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FDI net inflows2023

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 States361,944,000,000 US$

Top 10

US$ · 2023
01United States
361,944,000,000
02Singapore
125,786,783,507
03Hong Kong SAR China
121,985,594,745
04Germany
90,884,107,610
05Brazil
62,750,364,285
06China
51,338,076,802
07Spain
46,961,991,977
08Canada
43,897,082,060
09Italy
42,019,753,074
10British Virgin Islands
39,889,381,820

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FDI net inflows · 2023 · US$
RankCountry / territoryValue (US$)Year
01United States361,944,000,0002023
02Singapore125,786,783,5072023
03Hong Kong SAR China121,985,594,7452023
04Germany90,884,107,6102023
05Brazil62,750,364,2852023
06China51,338,076,8022023
07Spain46,961,991,9772023
08Canada43,897,082,0602023
09Italy42,019,753,0742023
10British Virgin Islands39,889,381,8202023
11Poland35,660,000,0002023
12Australia35,315,978,1532023
13United Arab Emirates30,687,542,5462023
14Mexico30,682,691,0372023
15India28,086,193,5302023
16Argentina24,756,887,2272023
17Malta24,601,713,5942023
18Saudi Arabia22,803,498,1612023
19Indonesia21,543,358,7812023
20Japan20,007,989,1232023
21Chile19,219,357,0272023
22South Korea19,042,300,0002023
23Sweden18,673,173,1712023
24Vietnam18,500,000,0002023
25France18,051,596,8532023
26Colombia16,793,702,7292023
27Israel16,170,300,0002023
28United Kingdom13,789,803,7762023
29Norway13,785,279,5252023
30Oman12,545,383,6152023
31Cayman Islands12,092,614,5192023
32Czechia11,891,578,0432023
33Portugal11,585,535,5742023
34Türkiye10,657,000,0002023
35Thailand10,327,587,4262023
36Egypt9,840,600,0002023
37Philippines8,925,128,4722023
38Romania8,708,794,3152023
39Denmark8,233,198,5662023
40Malaysia7,918,601,0502023
41Bahrain7,225,797,8722023
42Kazakhstan5,723,550,1212023
43Costa Rica5,299,479,7582023
44Estonia5,200,718,2702023
45Bulgaria5,170,140,0002023
46Serbia4,937,541,9722023
47Senegal4,789,996,7392023
48Dominican Republic4,750,500,0002023
49Greece4,722,066,7642023
50Ukraine4,572,000,0002023
51Peru4,404,587,9512023
52New Zealand4,394,895,3992023
53Cambodia3,958,792,3792023
54South Africa3,862,994,3702023
55Lithuania3,831,114,4642023
56Croatia3,341,914,8712023
57Ethiopia3,262,966,2842023
58Uganda2,993,518,9892023
59Austria2,924,935,6692023
60Panama2,735,497,2672023
61Mozambique2,683,506,2712023
62Côte d’Ivoire2,485,137,1172023
63Congo - Kinshasa2,375,258,8872023
64Namibia2,294,376,1892023
65Mongolia2,247,573,6702023
66Uzbekistan2,156,350,9192023
67Kuwait2,114,603,3452023
68Georgia2,111,981,3032023
69Pakistan2,048,000,0002023
70Jordan2,006,338,0282023
71Belarus1,992,107,7282023
72Iceland1,890,181,6072023
73Nigeria1,872,520,5302023
74Laos1,781,176,7792023
75Latvia1,689,068,3442023
76Guatemala1,650,310,3702023
77Tanzania1,648,913,8562023
78Albania1,620,982,5512023
79Myanmar (Burma)1,520,172,0002023
80Bangladesh1,468,497,3402023
81Slovenia1,447,634,5422023
82Iran1,422,333,3302023
83Turkmenistan1,378,312,0802023
84Ghana1,319,315,6152023
85Guinea1,314,930,0002023
86Algeria1,214,378,6612023
87Gabon1,150,733,2802023
88Macao SAR China1,144,351,0342023
89Bosnia & Herzegovina1,129,086,7982023
90Nicaragua1,113,900,0002023
91Paraguay1,111,730,6242023
92Morocco1,060,023,6102023
93Niger1,025,552,4442023
94Chad913,332,7202023
95Kosovo908,658,5072023
96Mauritania848,351,7302023
97Cameroon821,546,3832023
98Libya794,700,0002023
99El Salvador778,284,5012023
100Maldives766,835,0242023
101Mauritius759,847,5802023
102Botswana741,532,3682023
103Sri Lanka713,015,3652023
104Tunisia705,491,4102023
105Mali702,559,7302023
106New Caledonia687,249,6802023
107Somalia676,500,0002023
108Lebanon655,437,3822023
109North Macedonia641,500,3432023
110Zambia641,091,8912023
111Congo - Brazzaville626,473,7102023
112Zimbabwe604,196,0002023
113Armenia580,365,0792023
114Honduras578,487,3152023
115Sudan548,200,0002023
116Slovakia526,114,2972023
117Montenegro525,868,9572023
118Madagascar519,515,2322023
119Kenya507,964,5112023
120Jamaica492,412,2292023
121Suriname484,235,4962023
122Ecuador480,786,9312023
123Rwanda457,644,0032023
124Benin442,960,0642023
125Moldova360,895,4482023
126Bahamas322,456,4552023
127Liberia312,281,3522023
128Antigua & Barbuda293,031,0302023
129Andorra275,778,9392023
130Azerbaijan252,836,0002023
131Bolivia240,143,4022023
132Seychelles239,706,2942023
133Barbados224,900,0002023
134Grenada220,251,5512023
135Malawi213,960,5202023
136Gambia205,541,4742023
137St. Lucia203,075,6812023
138Kyrgyzstan159,197,1002023
139Cape Verde158,735,8952023
140Bermuda150,807,8542023
141Sierra Leone145,910,2382023
142Equatorial Guinea141,780,8902023
143Tajikistan140,579,8372023
144Djibouti137,009,4512023
145Curaçao136,602,5642023
146Timor-Leste122,186,1692023
147Burkina Faso109,438,7552023
148Palestinian Territories103,535,3642023
149Fiji90,569,8832023
150Palau79,895,0002023
151Togo79,736,9102023
152Solomon Islands78,895,4362023
153Nepal74,821,4962023
154St. Vincent & Grenadines73,835,5792023
155Dominica48,015,5412023
156Sint Maarten45,267,2182023
157Papua New Guinea43,303,0902023
158Central African Republic38,742,4502023
159Burundi33,999,3182023
160Turks & Caicos Islands32,659,5702023
161St. Kitts & Nevis29,833,1432023
162Eswatini28,132,5512023
163Guinea-Bissau25,133,3012023
164Haiti23,647,9202023
165Belize16,889,0312023
166Venezuela13,000,0002023
167Bhutan10,193,8222023
168Vanuatu9,268,5502023
169Marshall Islands9,149,2552023
170Comoros5,352,7552023
171Kiribati5,110,6232023
172Tonga2,622,1422023
173Samoa2,395,9152023
174Eritrea2,070,3802023
175Nauru1,446,2952023
176Tuvalu166,2902023
177South Sudan-6,335,0002023
178French Polynesia-6,496,0602023
179San Marino-18,112,8742023
180Lesotho-25,647,8172023
181São Tomé & Príncipe-25,799,6012023
182Brunei-55,927,9702023
183Finland-114,798,7992023
184Aruba-137,459,3652023
185Qatar-474,175,8242023
186Guyana-1,135,036,1262023
187Trinidad & Tobago-1,498,430,1532023
188Angola-2,119,632,1862023
189Belgium-4,247,857,0152023
190Uruguay-5,248,090,9372023
191Iraq-5,363,500,0002023
192Luxembourg-9,279,442,9302023
193Russia-10,045,120,0002023
194Cyprus-22,151,767,9332023
195Hungary-70,896,108,7442023
196Switzerland-115,458,607,8452023
197Ireland-139,972,323,5602023
198Netherlands-343,402,798,8882023

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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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