Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) net inflows by country from 2010 to 2017 (percent of GDP)


What is it?

The value of inward direct investment (made by non-residents) in the reporting economy can be described as FDI net inflows. Net outflows are the value of outward direct investment made by the residents of the reporting economy to other world economies.


The data

Country
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Afghanistan
1.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.8
0.5
0.3
Albania
9.1
8.1
7.5
9.8
8.7
8.7
8.8
7.8
Algeria
1.4
1.3
0.7
0.8
0.7
-0.3
1.0
0.7
Angola
-3.9
-2.7
-1.1
-5.2
2.5
8.6
-0.2
-6.1
Antigua and Barbuda
8.4
5.7
10.7
11.3
3.6
7.9
5.5
7.5
Argentina
2.7
2.0
2.8
1.8
1.0
2.0
0.6
1.8
Armenia
5.7
6.4
4.7
3.1
3.5
1.7
3.2
2.2
Aruba
7.8
19.1
-12.4
8.8
9.5
-1.1
0.8
3.2
Australia
3.1
4.7
3.7
3.4
4.3
3.3
3.2
3.3
Austria
-5.6
5.3
1.3
0.1
0.4
-2.1
-7.3
3.7
Azerbaijan
6.3
6.8
7.6
3.5
5.9
7.6
11.9
7.0
Bahamas
8.6
6.6
4.9
3.6
2.3
0.6
0.6
4.9
Bahrain
0.6
2.7
5.0
11.5
4.5
0.2
0.8
1.5
Bangladesh
1.1
1.0
1.2
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.1
0.9
Barbados
14.8
8.3
9.4
-0.2
12.1
1.5
5.1
6.1
Belarus
2.4
6.5
2.2
3.0
2.4
2.9
2.6
2.3
Belgium
23.1
30.0
1.3
-5.4
-4.5
-5.3
9.5
-8.0
Belize
6.9
6.4
12.4
5.7
8.3
3.4
1.8
1.4
Benin
0.8
2.1
3.5
3.9
4.2
1.8
1.5
2.2
Bermuda
3.9
-4.6
0.9
1.0
Bhutan
4.7
1.7
1.3
1.1
1.2
0.3
0.5
-0.7
Bolivia
3.2
3.6
3.9
5.7
2.0
1.7
1.0
1.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.6
2.5
2.3
1.7
2.9
2.4
1.7
2.6
Botswana
1.7
8.9
3.4
2.7
3.2
4.7
0.8
2.3
Brazil
3.7
3.9
3.8
3.0
3.6
3.3
4.1
3.4
Brunei Darussalam
3.5
3.7
4.5
4.3
3.3
1.3
-1.3
3.9
Bulgaria
3.6
3.7
3.3
3.6
1.9
5.2
2.9
4.9
Burkina Faso
0.4
1.3
2.9
4.1
2.9
2.2
3.6
0.0
Burundi
0.0
0.2
0.0
4.8
3.0
1.6
0.0
0.0
Côte d'Ivoire
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.5
1.6
2.6
Cabo Verde
7.0
5.5
7.3
4.8
9.7
6.0
7.6
6.3
Cambodia
12.5
12.0
14.3
13.6
11.1
10.1
12.4
12.6
Cameroon
2.0
2.2
1.8
1.7
2.1
2.2
2.0
2.3
Canada
1.8
2.1
2.7
3.6
3.6
3.9
2.2
1.7
Cayman Islands
1,048.4
Central African Republic
2.9
1.5
2.8
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.8
Chad
2.9
2.3
4.7
4.0
-4.9
5.1
2.4
3.4
Chile
7.3
9.6
11.3
7.5
9.1
8.6
4.8
2.1
China
4.0
3.7
2.8
3.0
2.6
2.2
1.6
1.4
China, Hong Kong SAR
36.2
38.7
28.5
27.9
44.6
58.5
41.5
36.8
China, Macao SAR
12.9
4.8
8.3
7.2
4.3
0.8
3.7
0.9
Colombia
2.2
4.4
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.9
4.4
Comoros
0.9
2.3
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.8
Congo
12.7
2.1
-0.5
13.3
20.4
50.0
0.6
13.3
Costa Rica
5.1
6.5
5.8
6.4
6.4
5.4
4.6
4.9
Croatia
2.4
2.3
2.6
1.6
6.9
0.3
3.6
3.7
Curaçao
2.3
2.2
0.0
2.2
4.6
4.3
5.5
Cyprus
53.2
-43.5
198.1
-25.0
-3.2
41.2
40.2
49.8
Czechia
4.9
1.8
4.5
3.5
3.9
0.9
5.6
5.2
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
12.7
6.2
9.9
5.2
4.2
3.3
2.2
2.8
Denmark
-3.7
3.9
-5.0
0.2
1.9
0.6
2.4
0.7
Djibouti
3.2
6.4
8.1
21.6
10.5
7.6
9.1
8.9
Dominica
4.9
2.8
4.8
3.6
2.7
2.0
7.2
-0.4
Dominican Republic
3.4
3.8
5.6
2.6
3.6
3.2
3.5
4.7
Ecuador
0.2
0.8
0.6
0.8
0.8
1.3
0.8
0.6
Egypt
2.9
-0.2
1.0
1.5
1.5
2.1
2.4
3.1
El Salvador
-0.6
0.6
2.0
1.1
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
Equatorial Guinea
16.8
9.3
4.4
2.7
0.8
1.8
0.5
2.5
Eritrea
4.3
1.5
Estonia
13.3
4.8
7.8
4.4
6.7
-3.1
3.9
5.8
Eswatini
3.1
2.0
0.5
1.8
0.6
0.8
0.7
-1.3
Ethiopia
1.0
2.0
0.6
2.8
3.3
4.1
5.4
4.9
Fiji
5.7
5.7
7.0
5.8
7.8
4.4
7.9
7.4
Finland
4.9
-2.2
1.9
-1.8
6.3
7.2
2.0
5.5
France
1.5
1.5
1.2
1.1
0.2
1.8
1.8
1.8
Gabon
3.6
6.2
3.9
1.8
6.9
0.3
8.9
10.1
Gambia
3.9
4.0
4.5
5.0
1.8
-0.1
-0.1
0.4
Georgia
7.7
8.1
6.0
6.4
11.0
11.9
10.9
12.1
Germany
2.5
2.6
1.8
1.8
0.5
1.8
1.8
2.3
Ghana
7.9
8.2
7.9
5.1
6.3
6.5
6.3
5.5
Greece
0.2
0.4
0.7
1.2
1.1
0.6
1.4
1.8
Grenada
7.8
5.5
3.9
8.9
9.8
15.1
8.9
9.9
Guatemala
2.0
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.3
Guinea
1.5
14.1
7.9
0.0
-0.8
0.6
18.8
5.8
Guinea-Bissau
3.1
2.3
0.7
1.9
2.7
1.8
1.2
1.2
Guyana
8.7
9.6
9.7
6.7
7.7
4.3
0.9
6.0
Haiti
2.7
1.6
2.0
1.9
1.1
1.2
1.3
4.5
Honduras
3.9
5.9
5.9
5.8
8.7
6.3
5.3
5.5
Hungary
-16.0
7.5
8.3
-2.8
9.2
-4.5
54.9
-9.3
Iceland
1.9
7.3
7.0
2.9
4.3
6.6
-5.1
-28.6
India
1.6
2.0
1.3
1.5
1.7
2.1
1.9
1.5
Indonesia
2.0
2.3
2.3
2.6
2.8
2.3
0.5
2.0
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.8
1.1
Iraq
1.0
1.1
1.6
-1.0
-4.3
-4.3
-3.7
-2.6
Ireland
17.0
9.9
18.2
20.9
33.5
80.9
26.2
-1.0
Israel
3.0
3.3
3.5
4.0
2.0
3.8
3.8
5.1
Italy
0.5
1.5
0.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
1.4
0.5
Jamaica
1.4
1.2
2.8
3.8
4.2
6.5
6.6
6.0
Japan
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.8
0.4
Jordan
6.4
5.1
5.0
5.8
6.0
4.2
4.0
5.0
Kazakhstan
5.0
7.1
6.6
4.2
3.3
3.6
12.5
2.9
Kenya
0.4
3.5
2.7
2.0
1.3
1.0
0.6
0.9
Kiribati
-4.2
-0.2
-1.3
0.5
1.5
-0.5
1.0
0.4
Korea, Republic of
0.9
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.7
0.3
0.9
1.2
Kuwait
1.1
2.1
1.7
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.1
Kyrgyz Republic
9.9
11.1
4.0
8.3
4.6
17.1
9.1
-1.4
Lao People's Dem. Rep.
3.9
3.4
6.1
5.7
6.5
7.5
5.9
9.5
Latvia
1.8
5.3
3.8
3.3
3.0
3.1
0.9
3.7
Lebanon
11.1
7.8
7.0
5.7
5.9
4.3
5.0
4.8
Lesotho
0.4
2.2
2.1
2.0
3.6
4.5
3.4
1.7
Liberia
103.3
87.0
84.9
65.2
16.0
7.3
9.5
7.5
Libya
2.4
1.7
1.1
0.1
2.6
1.9
Lithuania
2.3
3.5
1.3
1.5
1.0
2.3
2.2
2.5
Luxembourg
73.5
14.7
252.3
31.8
34.4
19.8
76.5
10.6
Madagascar
10.5
8.2
8.2
5.3
5.2
3.4
5.4
4.1
Malawi
1.4
10.2
-0.1
8.2
9.9
8.1
6.0
4.4
Malaysia
4.3
5.1
2.8
3.5
3.1
3.3
4.5
3.0
Maldives
8.4
15.3
7.9
11.0
9.0
7.3
10.3
10.1
Mali
3.5
4.3
3.2
2.3
1.0
2.1
2.5
3.6
Malta
105.8
82.1
36.1
5.0
1.4
34.0
27.5
32.6
Marshall Islands
-5.7
-2.5
11.5
17.1
4.9
-3.0
-1.6
0.1
Mauritania
3.0
11.4
26.5
20.0
9.4
10.4
5.7
11.8
Mauritius
4.3
3.8
5.0
2.4
3.3
1.8
2.9
2.2
Mexico
2.0
2.1
1.5
3.7
2.4
3.2
3.3
2.7
Micronesia (Federated States of)
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
6.4
0.3
Mongolia
23.5
43.9
34.8
16.4
2.8
0.8
-37.2
13.1
Montenegro
18.3
12.3
15.1
10.0
10.8
17.3
5.2
11.6
Morocco
1.3
2.5
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.2
2.1
2.4
Mozambique
12.4
27.9
36.9
41.8
29.5
26.1
28.7
18.3
Myanmar
1.8
4.2
2.2
3.7
3.3
6.8
5.2
6.0
Namibia
2.5
6.5
8.0
6.2
3.5
7.6
3.2
3.4
Nauru
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Nepal
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.8
Netherlands
13.7
36.7
28.6
37.5
13.2
23.6
20.6
38.1
New Zealand
0.2
0.8
2.2
0.0
1.6
0.0
1.1
1.1
Nicaragua
5.6
9.6
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.4
6.8
5.6
Niger
13.9
16.6
12.1
9.4
10.0
7.3
4.0
4.2
Nigeria
1.7
2.2
1.5
1.1
0.8
0.6
1.1
0.9
North Macedonia
3.2
4.8
3.5
3.7
0.5
2.9
5.1
3.4
Northern Mariana Islands
1.8
-0.2
0.6
0.8
0.4
Norway
5.0
2.1
5.4
-0.3
0.7
1.7
-5.0
1.5
Oman
2.1
2.4
1.8
2.0
1.6
-3.2
3.4
4.1
Pakistan
1.1
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.9
1.0
Palau
1.5
4.3
10.1
8.0
16.2
11.8
11.6
9.5
Panama
8.7
12.7
8.4
8.3
10.0
9.5
9.6
7.7
Papua New Guinea
0.2
-1.7
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
0.9
-0.2
-0.8
Paraguay
2.0
1.4
2.2
0.8
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
Peru
5.7
4.3
6.1
4.9
2.2
4.4
3.6
3.2
Philippines
0.5
0.9
1.3
1.4
2.0
1.9
2.7
3.3
Poland
3.8
3.5
1.5
0.2
3.6
3.2
3.9
2.0
Portugal
3.5
4.0
10.2
4.8
5.7
1.3
4.6
4.6
Qatar
3.7
0.6
0.2
-0.4
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.6
Republic of Moldova
4.1
4.1
2.9
2.5
3.6
2.8
1.2
1.7
Romania
1.9
1.3
1.8
2.0
1.9
2.4
3.3
2.8
Russian Federation
2.8
2.7
2.3
3.0
1.1
0.5
2.5
1.8
Rwanda
4.3
1.8
3.5
3.4
3.9
2.7
3.1
3.2
Saint Kitts and Nevis
15.2
13.4
11.5
13.0
17.8
12.9
9.8
5.1
Saint Lucia
8.7
6.7
5.3
5.6
3.9
7.0
7.7
7.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
14.3
12.7
16.7
17.6
16.6
7.6
19.9
12.5
Samoa
-0.2
1.2
1.7
1.7
2.8
3.3
0.3
1.1
Sao Tome and Principe
25.6
13.8
8.9
4.0
7.6
8.8
6.7
9.1
Saudi Arabia
5.5
2.4
1.7
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.2
0.2
Senegal
1.7
1.9
1.5
1.6
2.0
2.3
2.5
2.8
Serbia
4.0
10.0
2.9
4.3
4.2
5.9
5.8
6.6
Seychelles
16.5
13.4
57.8
4.3
8.1
7.7
2.9
8.3
Sierra Leone
9.2
32.3
19.0
8.7
7.5
6.0
3.8
20.1
Singapore
23.0
17.6
18.7
20.9
21.8
22.7
23.1
28.0
Slovakia
2.4
5.5
1.9
1.0
-0.4
1.7
5.3
6.2
Slovenia
0.7
1.7
0.1
0.2
2.0
4.0
3.2
2.2
Solomon Islands
24.4
12.9
2.2
4.7
1.8
2.8
3.0
2.8
Somalia
4.0
4.0
4.5
4.9
5.4
South Africa
1.0
1.0
1.2
2.2
1.7
0.5
0.7
0.6
South Sudan
1.6
-6.0
0.0
0.0
-0.3
Spain
2.9
2.1
1.9
3.8
2.5
2.1
3.2
0.5
Sri Lanka
0.8
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.1
0.8
1.1
1.6
State of Palestine
2.0
2.3
0.6
1.5
1.3
0.8
2.2
1.4
Sudan
3.1
2.6
3.4
2.3
1.5
1.8
1.1
0.9
Suriname
-5.7
3.3
3.4
3.6
-1.1
3.8
7.6
5.2
Sweden
0.1
1.2
0.8
0.2
-1.5
2.1
2.7
4.5
Switzerland
3.0
3.0
6.0
-3.6
3.0
16.8
10.8
10.1
Tajikistan
1.7
2.2
3.2
3.4
3.6
5.8
3.5
2.6
Thailand
4.3
0.7
3.2
3.8
1.2
2.2
0.7
1.8
Timor-Leste
0.8
0.9
0.6
1.0
0.8
1.4
0.2
0.3
Togo
3.6
18.8
3.1
4.2
1.2
6.2
-1.0
1.9
Tonga
1.3
1.8
-0.2
1.4
3.0
2.9
1.4
-1.3
Trinidad and Tobago
2.5
0.2
-7.4
-4.2
2.4
0.7
-0.1
-2.1
Tunisia
3.0
0.9
3.5
2.3
2.2
2.2
1.5
2.0
Turkey
1.2
1.9
1.6
1.4
1.4
2.2
1.6
1.4
Turkmenistan
16.1
11.6
8.9
7.3
8.8
8.5
6.2
6.1
Turks and Caicos Islands
-8.4
-7.8
1.7
2.3
Tuvalu
1.4
-0.3
3.5
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
Uganda
2.7
4.4
5.2
4.5
3.9
2.7
2.6
3.1
Ukraine
4.7
4.4
4.7
2.5
0.6
3.4
3.7
2.5
United Arab Emirates
3.0
2.0
2.6
2.5
2.7
2.4
2.7
2.7
United Kingdom
2.7
1.0
1.7
2.0
1.9
1.6
10.0
4.6
United Republic of Tanzania
5.7
3.5
4.5
4.6
3.3
3.4
2.7
2.2
United States of America
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.7
1.4
2.8
2.6
1.8
Uruguay
5.4
5.6
11.8
1.3
6.7
4.6
-0.9
4.6
Uzbekistan
4.2
3.6
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.1
2.0
3.0
Vanuatu
9.0
7.7
7.7
7.4
1.6
4.2
2.7
2.9
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of)
0.4
1.9
1.3
0.6
0.2
Vietnam
6.9
5.5
5.4
5.2
4.9
6.1
6.1
6.3
Yemen
0.6
-1.6
0.0
-0.3
-0.5
0.0
-1.8
-1.0
Zambia
8.5
4.7
6.8
7.5
5.6
7.5
3.2
3.3
Zimbabwe
1.0
2.4
2.0
2.0
2.4
2.0
1.7
1.1

Source: World Bank