Foreign investment inflows
% of GDP · showing the worst first
198 of 216 countries report a figure for foreign investment inflows
World average: -2.5%
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #198 | Liechtenstein | -1,303.1% | 2018 | |
| #197 | Luxembourg | -92.8% | 2025 | |
| #196 | Hungary | -28.4% | 2025 | |
| #195 | Belgium | -4.0% | 2025 | |
| #194 | Nauru | -3.5% | 2024 | |
| #193 | Trinidad and Tobago | -3.1% | 2025 | |
| #192 | Iraq | -2.7% | 2024 | |
| #191 | São Tomé and Príncipe | -2.0% | 2024 | |
| #190 | Austria | -2.0% | 2025 | |
| #189 | Tonga | -1.9% | 2024 | |
| #188 | Estonia | -1.8% | 2025 | |
| #187 | Norway | -1.5% | 2025 | |
| #186 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | -1.4% | 2024 | |
| #185 | Yemen | -1.3% | 2018 | |
| #184 | Switzerland | -1.2% | 2025 | |
| #183 | San Marino | -0.9% | 2023 | |
| #182 | Burkina Faso | -0.9% | 2024 | |
| #181 | Papua New Guinea | -0.6% | 2024 | |
| #180 | Iceland | -0.5% | 2025 | |
| #179 | South Africa | -0.5% | 2025 | |
| #178 | Kazakhstan | -0.3% | 2025 | |
| #177 | Lesotho | -0.2% | 2025 | |
| #176 | French Polynesia | -0.2% | 2024 | |
| #175 | Finland | -0.1% | 2025 | |
| #174 | Belize | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #173 | Italy | 0.0% | 2025 | |
| #172 | Haiti | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #171 | Bhutan | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #170 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| #169 | Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2021 | |
| #168 | Samoa | 0.2% | 2025 | |
| #167 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| #166 | Iran | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| #165 | Kenya | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| #164 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| #163 | People's Republic of China | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| #162 | Brunei | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| #161 | Comoros | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| #160 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| #159 | Tuvalu | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| #158 | Algeria | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| #157 | Argentina | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| #156 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| #155 | Azerbaijan | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| #154 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| #153 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| #152 | Togo | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| #151 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| #150 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| #149 | Turkey | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| #148 | Russia | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| #147 | Angola | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| #146 | Bolivia | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| #145 | India | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| #144 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| #143 | Japan | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| #142 | Panama | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| #141 | Burundi | 1.0% | 2025 | |
| #140 | Zimbabwe | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| #139 | Kiribati | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| #138 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| #137 | Bermuda | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| #136 | United States | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| #135 | Uruguay | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| #134 | Slovakia | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| #133 | Venezuela | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| #132 | New Zealand | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| #131 | Sudan | 1.4% | 2023 | |
| #130 | Nigeria | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| #129 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| #128 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| #127 | Qatar | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| #126 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| #125 | Central African Republic | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| #124 | Spain | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| #123 | Tunisia | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| #122 | Myanmar | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| #121 | The Bahamas | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| #120 | Indonesia | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| #119 | Eswatini | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| #118 | Philippines | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| #117 | Guatemala | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| #116 | Djibouti | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| #115 | Cameroon | 1.7% | 2024 | |
| #114 | Ghana | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| #113 | Belarus | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| #112 | Sierra Leone | 1.7% | 2024 | |
| #111 | Libya | 1.8% | 2023 | |
| #110 | Niger | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| #109 | Morocco | 1.8% | 2025 | |
| #108 | Germany | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| #107 | United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| #106 | Palestine | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| #105 | Poland | 1.9% | 2025 | |
| #104 | Australia | 2.0% | 2025 | |
| #103 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| #102 | Sint Maarten | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| #101 | Armenia | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| #100 | El Salvador | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| #99 | Solomon Islands | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| #98 | Ukraine | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| #97 | Tanzania | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| #96 | France | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| #95 | Romania | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| #94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| #93 | Vanuatu | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| #92 | Moldova | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| #91 | Slovenia | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| #90 | Malawi | 2.3% | 2024 | |
| #89 | Mexico | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #88 | Paraguay | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #87 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| #86 | Botswana | 2.4% | 2024 | |
| #85 | Aruba | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| #84 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| #83 | Benin | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| #82 | Colombia | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| #81 | Saudi Arabia | 2.6% | 2025 | |
| #80 | Greece | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| #79 | Ethiopia | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| #78 | Czech Republic | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| #77 | Jordan | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| #76 | Sweden | 2.9% | 2025 | |
| #75 | Canada | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| #74 | Uzbekistan | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| #73 | Peru | 3.1% | 2025 | |
| #72 | Lithuania | 3.2% | 2025 | |
| #71 | Thailand | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| #70 | Brazil | 3.4% | 2025 | |
| #69 | Fiji | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| #68 | Mali | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| #67 | Madagascar | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| #66 | Honduras | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| #65 | North Macedonia | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| #64 | Ivory Coast | 3.6% | 2024 | |
| #63 | Malaysia | 3.7% | 2024 | |
| #62 | Turkmenistan | 3.7% | 2024 | |
| #61 | Bulgaria | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| #60 | Rwanda | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| #59 | Macau | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| #58 | Republic of the Congo | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| #57 | Dominican Republic | 3.9% | 2025 | |
| #56 | Serbia | 3.9% | 2025 | |
| #55 | Barbados | 4.0% | 2024 | |
| #54 | Chile | 4.1% | 2025 | |
| #53 | Egypt | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| #52 | Vietnam | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| #51 | Israel | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| #50 | Denmark | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| #49 | Portugal | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| #48 | Georgia | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| #47 | Curaçao | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| #46 | Mauritius | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| #45 | Marshall Islands | 4.7% | 2024 | |
| #44 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| #43 | Cape Verde | 5.0% | 2025 | |
| #42 | Chad | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| #41 | Costa Rica | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| #40 | Gabon | 5.5% | 2024 | |
| #39 | Guinea | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| #38 | Bahrain | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| #37 | Laos | 6.0% | 2024 | |
| #36 | Uganda | 6.0% | 2024 | |
| #35 | Albania | 6.1% | 2025 | |
| #34 | Senegal | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| #33 | Somalia | 6.4% | 2024 | |
| #32 | Andorra | 6.6% | 2024 | |
| #31 | Dominica | 6.8% | 2025 | |
| #30 | Nicaragua | 6.9% | 2024 | |
| #29 | Lebanon | 7.1% | 2024 | |
| #28 | Saint Lucia | 7.3% | 2025 | |
| #27 | Montenegro | 7.3% | 2025 | |
| #26 | United Arab Emirates | 8.3% | 2024 | |
| #25 | New Caledonia | 8.5% | 2024 | |
| #24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.9% | 2025 | |
| #23 | Zambia | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| #22 | The Gambia | 9.7% | 2024 | |
| #21 | Liberia | 9.9% | 2024 | |
| #20 | Cambodia | 9.9% | 2025 | |
| #19 | Kosovo | 10.0% | 2025 | |
| #18 | Seychelles | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| #17 | Maldives | 11.4% | 2024 | |
| #16 | Oman | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| #15 | Mongolia | 11.7% | 2024 | |
| #14 | Grenada | 12.0% | 2025 | |
| #13 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.1% | 2025 | |
| #12 | Mauritania | 13.2% | 2024 | |
| #11 | Timor-Leste | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| #10 | Namibia | 14.2% | 2024 | |
| #9 | Mozambique | 15.4% | 2024 | |
| #8 | Palau | 21.5% | 2024 | |
| #7 | Singapore | 26.3% | 2025 | |
| #6 | Cyprus | 27.1% | 2025 | |
| #5 | Hong Kong | 30.8% | 2024 | |
| #4 | Guyana | 35.0% | 2024 | |
| #3 | Cayman Islands | 40.9% | 2024 | |
| #2 | Suriname | 45.1% | 2025 | |
| #1 | Malta | 170.1% | 2024 | |
| — | American Samoa | — | — | |
| — | British Virgin Islands | — | — | |
| — | Cuba | — | — | |
| — | Eritrea | — | — | |
| — | Faroe Islands | — | — | |
| — | Gibraltar | — | — | |
| — | Greenland | — | — | |
| — | Guam | — | — | |
| — | Isle of Man | — | — | |
| — | North Korea | — | — | |
| — | Federated States of Micronesia | — | — | |
| — | Monaco | — | — | |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | |
| — | Puerto Rico | — | — | |
| — | South Sudan | — | — | |
| — | Saint-Martin | — | — | |
| — | Syria | — | — | |
| — | United States Virgin Islands | — | — |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)