Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities) (US dollar) by country
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
191.05 billion
Japan
Lowest
-96.68 billion
Singapore
Median
-404.58 million
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
3,835
What the numbers show
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities) (US dollar) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 191.05 billion in Japan; the lowest is -96.68 billion in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is -404.58 million, and the mean is 1.14 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 3,350.6%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 18,121.9%).
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 191.05 billion | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 153.69 billion | 2024 | up 206.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 64.80 billion | 2024 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Ireland | 62.33 billion | 2024 | up 571.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Switzerland | 59.67 billion | 2024 | up 724.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Belgium | 46.07 billion | 2024 | up 211.6% | volatile |
| 7 | South Korea | 33.36 billion | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 32.56 billion | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 28.71 billion | 2024 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 27.78 billion | 2024 | up 3,350.6% | volatile |
| 11 | United States | 25.11 billion | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 21.41 billion | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 18.97 billion | 2024 | up 450.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Denmark | 11.89 billion | 2024 | up 255.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands | 11.13 billion | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Kuwait | 9.71 billion | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Russia | 9.37 billion | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Iraq | 8.09 billion | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 6.27 billion | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 3.28 billion | 2024 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Uruguay | 2.58 billion | 2024 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Sweden | 2.08 billion | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.57 billion | 2024 | up 330.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Angola | 1.14 billion | 2024 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Guyana | 1.14 billion | 2023 | up 669.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Qatar | 1.10 billion | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 967.88 million | 2024 | up 3,148.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritius | 962.72 million | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 511.16 million | 2024 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Congo | 330.18 million | 2021 | up 266.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Aruba | 192.34 million | 2023 | up 186.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | 135.38 million | 2024 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Suriname | 26.50 million | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 24.26 million | 2020 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20.51 million | 2024 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 19.91 million | 2024 | up 197.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Tonga | 13.33 million | 2024 | up 207.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Lesotho | 12.57 million | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Nauru | 4.51 million | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 40 | South Sudan | 0 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Yemen | 0 | 2016 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Marshall Islands | -499,428 | 2021 | down 111.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Samoa | -1.69 million | 2024 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Namibia | -1.93 million | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Montserrat | -3.75 million | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | -5.35 million | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Kiribati | -8.06 million | 2024 | down 224.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Vanuatu | -9.21 million | 2022 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 50 | Eswatini | -11.76 million | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -19.47 million | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Haiti | -20.00 million | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Micronesia (country) | -20.72 million | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Bhutan | -22.78 million | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Burundi | -24.82 million | 2024 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | -24.83 million | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Gabon | -25.25 million | 2015 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Venezuela | -27.00 million | 2016 | down 101.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Anguilla | -27.39 million | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 60 | Brunei | -29.06 million | 2024 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominica | -36.38 million | 2024 | down 158.0% | rising |
| 62 | French Polynesia | -37.32 million | 2016 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -45.13 million | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | -45.78 million | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Togo | -53.06 million | 2020 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Nepal | -56.90 million | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | -64.35 million | 2023 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Djibouti | -67.82 million | 2024 | up 55.7% | falling |
| 69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -74.05 million | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 70 | Armenia | -74.79 million | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahamas | -77.61 million | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Palau | -79.89 million | 2023 | down 342.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Fiji | -86.91 million | 2022 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 74 | Cape Verde | -89.18 million | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 75 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -93.77 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Netherlands Antilles | -109.63 million | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Bolivia | -112.76 million | 2024 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Bermuda | -114.03 million | 2023 | down 2,534.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Belize | -125.85 million | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 80 | Curacao | -129.34 million | 2023 | down 795.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Andorra | -150.01 million | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 82 | West Bank and Gaza | -151.49 million | 2024 | down 646.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | -187.50 million | 2024 | down 88.0% | rising |
| 84 | Tajikistan | -190.29 million | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Malawi | -201.56 million | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Barbados | -207.83 million | 2017 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 87 | East Timor | -211.10 million | 2024 | down 893.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Grenada | -223.01 million | 2024 | down 189.9% | falling |
| 89 | Gambia | -232.36 million | 2024 | down 559.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | -241.00 million | 2023 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | -252.76 million | 2024 | down 533.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Seychelles | -261.56 million | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Estonia | -284.74 million | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Jamaica | -304.01 million | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Madagascar | -325.83 million | 2022 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Paraguay | -335.12 million | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Moldova | -359.98 million | 2024 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 98 | Slovenia | -404.58 million | 2024 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Benin | -429.95 million | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Ecuador | -437.95 million | 2024 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 101 | Botswana | -464.25 million | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | -465.43 million | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | -509.46 million | 2022 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Montenegro | -531.66 million | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 105 | Rwanda | -559.78 million | 2024 | down 80.5% | falling |
| 106 | Macao | -568.47 million | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Sudan | -573.50 million | 2022 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 108 | Lebanon | -582.76 million | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 109 | Kosovo | -617.39 million | 2024 | down 196.0% | falling |
| 110 | Honduras | -620.11 million | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 111 | El Salvador | -636.07 million | 2024 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | -650.82 million | 2024 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 113 | Nigeria | -672.36 million | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Mali | -672.89 million | 2023 | down 120.6% | volatile |
| 115 | New Caledonia | -702.86 million | 2016 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Tunisia | -725.01 million | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Libya | -794.70 million | 2023 | down 212.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Maldives | -806.20 million | 2024 | down 141.8% | volatile |
| 119 | New Zealand | -878.20 million | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -885.39 million | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Cameroon | -901.05 million | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | -947.67 million | 2024 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 123 | Liberia | -960.19 million | 2022 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Guatemala | -982.79 million | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Laos | -988.46 million | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Niger | -1.02 billion | 2023 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 127 | North Macedonia | -1.12 billion | 2024 | down 329.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Georgia | -1.14 billion | 2024 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 129 | Algeria | -1.23 billion | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Latvia | -1.26 billion | 2024 | down 260.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Nicaragua | -1.28 billion | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 132 | Zambia | -1.32 billion | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Guinea | -1.40 billion | 2024 | down 1,919.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritania | -1.44 billion | 2024 | down 186.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Albania | -1.45 billion | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 136 | Syria | -1.47 billion | 2010 | down 193.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Bangladesh | -1.49 billion | 2024 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 138 | Belarus | -1.57 billion | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 139 | Jordan | -1.58 billion | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 140 | Tanzania | -1.72 billion | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 141 | Myanmar | -1.74 billion | 2019 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Ghana | -1.76 billion | 2024 | up 47.6% | falling |
| 143 | Czechia | -1.87 billion | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Croatia | -1.88 billion | 2024 | down 109.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Cote d'Ivoire | -2.00 billion | 2023 | down 383.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Bulgaria | -2.22 billion | 2024 | down 952.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Iceland | -2.24 billion | 2024 | down 200.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Panama | -2.38 billion | 2024 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 149 | Bahrain | -2.43 billion | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Malaysia | -2.55 billion | 2024 | down 147.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Pakistan | -2.64 billion | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Mongolia | -2.73 billion | 2024 | down 1,082.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Slovakia | -2.77 billion | 2024 | down 530.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | -2.81 billion | 2024 | down 250.0% | volatile |
| 155 | India | -2.89 billion | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -2.92 billion | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Uganda | -3.26 billion | 2024 | down 215.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Mozambique | -3.55 billion | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 159 | South Africa | -3.59 billion | 2024 | down 289.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Ukraine | -3.71 billion | 2024 | down 1,141.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Kazakhstan | -3.90 billion | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Lithuania | -3.91 billion | 2024 | down 2,172.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Ethiopia | -4.02 billion | 2024 | down 116.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Cambodia | -4.22 billion | 2024 | down 138.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Greece | -4.52 billion | 2024 | down 1,518.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Dominican Republic | -4.52 billion | 2024 | down 104.8% | falling |
| 167 | Senegal | -4.72 billion | 2023 | down 1,597.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Israel | -4.86 billion | 2024 | down 218.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Serbia | -4.93 billion | 2024 | down 199.0% | falling |
| 170 | Costa Rica | -4.96 billion | 2024 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 171 | Turkey | -5.13 billion | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 172 | Romania | -5.17 billion | 2024 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 173 | Cyprus | -5.49 billion | 2024 | down 161.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Cayman Islands | -5.52 billion | 2023 | down 102.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Peru | -5.63 billion | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Malta | -6.13 billion | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Philippines | -6.57 billion | 2024 | down 747.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Portugal | -6.64 billion | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Thailand | -6.95 billion | 2024 | down 1,006.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Norway | -7.83 billion | 2024 | down 141.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Argentina | -8.89 billion | 2024 | down 182.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Chile | -8.93 billion | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Colombia | -9.69 billion | 2024 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 184 | France | -10.33 billion | 2024 | down 118.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Poland | -10.56 billion | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Oman | -12.61 billion | 2024 | down 18,121.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Indonesia | -15.71 billion | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 188 | Hungary | -15.81 billion | 2024 | down 333.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Vietnam | -19.57 billion | 2024 | down 143.1% | falling |
| 190 | Mexico | -32.29 billion | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 191 | Hong Kong | -38.93 billion | 2024 | down 452.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Australia | -39.19 billion | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Egypt | -46.07 billion | 2024 | down 956.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Brazil | -47.75 billion | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Singapore | -96.68 billion | 2024 | down 496.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Advanced economies 403.60 billion
- All Countries and International Organizations 274.70 billion
- Euro Area (EA) 217.11 billion
- Emerging and Developing Asia 86.39 billion
- Middle East and Central Asia -24.65 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) -37.20 billion
- Emerging and Developing Europe -44.70 billion
- Western Hemisphere -129.66 billion
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies -149.82 billion
About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.