Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All financial 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
6.31 trillion
United States
Lowest
-295.15 million
South Sudan
Median
5.18 billion
Years covered
16
2009–2024
Data points
4,144
What the numbers show
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All financial instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) is currently reported for 245 countries. The highest value is 6.31 trillion in United States; the lowest is -295.15 million in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.18 billion, and the mean is 164.09 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21,386.
Over the past decade 184 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Montserrat (up 5,898,170.0%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 14,536.5%).
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6.31 trillion | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 3.55 trillion | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3.50 trillion | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 2.36 trillion | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 5 | Hong Kong, China | 2.36 trillion | 2024 | up 1,034.3% | volatile |
| 6 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.81 trillion | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 1.35 trillion | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 1.33 trillion | 2024 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 1.18 trillion | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 1.17 trillion | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 11 | Cayman Islands | 1.16 trillion | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 12 | France | 1.10 trillion | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 13 | British Virgin Islands | 1.10 trillion | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 811.51 billion | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 744.42 billion | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 613.09 billion | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 589.07 billion | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 564.24 billion | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 19 | Bermuda | 549.35 billion | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 515.09 billion | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 470.64 billion | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 22 | India | 469.10 billion | 2024 | up 100.8% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 459.75 billion | 2024 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 267.58 billion | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 238.55 billion | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 225.88 billion | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 27 | Japan | 212.92 billion | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Austria | 190.91 billion | 2024 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 182.05 billion | 2024 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Bahamas | 163.13 billion | 2024 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 160.84 billion | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 157.93 billion | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 33 | Indonesia | 153.32 billion | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 34 | Jersey | 152.19 billion | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Korea | 147.75 billion | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 146.78 billion | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 37 | Barbados | 139.76 billion | 2024 | up 106.9% | rising |
| 38 | Norway | 139.32 billion | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 138.48 billion | 2024 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 135.00 billion | 2024 | up 258.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Hungary | 131.48 billion | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 127.95 billion | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 126.78 billion | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 125.72 billion | 2024 | up 164.5% | rising |
| 45 | Türkiye | 122.53 billion | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 46 | Isle of Man | 115.18 billion | 2024 | up 2,374.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Finland | 114.42 billion | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 48 | Israel | 114.29 billion | 2024 | up 245.5% | volatile |
| 49 | New Zealand | 110.96 billion | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 100.67 billion | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 93.99 billion | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 81.05 billion | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 53 | Taiwan, China | 79.78 billion | 2024 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 54 | South Africa | 76.11 billion | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 70.38 billion | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 56 | Guernsey | 65.40 billion | 2024 | up 259.9% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 61.84 billion | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 58 | Mauritius | 61.73 billion | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 59 | Colombia | 59.94 billion | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 60 | Panama | 56.69 billion | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 61 | Egypt | 56.34 billion | 2024 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 62 | Uruguay | 55.51 billion | 2024 | up 195.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovak Republic | 50.87 billion | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 49.33 billion | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 40.76 billion | 2024 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | 40.61 billion | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 67 | Nigeria | 37.76 billion | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 68 | Curaçao | 35.55 billion | 2024 | down 65.2% | flat |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 34.63 billion | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 70 | Ukraine | 30.51 billion | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 71 | Macau, China | 29.31 billion | 2024 | up 158.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Gibraltar | 28.81 billion | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Morocco | 26.70 billion | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 74 | Serbia | 25.45 billion | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 75 | Lithuania | 24.84 billion | 2024 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 76 | Mozambique | 22.99 billion | 2024 | up 216.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Estonia | 22.34 billion | 2024 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 78 | Algeria | 21.38 billion | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 79 | Bahrain | 21.29 billion | 2024 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 20.42 billion | 2024 | up 312.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Latvia | 18.96 billion | 2024 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 18.80 billion | 2024 | up 1,559.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17.33 billion | 2024 | up 842.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Ecuador | 16.60 billion | 2024 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 16.25 billion | 2024 | up 143.2% | rising |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 16.21 billion | 2024 | up 137.0% | rising |
| 87 | Pakistan | 15.50 billion | 2024 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 88 | Qatar | 15.43 billion | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 89 | Marshall Islands | 15.18 billion | 2024 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Kenya | 14.66 billion | 2024 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Angola | 14.36 billion | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 92 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 14.17 billion | 2024 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 93 | Iraq | 14.10 billion | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 94 | Slovenia | 12.48 billion | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 95 | Liberia | 12.17 billion | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 96 | Myanmar | 11.62 billion | 2024 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Ghana | 11.25 billion | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 98 | Liechtenstein | 11.20 billion | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.32 billion | 2024 | up 109.4% | rising |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 8.90 billion | 2024 | up 338.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.73 billion | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 102 | Oman | 8.53 billion | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Libya | 8.47 billion | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 104 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8.05 billion | 2024 | up 521.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Tunisia | 7.85 billion | 2024 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 106 | United States Virgin Islands | 7.80 billion | 2024 | up 3,247.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Georgia | 7.54 billion | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 108 | Albania | 7.50 billion | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.44 billion | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 110 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.96 billion | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 111 | El Salvador | 6.94 billion | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 112 | Guatemala | 6.84 billion | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 113 | Honduras | 6.71 billion | 2024 | up 199.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Iceland | 5.98 billion | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 5.75 billion | 2024 | up 167.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Congo | 5.71 billion | 2024 | up 1,206.9% | rising |
| 117 | Jordan | 5.67 billion | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Senegal | 5.65 billion | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 119 | Seychelles | 5.49 billion | 2024 | up 332.5% | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 5.48 billion | 2024 | up 128.5% | rising |
| 121 | Zambia | 5.46 billion | 2024 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.19 billion | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 123 | Timor-Leste | 5.18 billion | 2024 | up 6,446.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Paraguay | 4.78 billion | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritania | 4.73 billion | 2024 | up 439.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Namibia | 4.72 billion | 2024 | up 201.1% | rising |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 4.63 billion | 2024 | up 287.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 4.52 billion | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 4.30 billion | 2024 | up 135.8% | rising |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 4.26 billion | 2024 | up 357.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Montenegro | 4.20 billion | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 132 | Ethiopia | 4.18 billion | 2024 | up 1,962.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Cameroon | 4.15 billion | 2024 | up 173.9% | rising |
| 134 | Kuwait | 4.01 billion | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Uganda | 3.92 billion | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Gabon | 3.53 billion | 2024 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 137 | Madagascar | 3.45 billion | 2024 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 138 | Belarus | 3.42 billion | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 139 | Fiji | 3.31 billion | 2024 | up 302.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Niger | 3.30 billion | 2024 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Botswana | 3.26 billion | 2024 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 142 | Afghanistan | 3.16 billion | 2024 | up 3,958.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 2.87 billion | 2024 | up 7,661.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea | 2.84 billion | 2024 | up 928.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.75 billion | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 146 | Solomon Islands | 2.63 billion | 2024 | up 6,820.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 2.60 billion | 2024 | up 3,680.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Tonga | 2.55 billion | 2024 | up 22,168.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Nicaragua | 2.54 billion | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 150 | Naoero | 2.51 billion | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Mali | 2.51 billion | 2024 | up 1,012.1% | volatile |
| 152 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 2.51 billion | 2024 | up 418,496.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Cook Islands | 2.51 billion | 2024 | up 55,438.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 2.39 billion | 2024 | up 1,590.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Jamaica | 2.28 billion | 2024 | up 144.8% | rising |
| 156 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.12 billion | 2024 | up 506.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Kosovo | 2.04 billion | 2024 | up 1,039.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.01 billion | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 1.99 billion | 2024 | up 8,690.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Tajikistan | 1.96 billion | 2024 | up 152.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Andorra | 1.90 billion | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Togo | 1.83 billion | 2024 | up 483.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Republic of Moldova | 1.76 billion | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.63 billion | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Burkina Faso | 1.59 billion | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Belize | 1.57 billion | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Nepal | 1.48 billion | 2024 | up 236.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Monaco | 1.42 billion | 2024 | down 52.8% | flat |
| 169 | Maldives | 1.22 billion | 2024 | up 293.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 1.21 billion | 2024 | up 9,931.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 1.20 billion | 2024 | up 394.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Yemen | 1.19 billion | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Lebanon | 1.16 billion | 2024 | down 61.0% | rising |
| 174 | Rwanda | 1.13 billion | 2024 | up 275.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.13 billion | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Malawi | 1.12 billion | 2024 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 177 | Eswatini | 1.07 billion | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 178 | Chad | 1.06 billion | 2024 | up 1,097.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Montserrat | 1.04 billion | 2024 | up 5,898,170.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Armenia | 972.69 million | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 181 | Brunei Darussalam | 955.63 million | 2024 | up 2,567.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Syrian Arab Republic | 933.54 million | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 183 | Cuba | 892.98 million | 2024 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Cape Verde | 864.55 million | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 185 | Turkmenistan | 821.84 million | 2024 | up 375.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Aruba | 727.38 million | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Benin | 715.67 million | 2024 | up 379.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Lesotho | 649.54 million | 2024 | up 135.1% | rising |
| 189 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | 635.41 million | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Anguilla | 604.19 million | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Sierra Leone | 603.53 million | 2024 | up 189.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Greenland | 584.63 million | 2024 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | 580.79 million | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Kiribati | 579.24 million | 2024 | up 5,808.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | 566.39 million | 2024 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 196 | Sudan | 562.08 million | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Suriname | 554.63 million | 2024 | up 628.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 524.05 million | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 199 | French Polynesia | 505.18 million | 2024 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 200 | Samoa | 454.83 million | 2024 | up 978.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Guadeloupe | 429.53 million | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 202 | Saint Helena | 344.75 million | 2024 | up 15,182.3% | volatile |
| 203 | West Bank and Gaza | 330.00 million | 2024 | up 684.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Guam | 306.02 million | 2024 | up 315.9% | rising |
| 205 | Djibouti | 288.88 million | 2024 | up 468.8% | volatile |
| 206 | French Guiana | 284.46 million | 2024 | up 3,222.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Réunion | 281.50 million | 2024 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Central African Republic | 248.57 million | 2024 | up 191.4% | volatile |
| 209 | Dominica | 219.59 million | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Gambia | 214.09 million | 2024 | up 986.6% | volatile |
| 211 | Antigua and Barbuda | 186.63 million | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 212 | Eritrea, The State of | 185.12 million | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 213 | Guinea-Bissau | 142.76 million | 2024 | up 459.4% | volatile |
| 214 | San Marino | 136.00 million | 2024 | up 272.8% | volatile |
| 215 | Sao Tome and Principe | 134.51 million | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 216 | Haiti | 133.14 million | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 217 | Northern Mariana Islands | 94.33 million | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 218 | Bhutan | 90.79 million | 2024 | up 276.5% | volatile |
| 219 | American Samoa | 81.09 million | 2024 | up 322.7% | volatile |
| 220 | Mayotte | 57.89 million | 2024 | up 2,448.7% | volatile |
| 221 | Pitcairn Islands | 52.00 million | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 222 | Tuvalu | 38.39 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 223 | Burundi | 37.10 million | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 224 | Somalia | 28.01 million | 2024 | up 22,969.9% | volatile |
| 225 | Palau | 21.05 million | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 226 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 20.41 million | 2024 | up 3,229.2% | volatile |
| 227 | Western Sahara | 16.05 million | 2024 | up 5,880.5% | volatile |
| 228 | Comoros | 6.70 million | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 229 | Holy See | 3.12 million | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 229 | French Southern Territories | 3.12 million | 2024 | up 356.7% | volatile |
| 231 | Wallis and Futuna | 2.24 million | 2024 | up 1,766.4% | volatile |
| 232 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 1.86 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 233 | Bouvet Island | 1.71 million | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 234 | Niue | 1.32 million | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 235 | Tokelau | 311,670 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 236 | Cocos Islands | 60,156 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 237 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 237 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 237 | Christmas Island | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 237 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 241 | Norfolk Island | -18.34 million | 2024 | down 4,596.2% | volatile |
| 242 | Martinique | -27.77 million | 2024 | down 236.9% | volatile |
| 243 | Grenada | -79.88 million | 2024 | down 280.3% | volatile |
| 244 | Mongolia | -132.77 million | 2024 | down 102.1% | volatile |
| 245 | South Sudan | -295.15 million | 2024 | down 14,536.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 41.64 trillion
- North and Central America 7.68 trillion
- East Asia 4.64 trillion
- North Atlantic and Caribbean 3.19 trillion
- Central and South Asia 2.60 trillion
- Not Specified (including Confidential) 1.43 trillion
- South America 980.80 billion
- Oceania and Polar Regions 780.82 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa 359.33 billion
- Economies of Persian Gulf 325.10 billion
- Other Near and Middle East Economies 136.61 billion
- North Africa 120.74 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.