Based on a comparison of 169 countries in 2021, Cayman Islands ranked the highest in foreign direct investments as a share of GDP with 4.39% followed by Hong Kong and Mozambique. On the other end of the scale was Netherlands with -0.159%, Luxembourg with -0.106% and Angola with -0.065%.
Average foreign direct investments as a share of GDP reached 0.023% in 2021 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 42.2 % more than in the previous year and -39.7 % 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 3.08 % since 1970.
Data for more countries are available at Foreign Direct Investments (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Foreign Direct Investments (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | % | 0.101% | 0.124% | 0.126% | 0.131% | 0.135% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.1% | 0.547% | 0.485% | 0.031% | 0.182% | ||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 0.360% | 0.005% | 0.398% | 0.316% | -0.112% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | -0.031% | 0.038% | 0.064% | 0.040% | 0.099% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 0.052% | 0.047% | 0.043% | 0.049% | 0.039% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 0.032% | 0.036% | 0.069% | 0.247% | 0.328% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | % | 0.585% | 0.415% | 0.368% | 0.268% | 0.161% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | -0.042% | 0.542% | -0.085% | -0.401% | 0.601% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.812% | 0.344% | 0.173% | 0.175% | -0.117% | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | 0.030% | 0.012% | 0.038% | 0.012% | 0.032% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 0.328% | 0.238% | 0.288% | 0.292% | 0.265% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | % | 0.008% | -0.372% | 0.130% | 0.148% | 0.172% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | ... | 0.173% | 0.052% | 0.115% | 0.088% | 0.075% | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 0.243% | 0.262% | 0.175% | 0.113% | 0.220% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 0.227% | 0.205% | 0.289% | 0.215% | 0.297% |
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