Foreign investment outflows
% of GDP · no best or worst — largest to smallest
179 of 216 countries report a figure for foreign investment outflows
World average: 2.2%
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Malta | 145.6% | 2024 | |
| #2 | Luxembourg | 116.4% | 2024 | |
| #3 | Hong Kong | 19.7% | 2024 | |
| #4 | Singapore | 15.6% | 2025 | |
| #5 | United Arab Emirates | 14.0% | 2024 | |
| #6 | Ireland | 11.0% | 2024 | |
| #7 | Denmark | 7.2% | 2024 | |
| #8 | Japan | 4.9% | 2025 | |
| #9 | Cyprus | 3.8% | 2025 | |
| #10 | Solomon Islands | 3.3% | 2024 | |
| #11 | Kosovo | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| #12 | Malaysia | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| #13 | Croatia | 3.0% | 2024 | |
| #14 | Andorra | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| #15 | Macau | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| #16 | Papua New Guinea | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| #17 | Canada | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| #18 | Spain | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #19 | Chile | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #20 | Switzerland | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #21 | France | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #22 | Israel | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #23 | Czech Republic | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| #24 | South Korea | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| #25 | Portugal | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| #26 | United Kingdom | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| #27 | Venezuela | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| #28 | Germany | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| #29 | Saudi Arabia | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| #30 | Finland | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| #31 | Aruba | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| #32 | North Macedonia | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| #33 | Kuwait | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| #34 | San Marino | 1.7% | 2023 | |
| #35 | Thailand | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| #36 | Liberia | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| #37 | Qatar | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| #38 | Lebanon | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| #39 | Honduras | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| #40 | United States | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| #41 | Slovenia | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| #42 | Serbia | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| #43 | Brazil | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| #44 | Eswatini | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| #45 | Zambia | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| #46 | Slovakia | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| #47 | Sweden | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| #48 | Azerbaijan | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| #49 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| #50 | Bulgaria | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| #51 | Albania | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| #52 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| #53 | The Bahamas | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| #54 | India | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| #55 | Italy | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| #56 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| #57 | Greece | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| #58 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| #59 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| #60 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| #61 | Poland | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| #62 | People's Republic of China | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| #63 | Cape Verde | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| #64 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| #65 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| #66 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| #67 | Saint Lucia | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| #68 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| #69 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| #70 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2025 | |
| #71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% | 2025 | |
| #72 | Bahrain | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| #73 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| #74 | New Caledonia | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| #75 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| #76 | Malawi | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| #77 | Moldova | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| #78 | Turkey | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| #79 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| #80 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| #81 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| #82 | Morocco | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| #83 | Fiji | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| #84 | Peru | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| #85 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| #86 | Russia | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| #87 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| #88 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| #89 | Bermuda | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| #90 | Kenya | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| #91 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| #92 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| #93 | Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| #94 | Mali | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| #95 | Benin | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| #96 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| #97 | Sint Maarten | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| #98 | Ivory Coast | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| #99 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| #100 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| #101 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #102 | Barbados | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #103 | Bolivia | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| #104 | Timor-Leste | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #105 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #106 | Curaçao | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #107 | Afghanistan | 0.2% | 2021 | |
| #108 | Vanuatu | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #109 | Norway | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| #110 | Tonga | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #111 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| #112 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| #113 | Romania | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| #114 | French Polynesia | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #115 | Republic of the Congo | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #116 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #117 | Sudan | 0.2% | 2021 | |
| #118 | Iraq | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| #119 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| #120 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #121 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| #122 | Vietnam | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #123 | Cameroon | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #124 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| #125 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #126 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| #127 | Niger | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #128 | Angola | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| #129 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #130 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #131 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #132 | Palestine | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| #133 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #134 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| #135 | Belize | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #136 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| #137 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #138 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #139 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| #140 | Iran | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| #141 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| #142 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2018 | |
| #143 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| #144 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #145 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| #146 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #147 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #148 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| #149 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| #150 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| #151 | Laos | 0.0% | 2022 | |
| #152 | Suriname | -0.0% | 2025 | |
| #153 | The Gambia | -0.0% | 2024 | |
| #154 | Estonia | -0.1% | 2025 | |
| #155 | Dominica | -0.1% | 2024 | |
| #156 | Dominican Republic | -0.1% | 2025 | |
| #157 | Libya | -0.1% | 2024 | |
| #158 | Oman | -0.1% | 2024 | |
| #159 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.2% | 2025 | |
| #160 | Mozambique | -0.2% | 2024 | |
| #161 | Gabon | -0.2% | 2019 | |
| #162 | Australia | -0.3% | 2025 | |
| #163 | Grenada | -0.3% | 2025 | |
| #164 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.4% | 2025 | |
| #165 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | -0.5% | 2024 | |
| #166 | Brunei | -0.6% | 2025 | |
| #167 | Togo | -0.7% | 2024 | |
| #168 | Nauru | -0.8% | 2024 | |
| #169 | South Africa | -0.9% | 2025 | |
| #170 | Panama | -1.0% | 2025 | |
| #171 | Austria | -1.0% | 2025 | |
| #172 | Tuvalu | -1.5% | 2021 | |
| #173 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.5% | 2025 | |
| #174 | Seychelles | -1.9% | 2024 | |
| #175 | Iceland | -2.2% | 2025 | |
| #176 | Belgium | -2.7% | 2025 | |
| #177 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -3.9% | 2018 | |
| #178 | Cayman Islands | -22.4% | 2024 | |
| #179 | Hungary | -24.7% | 2025 | |
| — | American Samoa | — | — | |
| — | Bhutan | — | — | |
| — | British Virgin Islands | — | — | |
| — | Central African Republic | — | — | |
| — | Chad | — | — | |
| — | Comoros | — | — | |
| — | Cuba | — | — | |
| — | Djibouti | — | — | |
| — | Ecuador | — | — | |
| — | Eritrea | — | — | |
| — | Ethiopia | — | — | |
| — | Faroe Islands | — | — | |
| — | Gibraltar | — | — | |
| — | Greenland | — | — | |
| — | Guam | — | — | |
| — | Haiti | — | — | |
| — | Isle of Man | — | — | |
| — | North Korea | — | — | |
| — | Lesotho | — | — | |
| — | Liechtenstein | — | — | |
| — | Maldives | — | — | |
| — | Marshall Islands | — | — | |
| — | Federated States of Micronesia | — | — | |
| — | Monaco | — | — | |
| — | Myanmar | — | — | |
| — | Nepal | — | — | |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | |
| — | Palau | — | — | |
| — | Puerto Rico | — | — | |
| — | Sierra Leone | — | — | |
| — | Somalia | — | — | |
| — | South Sudan | — | — | |
| — | Saint-Martin | — | — | |
| — | Syria | — | — | |
| — | Tanzania | — | — | |
| — | Turkmenistan | — | — | |
| — | United States Virgin Islands | — | — |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)