Based on a comparison of 167 countries in 2024, Malta ranked the highest in foreign direct investments as a share of GDP with 1.75% followed by Cayman Islands and Hong Kong. On the other end of the scale was Luxembourg with -0.717%, Ireland with -0.254% and Hungary with -0.147%.
Average foreign direct investments as a share of GDP reached 0.013% in 2024 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 52.7 % more than in the previous year and -49.0 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average foreign direct investments as a share of GDP reached an all time high of 0.053% in 2007 and an all time low of 0.003% in 1976. The average annual growth amounted to 2.38 % since 1970.
Data for more countries are available at Foreign Direct Investments (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Foreign Direct Investments (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Cambodia | % | 0.097% | 0.100% | 0.104% | 0.095% | 0.089% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | % | ... | 0.031% | 0.182% | 1.23% | -0.133% | -0.476% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| East Timor | % | ... | 0.031% | -0.078% | -0.303% | -0.101% | -0.084% | |||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | % | 0.268% | 0.161% | 0.340% | 0.372% | 0.341% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 0.075% | 0.040% | 0.051% | 0.057% | 0.047% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | 0.038% | 0.026% | 0.232% | 0.152% | 0.240% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 0.107% | 0.168% | 0.119% | 0.122% | 0.118% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 4.52% | 1.98% | 1.92% | 4.34% | 1.26% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | % | 0.148% | 0.172% | 0.129% | 0.142% | 0.146% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 0.112% | 0.218% | 0.224% | 0.328% | 0.160% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 0.017% | -0.014% | -0.014% | 0.068% | 0.084% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 0.061% | 0.023% | 0.025% | 0.100% | 0.063% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 0.037% | 0.046% | 0.075% | 0.094% | 0.105% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Seychelles | % | 0.171% | 0.138% | 0.058% | 0.075% | 0.094% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 0.221% | 0.283% | 0.228% | 0.333% | 0.294% |
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