Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) by country
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct...
Countries reporting
245
Highest
747.18 billion
United States
Lowest
0
West Bank and Gaza
Median
833.92 million
Years covered
16
2009–2024
Data points
4,144
What the numbers show
Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) is currently reported for 245 countries. The highest value is 747.18 billion in United States; the lowest is 0 in West Bank and Gaza.
The median across all reporting countries is 833.92 million, and the mean is 23.45 billion.
Over the past decade 160 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (up 1,736,530.0%), and the largest decrease in Martinique (down 100.0%).
Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 747.18 billion | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 513.87 billion | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 376.87 billion | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 341.19 billion | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 269.85 billion | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Hong Kong (China) | 258.42 billion | 2024 | up 741.8% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 231.10 billion | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 220.04 billion | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 9 | Switzerland | 210.01 billion | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 10 | Singapore | 197.48 billion | 2024 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 11 | British Virgin Islands | 182.74 billion | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 12 | China | 147.92 billion | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 128.00 billion | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 123.21 billion | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 112.54 billion | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 110.71 billion | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 17 | Canada | 104.72 billion | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 95.00 billion | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 70.57 billion | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 20 | Cayman Islands | 67.23 billion | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 21 | Japan | 67.09 billion | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 63.96 billion | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 23 | Bermuda | 59.66 billion | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 24 | Cyprus | 59.06 billion | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 57.22 billion | 2024 | up 102.1% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 46.52 billion | 2024 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 27 | India | 46.46 billion | 2024 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 44.46 billion | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 35.59 billion | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 35.41 billion | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 34.45 billion | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 34.16 billion | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 33 | Malaysia | 33.04 billion | 2024 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 30.41 billion | 2024 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 29.04 billion | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 26.38 billion | 2024 | down 46.1% | flat |
| 37 | Romania | 26.13 billion | 2024 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 24.41 billion | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 39 | Viet Nam | 21.41 billion | 2024 | up 458.3% | volatile |
| 40 | South Africa | 21.33 billion | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 41 | Panama | 19.36 billion | 2024 | up 244.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Korea | 18.75 billion | 2024 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 43 | Indonesia | 18.31 billion | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 44 | Chinese Taipei | 16.36 billion | 2024 | up 283.9% | rising |
| 45 | Thailand | 15.28 billion | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 46 | Türkiye | 14.93 billion | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 47 | Slovak Republic | 14.75 billion | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 48 | Argentina | 14.54 billion | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 49 | Colombia | 14.26 billion | 2024 | up 204.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 12.33 billion | 2024 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Philippines | 11.19 billion | 2024 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 52 | Liberia | 10.87 billion | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 10.68 billion | 2024 | up 194.5% | flat |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 10.34 billion | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 55 | Nigeria | 9.64 billion | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 56 | Mauritius | 9.43 billion | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 8.19 billion | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 58 | Mozambique | 6.51 billion | 2024 | up 224.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Angola | 6.44 billion | 2024 | up 373.5% | rising |
| 60 | Israel | 5.88 billion | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 61 | Barbados | 5.86 billion | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 5.79 billion | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 63 | Morocco | 5.73 billion | 2024 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 64 | Croatia | 4.82 billion | 2024 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 65 | Curaçao | 4.74 billion | 2024 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Lithuania | 4.74 billion | 2024 | up 149.0% | rising |
| 67 | Cambodia | 4.69 billion | 2024 | up 415.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Serbia | 4.58 billion | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 69 | Macau (China) | 4.45 billion | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Marshall Islands | 4.43 billion | 2024 | up 373.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Malta | 4.33 billion | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 72 | New Zealand | 4.09 billion | 2024 | up 113.7% | falling |
| 73 | Estonia | 4.08 billion | 2024 | up 154.5% | rising |
| 74 | Jersey | 3.93 billion | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.88 billion | 2024 | up 1,166.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Egypt | 3.80 billion | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Iran | 3.63 billion | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 78 | French Guiana | 3.61 billion | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 3.60 billion | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Venezuela | 3.32 billion | 2024 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 81 | Algeria | 3.31 billion | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 82 | Kenya | 3.04 billion | 2024 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Ukraine | 3.04 billion | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 84 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.00 billion | 2024 | up 585.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Uruguay | 2.98 billion | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Latvia | 2.93 billion | 2024 | up 220.9% | rising |
| 87 | Myanmar | 2.72 billion | 2024 | up 1,570.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.72 billion | 2024 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 2.36 billion | 2024 | up 649.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Congo | 2.24 billion | 2024 | up 1,015.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Qatar | 2.15 billion | 2024 | up 194.9% | rising |
| 92 | Pakistan | 2.11 billion | 2024 | up 521.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Ecuador | 2.09 billion | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 94 | Ghana | 1.99 billion | 2024 | up 636.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Tunisia | 1.87 billion | 2024 | up 213.6% | rising |
| 96 | Niger | 1.84 billion | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 1.84 billion | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 98 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.77 billion | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 99 | Senegal | 1.77 billion | 2024 | up 463.7% | volatile |
| 100 | New Caledonia | 1.76 billion | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Namibia | 1.73 billion | 2024 | up 327.5% | rising |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 1.60 billion | 2024 | up 309.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 1.57 billion | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 104 | Slovenia | 1.53 billion | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 105 | Ethiopia | 1.45 billion | 2024 | up 2,699.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 1.28 billion | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 1.19 billion | 2024 | up 134.7% | rising |
| 108 | Zambia | 1.13 billion | 2024 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 1.06 billion | 2024 | up 26,698.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Iraq | 1.05 billion | 2024 | up 205.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 1.05 billion | 2024 | up 436.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Bailiwick of Guernsey | 1.04 billion | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Cameroon | 1.01 billion | 2024 | up 713.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Bahamas | 959.64 million | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar | 937.13 million | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Kuwait | 915.82 million | 2024 | up 1,291.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 891.93 million | 2024 | up 447.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Mali | 873.69 million | 2024 | up 562.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Timor-Leste | 851.01 million | 2024 | up 4,055.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Lebanon | 849.74 million | 2024 | up 164.4% | rising |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 848.15 million | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 122 | Guyana | 839.35 million | 2024 | up 686.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Iceland | 833.92 million | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | 833.13 million | 2024 | up 328.7% | rising |
| 125 | Togo | 822.11 million | 2024 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Yemen | 793.05 million | 2024 | up 4,806.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 785.87 million | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 128 | Vanuatu | 752.92 million | 2024 | up 3,426.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 750.80 million | 2024 | up 1,736,530.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Fiji | 743.18 million | 2024 | up 210,161.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Guatemala | 734.48 million | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 725.25 million | 2024 | up 6,569.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 719.86 million | 2024 | up 33,069.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Nauru | 713.81 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Bahrain | 710.77 million | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Montenegro | 709.34 million | 2024 | up 137.7% | rising |
| 137 | Cook Islands | 701.07 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Tonga | 700.27 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 700.07 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Uganda | 687.65 million | 2024 | up 428.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea | 656.30 million | 2024 | up 1,742.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 648.36 million | 2024 | up 667.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Burkina Faso | 648.02 million | 2024 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Honduras | 647.90 million | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | 596.28 million | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Isle of Man | 569.65 million | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Georgia | 562.49 million | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 148 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 522.79 million | 2024 | up 786.9% | volatile |
| 149 | El Salvador | 489.41 million | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Puerto Rico | 481.59 million | 2024 | up 2,433.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Kosovo | 481.11 million | 2024 | up 1,904.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Jordan | 439.89 million | 2024 | down 48.2% | rising |
| 153 | Liechtenstein | 419.14 million | 2024 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 411.84 million | 2024 | up 1,813.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Belarus | 394.50 million | 2024 | down 39.9% | flat |
| 156 | Gibraltar | 387.06 million | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Rwanda | 369.56 million | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Maldives | 369.37 million | 2024 | up 813.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Albania | 365.43 million | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Jamaica | 361.85 million | 2024 | up 1,368.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Nepal | 354.48 million | 2024 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Mauritania | 347.46 million | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 343.04 million | 2024 | up 272.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Botswana | 329.07 million | 2024 | up 126.3% | rising |
| 165 | Benin | 325.62 million | 2024 | up 1,673.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Grenada | 308.98 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Cuba | 292.37 million | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Seychelles | 289.94 million | 2024 | up 324.0% | volatile |
| 169 | United States Virgin Islands | 287.02 million | 2024 | up 583.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Syrian Arab Republic | 280.91 million | 2024 | up 2,575.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Sudan | 240.00 million | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Trinidad and Tobago | 236.81 million | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Armenia | 234.79 million | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 234.77 million | 2024 | up 744.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Greenland | 230.65 million | 2024 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Chad | 229.70 million | 2024 | up 507.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Paraguay | 199.29 million | 2024 | up 302.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Republic of Moldova | 193.51 million | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Libya | 181.54 million | 2024 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 180 | Turkmenistan | 169.41 million | 2024 | up 292.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Central African Republic | 166.24 million | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 182 | Lesotho | 163.75 million | 2024 | up 513.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Malawi | 156.92 million | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Eswatini | 155.21 million | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Djibouti | 152.65 million | 2024 | up 673.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Haiti | 130.50 million | 2024 | up 294.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Andorra | 128.56 million | 2024 | up 206.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 124.13 million | 2024 | up 1,591.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Nicaragua | 121.58 million | 2024 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 190 | Kiribati | 117.23 million | 2024 | up 606.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 117.16 million | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 109.93 million | 2024 | up 169.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 96.52 million | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Samoa | 83.53 million | 2024 | up 1,625.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | 80.17 million | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 196 | Cape Verde | 77.62 million | 2024 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 197 | Guinea-Bissau | 75.87 million | 2024 | up 4,521.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Sint Maarten | 75.16 million | 2024 | up 19,170.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Montserrat | 75.16 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Anguilla | 73.41 million | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 201 | Guam | 69.91 million | 2024 | up 732,951.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Brunei Darussalam | 58.22 million | 2024 | up 976.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Eritrea | 57.49 million | 2024 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 204 | South Sudan | 54.57 million | 2024 | up 18,387.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Monaco | 41.02 million | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Gambia | 40.44 million | 2024 | up 797.2% | volatile |
| 207 | Belize | 39.16 million | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 208 | Réunion | 36.15 million | 2024 | up 3,226.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Northern Mariana Islands | 32.68 million | 2024 | up 447.8% | volatile |
| 210 | Suriname | 31.10 million | 2024 | up 8,820.6% | volatile |
| 211 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.82 million | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 212 | Burundi | 20.04 million | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 213 | French Polynesia | 14.27 million | 2024 | down 84.9% | falling |
| 214 | San Marino | 12.35 million | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 215 | Aruba | 5.89 million | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 216 | Niue | 3.00 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 217 | American Samoa | 2.09 million | 2024 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 218 | Mayotte | 2.00 million | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 219 | Bouvet Island | 1.54 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 220 | Somalia | 1.25 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Bhutan | 1.09 million | 2024 | up 304.4% | volatile |
| 222 | Dominica | 899,704 | 2024 | up 1,366.3% | volatile |
| 223 | Saint Helena | 746,907 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 224 | Tokelau | 311,670 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 225 | Comoros | 106,701 | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 226 | Western Sahara | 53,350 | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 227 | Micronesia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Martinique | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 227 | Bonaire, Saba, Saint Eustatius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 227 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 227 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 227 | Holy See | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 227 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 227 | Christmas Island | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 227 | Pitcairn | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 227 | West Bank and Gaza | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 6.15 trillion
- North and Central America 945.70 billion
- East Asia 515.01 billion
- Not Specified (including Confidential) 407.72 billion
- Central and South Asia 375.57 billion
- North Atlantic and Caribbean 328.92 billion
- South America 180.12 billion
- Oceania and Polar Regions 138.50 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa 98.35 billion
- Economies of Persian Gulf 64.83 billion
- North Africa 14.88 billion
- Other Near and Middle East Economies 10.63 billion
About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.