Based on a comparison of 170 countries in 2020, Luxembourg ranked the highest in foreign direct investments as a share of GDP with 1.39% followed by Cayman Islands and Hungary. On the other end of the scale was Liechtenstein with -13.0%, Switzerland with -0.342% and Macao with -0.278%.
Average foreign direct investments as a share of GDP reached 0.013% in 2020 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 41 % less than in the previous year and -117 % 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 2.02 % 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% | ||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | -0.031% | 0.038% | 0.064% | 0.040% | 0.099% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 0.003% | 0.089% | 0.088% | 0.082% | 0.092% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | 0.756% | 0.283% | -0.417% | -0.367% | 0.183% | |||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 0.073% | 0.104% | 0.096% | 0.109% | 0.171% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 0.328% | 0.238% | 0.288% | 0.292% | 0.265% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 0.081% | 0.042% | 0.087% | 0.103% | -0.110% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | % | 0.008% | -0.372% | 0.130% | 0.148% | 0.172% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 0.243% | 0.262% | 0.175% | 0.113% | 0.220% | ||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles | % | 0.075% | 0.027% | 0.079% | 0.188% | 0.151% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 0.227% | 0.205% | 0.289% | 0.215% | 0.297% |
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