Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) - Country Ranking

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Switzerland 124,078,000,000.00 2020
2 United States 100,394,000,000.00 2020
3 Luxembourg 94,046,720,000.00 2021
4 Japan 89,590,430,000.00 2020
5 Korea 44,000,100,000.00 2021
6 France 40,314,070,000.00 2020
7 Canada 30,271,670,000.00 2021
8 Thailand 23,847,430,000.00 2020
9 Spain 22,345,530,000.00 2020
10 Italy 22,014,070,000.00 2020
11 Austria 9,964,589,000.00 2020
12 Macao SAR, China 8,832,411,000.00 2020
13 Denmark 7,503,622,000.00 2020
14 Qatar 5,164,011,000.00 2020
15 Sweden 5,036,021,000.00 2020
16 Kuwait 3,711,975,000.00 2020
17 Iraq 3,295,100,000.00 2020
18 Chile 3,196,844,000.00 2020
19 Slovak Republic 2,191,002,000.00 2020
20 Angola 1,956,983,000.00 2020
21 Bahrain 1,403,989,000.00 2018
22 Congo 1,146,360,000.00 2016
23 Bolivia 1,014,235,000.00 2020
24 Iceland 673,638,300.00 2020
25 Kyrgyz Republic 582,405,200.00 2020
26 Estonia 453,420,300.00 2021
27 Azerbaijan 318,126,200.00 2020
28 Namibia 214,187,200.00 2020
29 Zambia 208,186,900.00 2020
30 Trinidad and Tobago 206,355,200.00 2020
31 Burkina Faso 91,638,980.00 2020
32 Afghanistan 24,258,330.00 2020
33 Central African Republic 3,602,275.00 1994
34 Bhutan 2,786,961.00 2020
35 Samoa 382,258.20 2020
36 Nauru 252,552.60 2018
37 Tuvalu 0.00 2019
37 Yemen 0.00 2016
39 Suriname -348,843.40 2020
40 Burundi -983,747.10 2018
41 Kiribati -2,512,230.00 2020
42 Tonga -3,615,730.00 2020
43 Comoros -3,873,525.00 2020
44 Solomon Islands -5,653,418.00 2020
45 St. Kitts and Nevis -9,957,031.00 2020
46 Guinea-Bissau -20,675,430.00 2020
47 Dominica -22,366,500.00 2020
48 Vanuatu -22,773,630.00 2020
49 Gabon -25,253,210.00 2015
50 Chad -26,512,740.00 1994
51 Lesotho -26,632,260.00 2021
52 Venezuela -27,000,000.00 2016
53 Palau -27,484,630.00 2017
54 Eritrea -27,875,540.00 2000
55 St. Vincent and the Grenadines -28,357,650.00 2020
56 Tajikistan -36,199,830.00 2020
57 Iran -39,000,000.00 2000
58 São Tomé and Principe -46,258,740.00 2020
59 Haiti -51,299,000.00 2021
60 Togo -53,056,160.00 2020
61 Eswatini -58,142,400.00 2020
62 Cabo Verde -62,683,310.00 2020
63 Malawi -63,914,740.00 2020
64 Belize -71,774,620.00 2020
65 Timor-Leste -72,378,580.00 2020
66 St. Lucia -74,237,630.00 2020
67 Armenia -74,462,450.00 2020
68 Antigua and Barbuda -81,692,110.00 2020
69 Liberia -86,681,700.00 2019
70 Botswana -96,993,450.00 2020
71 Rwanda -99,915,140.00 2020
72 Libya -101,900,000.00 2019
73 Paraguay -120,046,000.00 2020
74 Sierra Leone -135,110,800.00 2020
75 Nicaragua -142,800,000.00 2020
76 Grenada -149,297,200.00 2020
77 Moldova -151,720,000.00 2020
78 Benin -152,493,300.00 2020
79 Zimbabwe -153,860,000.00 2020
80 Djibouti -158,230,000.00 2020
81 Guinea -173,990,000.00 2020
82 Seychelles -182,352,600.00 2020
83 Nepal -196,326,000.00 2021
84 El Salvador -201,183,700.00 2020
85 Fiji -225,916,600.00 2020
86 Madagascar -239,373,700.00 2020
87 The Gambia -255,209,000.00 2021
88 Jamaica -258,407,900.00 2020
89 Papua New Guinea -277,350,400.00 2018
90 Andorra -320,300,900.00 2019
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina -330,952,200.00 2020
92 Niger -345,661,500.00 2020
93 Honduras -371,860,500.00 2020
94 The Bahamas -374,764,300.00 2020
95 Equatorial Guinea -376,180,400.00 1996
96 Sri Lanka -419,326,600.00 2020
97 Barbados -463,025,700.00 2016
98 Saudi Arabia -488,293,100.00 2020
99 Kenya -503,912,900.00 2020
100 North Macedonia -510,243,500.00 2021
101 Mali -535,696,800.00 2020
102 Georgia -549,102,500.00 2020
103 Brunei -565,542,300.00 2020
104 Cameroon -590,772,000.00 2020
105 Tunisia -592,172,000.00 2020
106 Slovenia -628,347,700.00 2021
107 Lithuania -628,994,600.00 2020
108 Panama -645,309,100.00 2020
109 Montenegro -649,107,000.00 2021
110 Tanzania -684,887,700.00 2020
111 Jordan -691,690,100.00 2020
112 New Caledonia -702,858,400.00 2016
113 Côte d'Ivoire -711,587,300.00 2020
114 Sudan -716,939,700.00 2020
115 Guatemala -726,660,000.00 2020
116 Croatia -751,331,500.00 2020
117 Senegal -795,033,200.00 2018
118 Uganda -873,468,200.00 2020
119 Peru -878,141,400.00 2020
120 Uruguay -884,857,400.00 2020
121 Mauritania -927,916,300.00 2020
122 Lao PDR -967,706,100.00 2020
123 Albania -1,019,648,000.00 2020
124 Algeria -1,111,242,000.00 2020
125 Germany -1,131,357,000.00 2020
126 Ecuador -1,150,242,000.00 2020
127 Guyana -1,180,922,000.00 2020
128 Morocco -1,269,586,000.00 2020
129 Belarus -1,317,868,000.00 2021
130 Ghana -1,333,369,000.00 2020
131 Bangladesh -1,344,066,000.00 2021
132 Syrian Arab Republic -1,469,197,000.00 2010
133 Dem. Rep. Congo -1,498,085,000.00 2020
134 Costa Rica -1,644,266,000.00 2020
135 Cayman Islands -1,653,410,000.00 2019
136 Mongolia -1,693,149,000.00 2020
137 Uzbekistan -1,720,199,000.00 2020
138 Myanmar -1,735,589,000.00 2019
139 Belgium -1,865,624,000.00 2020
140 Pakistan -1,935,000,000.00 2021
141 Latvia -1,973,135,000.00 2021
142 Oman -2,325,097,000.00 2020
143 Ethiopia -2,395,800,000.00 2020
144 Bulgaria -2,407,150,000.00 2020
145 Dominican Republic -2,554,300,000.00 2020
146 Greece -2,655,347,000.00 2020
147 Nigeria -2,723,147,000.00 2020
148 Argentina -2,725,228,000.00 2020
149 Hungary -2,803,286,000.00 2020
150 Lebanon -2,807,869,000.00 2020
151 Mauritius -2,833,609,000.00 2020
152 Mozambique -3,034,562,000.00 2020
153 Czech Republic -3,152,165,000.00 2020
154 New Zealand -3,360,241,000.00 2020
155 Serbia -3,369,290,000.00 2020
156 Romania -3,403,789,000.00 2020
157 Cambodia -3,497,632,000.00 2020
158 Russia -3,631,810,000.00 2020
159 Cyprus -4,470,212,000.00 2020
160 South Africa -5,159,917,000.00 2020
161 Egypt -5,525,300,000.00 2020
162 Finland -5,546,558,000.00 2021
163 Colombia -6,040,633,000.00 2021
164 Kazakhstan -6,056,000,000.00 2020
165 Ukraine -6,747,000,000.00 2021
166 Australia -7,165,411,000.00 2020
167 Norway -7,241,377,000.00 2020
168 Turkey -7,697,000,000.00 2021
169 Malaysia -7,863,334,000.00 2021
170 Philippines -8,116,272,000.00 2021
171 Portugal -9,411,953,000.00 2021
172 Malta -11,124,460,000.00 2020
173 Poland -12,505,000,000.00 2020
174 Vietnam -15,420,000,000.00 2020
175 Indonesia -16,485,730,000.00 2021
176 Israel -19,902,600,000.00 2021
177 Mexico -24,990,970,000.00 2020
178 Brazil -27,284,590,000.00 2021
179 Hong Kong SAR, China -34,029,270,000.00 2020
180 Netherlands -50,907,140,000.00 2020
181 India -53,239,700,000.00 2020
182 Singapore -58,095,470,000.00 2021
183 United Kingdom -84,325,900,000.00 2020
184 China -102,554,000,000.00 2020
185 Ireland -124,509,000,000.00 2020

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Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial ass