4% | Oceania | 21% |
| 157th |  Nigeria | 0.4% | Africa | 21% |
| 158th |  Japan | 0.4% | Asia | 20% |
| 159th |  Bhutan | 0.4% | Asia | 20% |
| 160th |  Kenya | 0.4% | Africa | 19% |
| 161st |  Kuwait | 0.4% | Asia | 19% |
| 162nd |  Burkina Faso | 0.4% | Africa | 18% |
| 163rd |  Ecuador | 0.4% | South America | 18% |
| 164th |  Bangladesh | 0.3% | Asia | 17% |
| 165th |  Samoa | 0.3% | Oceania | 17% |
| 166th |  Azerbaijan | 0.3% | Europe | 16% |
| 167th |  Iran | 0.3% | Asia | 16% |
| 168th |  Tuvalu | 0.3% | Oceania | 15% |
| 169th |  Qatar | 0.2% | Asia | 15% |
| 170th |  Brunei | 0.2% | Asia | 14% |
| 171st |  Nepal | 0.1% | Asia | 14% |
| 172nd |  China | 0.1% | Asia | 13% |
| 173rd |  Haiti | 0.1% | North America | 13% |
| 174th |  Afghanistan | 0.0% | Asia | 12% |
| 175th |  Micronesia | 0.0% | Oceania | 12% |
| 176th |  Libya | 0.0% | Africa | 11% |
| 177th |  Sudan | 0.0% | Africa | 11% |
| 178th |  Syria | 0.0% | Asia | 10% |
| 179th |  French Polynesia | -0.2% | Oceania | 10% |
| 180th |  Russia | -0.4% | Europe | 9% |
| 181st |  Lesotho | -0.6% | Africa | 9% |
| 182nd |  Papua New Guinea | -0.6% | Oceania | 8% |
| 183rd |  Suriname | -0.9% | North America | 8% |
| 184th |  San Marino | -0.9% | Europe | 7% |
| 185th |  Angola | -1.1% | Africa | 7% |
| 186th |  Netherlands | -1.4% | Europe | 6% |
| 187th |  United Kingdom | -1.6% | Europe | 6% |
| 188th |  Trinidad and Tobago | -1.8% | North America | 5% |
| 189th |  Sao Tome and Principe | -2.0% | Africa | 5% |
| 190th |  Iraq | -2.7% | Asia | 4% |
| 191st |  Nauru | -3.6% | Oceania | 4% |
| 192nd |  Uruguay | -4.9% | South America | 3% |
| 193rd |  Belgium | -6.2% | Europe | 3% |
| 194th |  Estonia | -8.0% | Europe | 2% |
| 195th |  Switzerland | -9.9% | Europe | 2% |
| 196th |  Hungary | -27.9% | Europe | 1% |
| 197th |  Cyprus | -133.8% | Europe | 1% |