Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:BM.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS•1970 → 2025•207 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
207
Frequency
yearly
Range
1970 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0%
0% – 0%
0% – 0.17%
0.17% – 0.42%
0.42% – 0.91%
0.91% – 2.18%
> 2.18%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
207 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
Countries
207
Median
0.3%
Mean
1.8%
25th pctl
0%
75th pctl
1.2%
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| MaltaMLT | 145.59% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 116.42% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 19.72% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 15.6% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 13.97% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 11.02% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 7.23% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 6.42% | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 5.85% | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 4.91% | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 4.91% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 4.18% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 4.14% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 3.8% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 3.7% | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 3.58% | 2022 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 3.34% | 2024 | |
| KosovoXKX | 3.33% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 3.09% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 3% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 2.51% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| CanadaCAN | 2.46% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 2.43% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 2.43% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 2.41% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 2.38% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 2.37% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 2.18% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 2.17% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 2.16% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 2.14% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 2.12% | 2025 | |
| ArubaABW | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 2.09% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 1.92% | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 1.67% | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 1.62% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 1.57% | 2024 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.55% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 1.48% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.37% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 1.35% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 1.33% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 1.33% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 1.32% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 1.31% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 1.23% | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 1.16% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 1.16% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 1.12% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 1.12% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 1.05% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 1.03% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 0.93% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 0.87% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 0.86% | 2025 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 0.84% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 0.81% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 0.81% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 0.81% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 0.78% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 0.77% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 0.76% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 0.76% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 0.65% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 0.62% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0.58% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 0.58% | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 0.55% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 0.54% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 0.53% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 0.52% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 0.49% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 0.49% | 2024 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 0.48% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 0.46% | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 0.45% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 0.44% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 0.43% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 0.42% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.41% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 0.41% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 0.41% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 0.37% | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 0.37% | 2023 | |
| BermudaBMU | 0.37% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 0.35% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 0.34% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 0.33% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 0.32% | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 0.29% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 0.28% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 0.28% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 0.27% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 0.27% | 2023 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 0.26% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 0.26% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 0.26% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 0.25% | 2024 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 0.24% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 0.24% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 0.24% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 0.23% | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 0.23% | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 0.19% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 0.19% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 0.19% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 0.18% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 0.17% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 0.16% | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 0.16% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 0.16% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0.15% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 0.15% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 0.13% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 0.12% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 0.11% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 0.11% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 0.11% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 0.09% | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 0.09% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 0.09% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 0.08% | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 0.07% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 0.07% | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 0.07% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 0.04% | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 0.04% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 0.03% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 0.02% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 0.02% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 0.02% | 2018 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0.02% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 0.01% | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 0% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 0% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 0% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 0% | 2023 | |
| American SamoaASM | 0% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 0% | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0% | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 0% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 0% | 2020 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 0% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 0% | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 0% | 2011 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 0% | 2024 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 0% | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 0% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 0% | 2024 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 0% | 2023 | |
| GuamGUM | 0% | 2022 | |
| HaitiHTI | 0% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 0% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 0% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 0% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 0% | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 0% | 2024 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 0% | 2022 | |
| NepalNPL | 0% | 2024 | |
| PalauPLW | 0% | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 0% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 0% | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 0% | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 0% | 2022 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 0% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 0% | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 0% | 2024 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 0% | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 0% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | -0.01% | 2015 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | -0.03% | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | -0.06% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | -0.09% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | -0.13% | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | -0.17% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | -0.19% | 2024 | |
| SurinameSUR | -0.2% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | -0.25% | 2025 | |
| GrenadaGRD | -0.25% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | -0.37% | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | -0.4% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | -0.63% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | -0.69% | 2024 | |
| NaoeroNRU | -0.8% | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | -0.94% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | -0.96% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | -1.05% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | -1.5% | 2025 | |
| SeychellesSYC | -1.86% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | -2.21% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | -2.66% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | -8.63% | 2024 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | -22.43% | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | -24.68% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | -31.83% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)