Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world and is divided by GDP.

Net foreign direct investment outflows in % of GDP (%)

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Malta-0.64.0171.636.6-44.7-85.9-81.2-73.3-58.1-55.2226.8453.2190.8246.5348.9118.3108.4127.1
Hong Kong SAR, China3.240.818.743.138.633.630.248.325.423.529.820.710.424.225.333.225.219.2
Singapore5.67.19.814.811.46.914.716.714.712.518.96.218.412.816.711.97.710.1
Denmark0.21.117.36.4-0.23.8-3.32.02.82.55.73.11.81.72.78.98.12.77.3
Kuwait1.3-0.86.45.17.03.99.68.14.75.95.82.13.32.8-1.513.46.86.4
Sweden0.65.615.39.84.54.23.24.8-0.32.80.07.22.44.14.19.911.36.95.8
Japan0.21.60.91.11.41.91.93.02.83.13.63.53.25.03.04.24.14.65.2
Canada1.11.06.32.32.22.83.42.93.65.44.44.73.64.42.95.24.04.13.8
Czechia0.11.52.50.71.53.61.92.01.64.22.41.90.84.01.92.53.2
Malaysia0.32.22.06.06.15.44.14.83.53.41.81.62.11.03.42.92.03.1
Spain0.10.79.93.92.63.0-0.22.43.44.84.93.73.02.94.43.54.82.43.0
Croatia0.20.50.8-0.1-0.20.03.8-0.2-1.31.00.50.20.81.7-0.61.63.0
Solomon Islands-2.6-3.00.30.30.20.20.10.40.10.50.60.20.20.30.20.43.0
Portugal0.27.41.4-1.56.52.13.21.6-0.51.81.30.70.7-1.00.02.11.92.2
Austria0.11.02.825.9-3.78.94.52.6-0.2-0.2-7.01.9-6.1-1.90.56.13.11.62.1
Israel0.10.32.42.03.32.80.91.31.43.64.52.11.62.21.12.12.11.51.9
Slovenia0.32.90.40.0-1.20.10.40.81.11.30.82.41.52.81.41.21.9
United Kingdom1.32.617.56.32.23.00.41.7-3.7-2.11.26.4-1.0-0.80.65.14.00.91.9
Honduras0.0-0.40.0-2.30.21.20.42.01.71.1-0.42.31.8-0.61.00.10.71.9
Finland0.52.022.55.16.0-1.33.3-2.70.0-0.28.65.41.22.52.16.87.9-0.41.9
Saudi Arabia-0.50.8-0.10.70.50.60.60.70.81.31.12.21.60.72.52.11.41.8
Germany1.45.03.14.22.82.82.42.73.53.34.05.34.33.74.93.62.31.7
Slovak Republic0.51.61.42.7-1.31.30.31.64.51.60.9-0.21.51.01.8-0.31.6
France0.22.812.85.42.72.21.91.12.23.22.91.95.03.11.14.03.21.31.5
Thailand0.20.00.32.41.93.62.91.41.23.23.13.41.93.73.81.62.71.5
Italy0.10.60.62.81.42.20.30.90.90.80.70.61.81.90.22.72.21.31.4
Georgia0.1-1.41.51.21.30.72.32.12.71.31.61.8-0.11.81.51.51.4
Iceland-0.24.141.9-18.10.2-21.73.30.12.6-8.7-29.0-0.60.6-1.7-0.21.11.11.4
United States0.61.01.80.42.32.82.32.32.21.71.62.1-0.60.51.31.41.51.61.3
Brazil0.00.20.40.31.20.60.10.60.80.20.81.00.11.2-0.21.01.71.11.1
Colombia0.10.00.33.31.92.5-0.22.01.01.41.61.21.51.00.61.01.00.31.1
Chile0.05.11.63.96.77.53.43.96.53.20.90.63.72.54.64.72.61.1
Costa Rica0.00.70.70.80.91.91.60.80.70.80.50.90.00.70.70.91.11.1
Netherlands3.44.317.838.719.742.238.144.219.352.748.625.1-28.8-12.9-26.05.416.4-28.81.0
Panama1.71.10.54.0-0.21.21.72.11.2-0.50.71.1-5.3-0.20.21.21.0
Albania0.00.41.60.70.20.60.70.1-0.80.00.30.30.31.01.11.0
Bulgaria0.00.00.31.20.90.80.61.50.21.50.81.41.20.61.21.41.20.9
China0.20.40.60.90.60.70.71.21.51.91.11.00.91.01.01.11.20.9
Australia0.30.21.0-4.71.60.60.40.01.50.6-0.30.80.10.60.60.57.40.80.9
Poland0.00.01.32.00.90.3-0.61.21.13.00.70.40.90.81.51.81.80.8
Montenegro0.70.40.70.40.60.3-4.20.21.91.4-0.10.20.80.80.8
El Salvador0.00.80.6-0.5-0.20.30.90.40.5-1.5-1.60.21.51.5-0.4-0.10.8
Trinidad and Tobago0.32.10.30.70.2-0.10.5-0.1-0.10.30.50.53.24.72.10.8
Antigua and Barbuda0.90.31.11.91.91.80.51.02.50.8-0.1-0.4-1.3-0.60.50.90.8
Cabo Verde0.10.30.00.00.10.61.60.6-0.90.40.80.40.70.20.00.80.30.7
Guatemala-5.30.31.2-0.60.40.10.00.2-0.20.10.20.50.30.70.80.60.7
Qatar0.00.10.81.56.01.04.03.32.55.21.11.92.51.90.11.0-0.10.7
Tajikistan0.51.6-0.40.30.90.50.10.30.7
Greece0.00.80.60.60.60.3-0.31.30.8-0.90.10.20.30.30.61.11.70.7
Mexico0.10.61.60.91.51.40.40.90.70.31.00.50.40.01.20.00.7
Indonesia0.01.10.61.00.81.21.21.1-1.20.20.60.40.50.30.50.50.7
Philippines0.0-0.80.71.31.01.61.32.31.80.81.01.20.91.00.61.00.80.6
India0.00.10.31.00.70.50.10.60.40.20.40.40.50.40.50.40.40.6
New Zealand0.15.2-7.9-0.60.7-0.1-0.1-0.70.70.0-0.40.00.3-0.70.3-0.40.3-0.10.6
Bahrain6.20.17.11.23.01.61.6-1.19.8-2.60.60.3-0.5-0.60.24.22.40.6
Latvia0.11.40.40.40.61.72.30.50.92.0-0.90.30.67.0-0.42.40.5
Turkiye0.00.30.20.20.30.50.40.80.60.40.30.50.40.50.80.50.50.5
Moldova0.00.00.10.40.30.30.40.10.20.10.30.40.00.10.30.10.5
Argentina0.00.00.30.70.20.30.20.20.40.10.30.20.30.30.30.30.30.50.4
Nicaragua0.20.10.61.40.80.40.50.50.60.50.30.10.10.20.4
Cambodia-0.60.10.10.20.20.30.40.40.30.40.40.30.40.30.40.40.4
Namibia0.00.3-0.10.00.10.10.00.20.9-0.1-0.50.70.10.50.10.1-2.50.3
Romania0.00.00.30.10.0-0.10.00.10.60.70.20.60.80.10.50.70.50.3
Armenia0.10.32.20.20.30.20.30.70.30.1-1.0-0.20.20.30.20.2
St. Kitts and Nevis0.00.00.10.40.71.30.6-0.5-0.30.62.61.10.4-1.80.2-0.10.2
Nigeria0.80.20.00.20.20.30.20.30.30.10.10.10.10.30.40.00.10.2
Grenada0.00.00.30.80.90.70.71.91.60.31.52.0-2.2-0.80.8-0.10.2
Samoa0.11.50.00.50.41.80.00.00.50.20.10.00.00.2
Lithuania0.02.10.31.91.00.71.10.92.10.91.93.96.81.9-1.13.00.2
Ukraine0.00.30.50.10.50.20.40.00.20.20.10.40.20.20.00.10.2
Paraguay0.1-0.30.70.1-0.41.21.81.11.21.0-0.40.60.30.4-0.10.60.1
Vietnam0.10.60.60.60.90.50.50.40.20.20.10.10.10.6-0.40.1
Belize0.30.50.10.10.00.00.00.10.00.10.00.00.10.20.10.00.10.1
Angola0.00.61.61.90.70.70.7-0.90.51.80.0-3.30.2-1.60.00.00.0
Pakistan0.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.30.00.0
Russian Federation1.22.33.53.32.23.82.81.61.72.31.91.30.43.6-0.60.50.0
Jamaica0.10.80.30.50.10.20.60.50.40.21.90.20.12.80.00.40.40.00.0
Bangladesh0.00.00.00.10.20.20.40.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
North Macedonia0.00.81.00.31.80.9-1.80.71.91.6-0.51.2-1.31.71.20.70.0
St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.10.00.10.20.2-0.90.71.0-1.02.50.80.60.20.0-0.10.00.0
Dominican Republic0.00.10.0-0.4-0.10.5-0.60.30.00.10.00.2-0.2-0.10.20.00.30.0
Mozambique0.22.10.60.13.00.50.00.30.2-0.2-0.21.11.23.00.8-0.2
Uruguay0.00.00.1-0.40.47.7-3.43.03.32.37.33.80.2-0.24.38.4-10.5-0.2
Suriname1.6-0.10.0-4.3-1.6-2.1-0.10.32.30.0-0.3-0.30.3-0.2
St. Lucia-2.61.1-1.10.4-1.26.7-1.91.30.7-0.3-0.52.1-1.6-0.9-0.8-1.2-0.3
South Africa0.10.00.20.30.00.00.71.62.01.61.42.01.00.8-0.60.00.6-0.7-0.3
Norway0.21.26.310.26.92.65.32.44.45.51.70.23.11.9-2.36.24.52.1-0.6
Kazakhstan0.50.72.62.70.90.81.21.82.50.6-2.6-1.20.81.4-1.31.2-0.7
Belgium0.73.136.58.413.924.58.3-2.4-0.11.67.3-1.1-6.6-3.4-4.29.85.9-2.1-0.9
Switzerland2.116.912.912.46.17.91.81.618.226.67.8-4.68.7-15.0-12.5-3.92.4-3.7
Estonia1.66.06.4-5.95.53.34.2-2.51.52.4-0.75.91.217.04.55.3-8.7
Hungary1.317.7-18.76.46.2-2.86.5-6.551.7-10.1-42.259.6103.816.1-3.4-34.2-21.7
Fiji-8.20.10.30.20.00.00.10.8-0.7-0.30.0-0.1-0.70.30.70.30.5
Korea, Rep.0.40.80.92.52.42.42.11.91.62.02.12.22.12.13.63.91.9
Lao PDR0.00.60.00.50.0-0.2-0.20.10.30.10.10.00.00.0
Macao SAR, China0.5-1.01.02.44.42.5-0.4-0.24.9-0.12.77.514.43.41.1
Mongolia0.10.90.90.50.30.90.10.10.40.20.90.20.70.40.4
Papua New Guinea0.00.00.20.01.70.40.00.30.01.41.62.44.94.26.27.81.0
Tonga0.05.31.70.83.81.60.70.20.00.00.10.10.30.20.00.10.2
Vanuatu0.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.20.20.10.10.20.00.10.4
Cyprus0.11.73.0127.9178.5313.4141.3271.5195.1-14.3235.0407.5424.9-382.711.625.9-31.5
Ireland0.74.643.37.6-0.614.119.934.459.731.50.123.5-24.2-18.623.7-1.5-23.0
Kyrgyz Republic0.30.4-0.1-0.2-0.11.52.00.6-0.40.10.72.2-3.6-3.70.0
Luxembourg21.841.417.4-22.471.563.153.1-2.022.930.7253.0200.960.4-364.1-27.0
Barbados1.40.10.74.16.210.50.80.5-1.36.11.8-2.10.20.50.10.30.20.1
Bolivia0.00.00.0-0.10.0-0.10.00.30.2-0.20.1-0.30.2-0.20.6
Guyana0.30.60.00.00.30.20.20.00.0
Haiti-0.3
Peru0.20.30.21.20.10.4-0.30.80.7-0.4-0.20.90.9-0.20.6
Venezuela, RB0.00.80.40.70.6-0.10.90.10.9
Egypt, Arab Rep.0.00.10.10.50.30.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Jordan-0.80.11.30.10.10.00.00.20.00.00.00.00.10.10.00.00.1
Morocco0.00.10.10.60.20.30.40.40.60.50.90.60.70.40.50.50.6
Oman0.72.31.61.01.01.50.40.53.00.1-0.7-1.11.4-0.20.4
Tunisia0.00.10.00.20.00.00.00.00.10.50.10.00.00.10.00.10.0
United Arab Emirates-0.10.42.10.70.60.72.22.84.54.33.63.55.15.45.44.94.3
Yemen, Rep.-0.10.10.20.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Afghanistan0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.20.10.20.2
Sri Lanka0.00.00.20.10.10.10.10.10.10.30.10.10.10.00.00.00.0
Benin-3.3-2.0-0.9-1.50.60.40.50.10.30.10.30.10.20.10.20.30.1
Botswana0.20.00.60.0-0.10.10.60.71.41.10.00.5-0.1-0.5-0.20.00.0
Burkina Faso0.00.00.30.00.80.60.40.50.10.40.10.40.10.0-0.20.10.2
Burundi0.0-1.30.00.00.00.0-0.10.00.00.00.10.0
Cameroon0.10.1-0.11.80.6-0.9-0.50.00.2-0.10.10.30.30.20.10.1-0.2
Central African Republic0.3
Chad0.0
Congo, Rep.0.1-8.14.34.50.61.27.17.04.411.00.40.13.0-8.60.10.20.2
Cote d'Ivoire0.00.20.10.00.00.00.00.00.11.30.20.20.00.40.20.3
Congo, Dem. Rep.0.00.10.00.41.41.21.01.30.70.80.40.30.30.30.70.4
Gabon0.56.81.72.60.15.31.32.60.10.3-0.6-0.4-0.2
Ghana-0.30.10.00.00.00.40.00.00.10.90.80.2-0.10.0
Guinea0.0-1.50.00.00.00.00.10.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.1
Guinea-Bissau0.1-0.20.10.00.00.20.20.00.00.00.00.00.10.00.0
Kenya0.00.00.10.00.20.40.30.10.30.20.10.00.00.40.70.50.5
Liberia1.589.246.076.0-9.349.710.3-1.10.94.91.62.53.12.52.62.32.0
Madagascar0.00.00.60.40.40.30.10.30.70.80.80.90.70.90.80.90.8
Malawi0.00.10.40.0-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-1.00.2-1.30.00.50.5
Mali0.0-0.6-0.8-0.20.00.10.00.00.50.60.10.00.00.00.20.20.1
Mauritania0.10.30.00.00.30.4-10.30.10.10.00.0
Mauritius0.00.30.71.31.41.51.41.10.80.20.70.70.40.10.70.30.1
Niger0.00.30.3-2.60.10.01.00.80.40.40.30.30.20.10.30.10.1
Rwanda0.00.00.50.20.20.10.00.00.00.0
Senegal-0.10.31.10.00.30.30.20.10.21.20.40.20.30.40.20.30.2
Seychelles0.31.60.30.60.717.2-5.1-5.5-6.1-6.932.5-0.6-0.4-3.9-3.3-1.8-1.8
Sierra Leone0.0-0.30.0
Eswatini0.71.0-0.70.10.0-0.2-0.10.00.0-0.21.4-0.20.5-0.31.2-0.5-0.5
Gambia, The0.0-4.1-0.7-0.4-1.0-0.2-0.1-0.4-0.2-0.1-0.2-0.20.10.0
Togo0.50.11.623.47.8-0.35.66.14.2-0.51.00.6-1.5-0.9-0.7-0.7
Uganda0.10.00.20.20.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Zambia5.40.0-2.81.5-3.6-0.70.8-0.30.23.00.4-1.3-0.90.4
Zimbabwe0.20.10.00.40.30.30.10.40.10.20.00.00.00.00.00.20.1