Data for 2024
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2024
Figures for 2024, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2024 covers 202 countries on 2 measures. British Virgin Islands is highest, at 1,795.6856; Switzerland is lowest, at -7.3563. The middle country reads 2.0849. Against 2023, 202 values changed (101 up, 101 down), 1 left.
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows · Data for 2024
HighestBritish Virgin Islands
1,795.6856
LowestSwitzerland
-7.3563Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 202 countries · select a heading to sort
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 1,795.6856 | 32,857.7 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 500.7284 | 38,338.9 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 34.9958 | 8,629.5 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 33.8992 | 137,923.4 | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 26.7706 | 24,971.6 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 24.8817 | 136,199.1 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 17.8079 | 55.2 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 15.9674 | 3,996.6 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 15.6196 | 3,552.7 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 15.2239 | 675.2 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 15.1766 | 46,578.0 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 14.9702 | 2,001.9 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 14.4941 | 198.8 | Asset/liability basis. |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 13.2049 | 1,441.0 | — |
 AnguillaAIACaribbean | 12.9448 | 59.1 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 12.7068 | 274.8 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 12.0854 | 225.5 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 11.7959 | 2,782.2 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 11.6351 | 12,465.5 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 11.4167 | 806.2 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 10.6558 | 121.1 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 9.9328 | 255.7 | Asset/liability basis. |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 9.7951 | 232.4 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 9.5716 | 4,394.6 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 9.3244 | 2,359.4 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 9.2412 | 1,463.1 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 9.0391 | 3,318.7 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 8.9793 | 471.5 | — |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 8.3095 | 926.9 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 8.2626 | 45,636.5 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 8.2570 | 56.9 | Asset/liability basis. |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 8.1654 | 176.5 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 8.0807 | 1,303.4 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 7.6398 | 1,295.1 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 7.3904 | 2,455.3 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 7.2440 | 599.4 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 7.0915 | 1,396.6 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 6.4451 | 72.3 | Asset/liability basis. |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 6.3931 | 765.0 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 6.3507 | 5,656.8 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 6.3277 | 1,710.9 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 6.0909 | 2,869.4 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 5.9076 | 505.0 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 5.7766 | 872.9 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 5.5273 | 3,115.7 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 5.3629 | 5,113.5 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 5.2091 | 166.9 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 4.6763 | 51.1 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 4.6436 | 1,764.1 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 4.5887 | 1,569.0 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 4.5563 | 681.3 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 4.5475 | 4,213.8 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 4.5108 | 14,131.1 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 4.4117 | 3,744.2 | — |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 4.3471 | 154.8 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.2339 | 20,170.0 | Asset/liability basis. |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 4.1328 | 3,112.9 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 3.9889 | 303.1 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 3.8444 | 1,401.8 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 3.6778 | 603.6 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 3.6395 | 4,523.2 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 3.6008 | 21,780.9 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 3.5860 | 11,843.4 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 3.4641 | 921.0 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 3.4606 | 1,711.9 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 3.4179 | 204.0 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 3.3612 | 14,068.0 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 3.2359 | 1,413.6 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 3.1998 | 975.2 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 3.0615 | 12,996.9 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.0298 | 1,616.5 | — |
 Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean | 3.0133 | 50.3 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 2.9800 | 578.1 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 2.9527 | 7,592.6 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 2.9460 | 66,876.5 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 2.8623 | 62,564.8 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 2.8451 | 2,454.2 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.8093 | 51,426.8 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 2.8092 | 329.6 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 2.8005 | 3,984.4 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 2.7828 | 14,652.0 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2.7486 | 14,699.2 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 2.7251 | 14,777.9 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 2.7087 | 134.0 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.6857 | 9,266.6 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 2.6346 | 21.8 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 2.5875 | 2,974.7 | Asset/liability basis. |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 2.5385 | 462.0 | — |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 2.5040 | 44.0 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 2.4631 | 103.3 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.4285 | 900.8 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.4177 | 10,202.1 | — |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 2.3681 | 83.4 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 2.3533 | 8.1 | Asset/liability basis. |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2.3348 | 3,310.1 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.3287 | 64.5 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 2.2882 | 2,593.5 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 2.2660 | 1,721.3 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2.1371 | 755.8 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 2.1288 | 1,765.6 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 2.0884 | 291.3 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.0813 | 33.0 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 2.0810 | 931.0 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 2.0475 | 37,934.7 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.0472 | 358.1 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 2.0402 | 5,902.8 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 2.0381 | 9,408.1 | Asset/liability basis. |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 2.0253 | 1,656.0 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 1.9927 | 852.2 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 1.9902 | 202.3 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.9896 | 34,275.7 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.9309 | 2,323.6 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.8452 | 396.4 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1.8397 | 3,509.0 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1.8140 | 1,314.9 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 1.8035 | 4,020.0 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 1.7932 | 121.8 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.7775 | 24,818.9 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1.7361 | 925.3 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 1.7192 | 1,476.7 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 1.7014 | 21,337.6 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 1.6904 | 1,095.3 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 1.6334 | 67.8 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.6213 | 867.3 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 1.6020 | 1.3 | Asset/liability basis. |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 1.5844 | 6,064.6 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 1.5647 | 4.4 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1.5508 | 14,185.0 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.5325 | 4,577.4 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 1.5300 | 188.0 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1.5277 | 1,729.4 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 1.4850 | 309.9 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.4685 | 40.4 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 1.4607 | 255.3 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 1.4384 | 697.4 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 1.3948 | 61.8 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 1.3917 | 11,092.0 | Asset/liability basis. |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1.3870 | 8,854.4 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 1.3864 | 305.2 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 1.3330 | 117.8 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 1.3274 | 26.7 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.3236 | 230.6 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 1.3182 | 496.1 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.3140 | 41,527.0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 1.3052 | 596.7 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 1.0884 | 1,748.1 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.9963 | 684.0 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.9692 | 283,968.0 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.9178 | 147.0 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.9082 | 4,391.9 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.8449 | 20,116.0 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.8304 | 10,988.0 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.7691 | 759.2 | Asset/liability basis. |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.7676 | 357.9 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.7362 | 8,944.5 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.7029 | 2,665.0 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 0.6859 | 12,862.5 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.6853 | 27,085.7 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.6557 | 12.6 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.6403 | 1,614.0 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.6201 | 116,237.7 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.5917 | 2,373.5 | Asset/liability basis. |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.5899 | 2.4 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.5353 | 1,392.6 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.5069 | 131.6 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.4850 | 1,294.7 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 0.4573 | 0.3 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.4532 | 7.1 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.4480 | 20,875.7 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 0.4450 | 16,403.1 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.3833 | 614.1 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.3578 | 446.1 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 0.3317 | 13,356.6 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.3234 | 1,449.1 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.3112 | 231.3 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.3001 | 3.8 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.2845 | 1,231.0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.2568 | 8.6 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.2100 | 460.2 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1670 | 25.8 | Asset/liability basis. |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.1329 | 56.7 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.1000 | 2,173.2 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.0790 | 20.0 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.0778 | 226.9 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.0141 | 2.8 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | -0.0031 | -7.8 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | -0.0189 | -2.7 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | -0.0802 | -13.8 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | -0.2193 | -13.9 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | -0.5258 | -12.6 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | -0.8698 | -202.2 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | -1.0391 | -335.2 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | -1.4152 | -1,658.0 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | -1.5469 | -2,328.0 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | -1.7678 | -453.2 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | -1.8648 | -12.1 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | -2.0877 | -13,873.9 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | -2.3542 | -1,906.0 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | -2.7353 | -7,649.0 | — |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | -3.1277 | -5.8 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | -6.4308 | -37,131.0 | — |
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | -7.3563 | -68,896.7 | — |
02In 2024
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- British Virgin Islands1,795.6856
- Cayman Islands500.7284
- Guyana34.9958
- Hong Kong33.8992
- Luxembourg26.7706
Lowest
- Switzerland-7.3563
- Ireland-6.4308
- Nauru-3.1277
- Iraq-2.7353
- Uruguay-2.3542
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.0849. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
FDI inflows (US$ millions, current prices)
Highest
United States283,968.0Lowest
Switzerland-68,896.7Middle country: 928.9
032023 → 2024
Since 2023
What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −1countries joined / left
- 202values changed, of 202 in both
- 101 · 101rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- British Virgin Islands1,312.2888 → 1,795.6856+483.3968
- Cayman Islands241.1614 → 500.7284+259.5670
- Luxembourg-9.6559 → 26.7706+36.4265
- Netherlands-20.9134 → 0.7362+21.6497
- Cyprus-20.0695 → 1.3182+21.3877
− SudanChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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07Questions
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2024: questions and answers
Which country has the highest foreign direct investment inflows in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2024?
British Virgin Islands, at 1,795.6856, of the 202 countries in the file.
What year does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2024 describe?
2024.
How many countries does Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2024 cover?
202.
Where can I download Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2024?
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Is Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, 2024 the newest?
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