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FDI net inflows2022

Annual foreign direct investment net inflows in current US dollars. Net flows can be negative.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data198 / 217No observation: 19
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States416,890,000,000 US$

Top 10

US$ · 2022
01United States
416,890,000,000
02China
190,203,789,093
03Singapore
144,147,823,985
04Hong Kong SAR China
122,407,913,138
05France
112,295,479,270
06United Kingdom
92,776,358,059
07Germany
76,571,769,736
08Brazil
75,501,038,733
09Australia
68,709,419,797
10Spain
67,459,796,904

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FDI net inflows · 2022 · US$
RankCountry / territoryValue (US$)Year
01United States416,890,000,0002022
02China190,203,789,0932022
03Singapore144,147,823,9852022
04Hong Kong SAR China122,407,913,1382022
05France112,295,479,2702022
06United Kingdom92,776,358,0592022
07Germany76,571,769,7362022
08Brazil75,501,038,7332022
09Australia68,709,419,7972022
10Spain67,459,796,9042022
11Italy61,897,757,3382022
12Sweden53,782,285,5002022
13Canada50,764,048,3012022
14India49,940,258,4042022
15Japan48,153,832,7442022
16Poland41,780,000,0002022
17Mexico39,206,366,2882022
18British Virgin Islands38,118,551,0902022
19Denmark27,627,359,8892022
20Saudi Arabia26,710,062,1332022
21South Korea25,044,700,0002022
22Indonesia24,702,029,7052022
23Israel22,883,500,0002022
24United Arab Emirates22,736,555,4802022
25Malta21,777,714,7032022
26Chile18,771,990,4692022
27Vietnam17,900,000,0002022
28Colombia17,182,225,4982022
29Netherlands15,457,596,5832022
30Argentina15,206,087,3972022
31Malaysia15,027,992,7112022
32Austria14,301,504,4572022
33Norway14,278,134,6992022
34Türkiye13,784,000,0002022
35Belgium13,136,474,1022022
36Finland13,079,164,2352022
37Portugal13,059,930,3562022
38Thailand11,854,822,0382022
39Romania11,477,511,6592022
40Egypt11,399,900,0002022
41Peru11,392,825,1412022
42New Zealand9,806,744,1532022
43Philippines9,492,234,6682022
44South Africa9,238,990,8282022
45Czechia9,143,600,2952022
46Uruguay8,810,431,8952022
47Greece8,057,970,1562022
48Oman6,871,781,5342022
49Costa Rica5,211,614,0842022
50Kazakhstan5,081,682,3292022
51Slovakia4,827,084,8662022
52Bulgaria4,748,510,0002022
53Serbia4,612,248,8122022
54Dominican Republic4,050,000,0002022
55Croatia3,927,390,9142022
56Ethiopia3,669,991,3322022
57Cambodia3,578,831,2962022
58Macao SAR China3,335,746,3812022
59Mozambique3,022,175,5652022
60Uganda2,952,941,6882022
61Senegal2,928,675,5552022
62Uzbekistan2,657,356,3652022
63Mongolia2,504,294,7502022
64Lithuania2,419,329,6342022
65Panama2,365,160,1152022
66Venezuela2,349,000,0002022
67Morocco2,294,356,0592022
68Georgia2,257,736,9002022
69Slovenia2,180,392,9232022
70Bahrain1,951,329,7872022
71Estonia1,731,622,4242022
72Belarus1,606,417,7432022
73Bangladesh1,601,074,3382022
74Côte d’Ivoire1,599,115,7492022
75Iran1,500,000,0002022
76Pakistan1,462,000,0002022
77Guatemala1,450,072,8302022
78Albania1,441,381,8912022
79Tanzania1,437,575,1692022
80Ghana1,428,411,7372022
81Congo - Kinshasa1,409,373,8422022
82Mauritania1,401,620,4622022
83Equatorial Guinea1,388,191,6402022
84Iceland1,382,537,4052022
85Nicaragua1,287,100,0002022
86Myanmar (Burma)1,238,500,0002022
87Latvia1,217,386,4492022
88Papua New Guinea1,193,266,1772022
89Trinidad & Tobago1,172,466,1062022
90Gabon1,104,592,0402022
91Namibia1,056,043,5032022
92Armenia975,658,9092022
93Niger965,975,2612022
94Jordan962,535,2112022
95Turkmenistan936,039,7102022
96Bosnia & Herzegovina929,439,9912022
97Cameroon925,681,5492022
98Sri Lanka884,150,4912022
99Ecuador882,190,8042022
100Montenegro872,558,5502022
101Paraguay855,187,9362022
102North Macedonia854,152,5152022
103Kenya791,581,7602022
104Kosovo764,162,3112022
105Honduras758,286,4992022
106Kuwait752,255,3062022
107Maldives731,709,0642022
108Laos726,273,7362022
109Mali715,469,9952022
110Botswana709,624,1402022
111Libya702,000,0002022
112New Caledonia696,307,3502022
113Burkina Faso669,738,2412022
114Guinea658,300,0002022
115Tunisia643,213,1412022
116Somalia636,000,0002022
117Chad614,018,5102022
118Andorra593,981,4212022
119Moldova586,020,0002022
120Sudan573,504,4952022
121Mauritius545,909,4202022
122Congo - Brazzaville532,256,2502022
123Bahamas530,913,9502022
124Lebanon526,838,7542022
125Madagascar467,848,6642022
126Benin375,988,9022022
127Zimbabwe336,761,0002022
128Jamaica318,736,0002022
129Palestinian Territories310,825,4942022
130Antigua & Barbuda305,804,2162022
131Rwanda305,101,8632022
132Suriname254,319,2322022
133Aruba248,150,2832022
134Algeria241,796,0302022
135Gambia231,488,0002022
136Ukraine221,000,0002022
137Barbados200,000,0002022
138Malawi198,726,5192022
139Seychelles189,827,3892022
140Djibouti187,022,8482022
141Curaçao175,616,7952022
142Tajikistan174,022,2412022
143Grenada162,962,0052022
144Sierra Leone145,000,0002022
145Belize140,907,9682022
146Liberia123,765,3942022
147Cape Verde122,015,5292022
148South Sudan121,500,0002022
149Fiji103,581,5922022
150Qatar76,098,9012022
151Palau74,365,0002022
152San Marino71,867,9302022
153Nepal66,059,6612022
154St. Vincent & Grenadines65,238,4632022
155St. Lucia58,043,4412022
156São Tomé & Príncipe55,605,9882022
157Kyrgyzstan54,849,0002022
158Cyprus53,889,7072022
159Timor-Leste53,663,3762022
160St. Kitts & Nevis41,091,8542022
161Solomon Islands40,718,8332022
162Haiti39,413,2002022
163Turks & Caicos Islands35,000,0002022
164El Salvador26,235,0872022
165Burundi25,249,4892022
166Central African Republic24,047,7202022
167Guinea-Bissau21,658,0042022
168Sint Maarten17,081,4192022
169Dominica16,922,3062022
170Eswatini13,350,2482022
171Vanuatu10,694,9832022
172Bhutan8,402,0972022
173Bolivia6,236,9802022
174Bermuda5,893,7792022
175Samoa4,800,4552022
176Kiribati4,270,1672022
177Comoros4,128,6672022
178Tonga2,911,5522022
179Tuvalu199,4302022
180Lesotho-7,820,0692022
181Marshall Islands-7,836,1342022
182Nauru-9,015,9262022
183French Polynesia-9,480,3002022
184Eritrea-32,045,6702022
185Zambia-65,118,8632022
186Togo-173,300,7102022
187Nigeria-186,792,4292022
188Brunei-290,169,9852022
189Hungary-1,862,893,3492022
190Iraq-2,088,200,0002022
191Guyana-2,996,952,0152022
192Cayman Islands-3,144,736,4432022
193Azerbaijan-4,474,481,0002022
194Angola-6,598,652,6522022
195Switzerland-12,414,047,1552022
196Ireland-35,575,910,8082022
197Russia-39,800,944,2272022
198Luxembourg-316,383,115,8402022

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No observation (19)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Annual foreign direct investment net inflows in current US dollars. Net flows can be negative.
Unit
US$
Source & definition
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD
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Original metadata
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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