Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), 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
384.19 billion
United States
Lowest
-298.01 billion
Netherlands
Median
510.21 million
Years covered
16
2009–2024
Data points
4,144
What the numbers show
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) is currently reported for 245 countries. The highest value is 384.19 billion in United States; the lowest is -298.01 billion in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 510.21 million, and the mean is 7.31 billion.
Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (up 1,672,120.0%), and the largest decrease in Isle of Man (down 1,529.3%).
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 384.19 billion | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 2 | Hong Kong (China) | 211.68 billion | 2024 | up 60,583.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 209.19 billion | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 4 | British Virgin Islands | 123.43 billion | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 105.25 billion | 2024 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 6 | France | 100.04 billion | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 7 | Brazil | 82.73 billion | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 77.19 billion | 2024 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 73.90 billion | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 10 | China (People’s Republic of) | 63.87 billion | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 49.73 billion | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 12 | Canada | 49.55 billion | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 40.27 billion | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 34.17 billion | 2024 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 31.81 billion | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Sweden | 28.03 billion | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 17 | Cyprus | 27.27 billion | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 23.21 billion | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Russia | 22.40 billion | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 21.11 billion | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 21 | India | 20.75 billion | 2024 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 20.43 billion | 2024 | up 133.5% | rising |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 19.04 billion | 2024 | up 409.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 17.33 billion | 2024 | up 375.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 16.97 billion | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 14.02 billion | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 12.79 billion | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 12.20 billion | 2024 | down 28.8% | flat |
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 12.01 billion | 2024 | up 1,260.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 11.79 billion | 2024 | up 931.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Denmark | 11.42 billion | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 11.29 billion | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 33 | Korea | 11.18 billion | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 34 | Liberia | 10.91 billion | 2024 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 35 | Finland | 10.86 billion | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 10.38 billion | 2024 | up 251.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 10.31 billion | 2024 | up 372.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Jersey | 9.75 billion | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Türkiye | 9.65 billion | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 9.50 billion | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mauritius | 8.81 billion | 2024 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 42 | Philippines | 8.65 billion | 2024 | up 138.4% | rising |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 7.87 billion | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 44 | Slovak Republic | 7.21 billion | 2024 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 45 | Nigeria | 6.95 billion | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 46 | Switzerland | 6.91 billion | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Mozambique | 6.32 billion | 2024 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 6.29 billion | 2024 | up 45.8% | falling |
| 49 | Angola | 5.12 billion | 2024 | up 297.3% | rising |
| 50 | Chinese Taipei | 4.72 billion | 2024 | up 268.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Cambodia | 4.71 billion | 2024 | up 415.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Marshall Islands | 4.42 billion | 2024 | up 377.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Egypt | 4.00 billion | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Serbia | 3.96 billion | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 55 | New Zealand | 3.92 billion | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 56 | Macau (China) | 3.91 billion | 2024 | up 694.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 3.87 billion | 2024 | up 1,234.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 3.83 billion | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 59 | French Guiana | 3.61 billion | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Ukraine | 3.54 billion | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 61 | Croatia | 3.49 billion | 2024 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 62 | Iran | 3.48 billion | 2024 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Venezuela | 3.44 billion | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 64 | Curaçao | 3.34 billion | 2024 | up 226.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 3.09 billion | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 66 | Kenya | 2.91 billion | 2024 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.89 billion | 2024 | up 342.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Lithuania | 2.88 billion | 2024 | up 148.9% | rising |
| 69 | Tanzania | 2.87 billion | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Algeria | 2.72 billion | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 71 | Myanmar | 2.68 billion | 2024 | up 1,550.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 2.61 billion | 2024 | up 1,247.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Norway | 2.42 billion | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Pakistan | 2.34 billion | 2024 | up 809.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 2.31 billion | 2024 | up 2,568.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 2.14 billion | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Latvia | 1.98 billion | 2024 | up 10,141.8% | rising |
| 78 | Ghana | 1.89 billion | 2024 | up 341.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Niger | 1.84 billion | 2024 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Senegal | 1.77 billion | 2024 | up 239.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Israel | 1.75 billion | 2024 | up 194.3% | volatile |
| 82 | New Caledonia | 1.72 billion | 2024 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Namibia | 1.53 billion | 2024 | up 245.5% | rising |
| 84 | Ecuador | 1.51 billion | 2024 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 1.34 billion | 2024 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 1.30 billion | 2024 | up 592.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Mongolia | 1.27 billion | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.18 billion | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 89 | Congo | 1.11 billion | 2024 | up 394.0% | volatile |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 1.09 billion | 2024 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 91 | Tunisia | 1.09 billion | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Zambia | 1.06 billion | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 1.05 billion | 2024 | up 437.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 970.04 million | 2024 | up 1,424.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Iraq | 959.53 million | 2024 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 904.89 million | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 97 | Madagascar | 873.66 million | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 850.82 million | 2024 | up 1,707.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Mali | 850.67 million | 2024 | up 430.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Togo | 834.29 million | 2024 | up 311.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 817.22 million | 2024 | up 3,890.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Yemen | 778.10 million | 2024 | up 4,820.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Montenegro | 738.83 million | 2024 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 736.31 million | 2024 | up 1,600.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 722.95 million | 2024 | up 1,672,120.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Vanuatu | 720.69 million | 2024 | up 3,293.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Fiji | 713.04 million | 2024 | up 4,867.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Solomon Islands | 695.30 million | 2024 | up 6,294.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Guyana | 693.85 million | 2024 | up 1,059.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Afghanistan | 689.09 million | 2024 | up 35,873.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Nauru | 683.89 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Cook Islands | 671.15 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 670.15 million | 2024 | up 111,796.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Tonga | 668.61 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 655.03 million | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 116 | Uganda | 654.56 million | 2024 | up 389.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 623.94 million | 2024 | up 672.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 618.59 million | 2024 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea | 607.47 million | 2024 | up 1,748.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Lebanon | 561.98 million | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 121 | Uruguay | 532.59 million | 2024 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovenia | 531.58 million | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 123 | Kosovo | 510.21 million | 2024 | up 1,981.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Maldives | 434.61 million | 2024 | up 995.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | 428.41 million | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 418.26 million | 2024 | up 14,816.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Jordan | 413.81 million | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Bolivia | 380.18 million | 2024 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Belarus | 370.96 million | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 130 | Rwanda | 366.36 million | 2024 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Kuwait | 353.25 million | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Benin | 341.76 million | 2024 | up 1,238.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Jamaica | 337.69 million | 2024 | up 1,597.9% | volatile |
| 134 | El Salvador | 331.43 million | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritania | 330.89 million | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 325.32 million | 2024 | up 331.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Bahrain | 323.62 million | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Nepal | 321.68 million | 2024 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Grenada | 311.06 million | 2024 | up 125,096.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Botswana | 296.23 million | 2024 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 274.32 million | 2024 | up 3,300.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Seychelles | 268.59 million | 2024 | up 651.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 251.35 million | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Sudan | 240.00 million | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Sierra Leone | 228.74 million | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Armenia | 220.04 million | 2024 | up 2,090.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 218.37 million | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Greenland | 218.29 million | 2024 | up 888.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Syrian Arab Republic | 217.28 million | 2024 | up 1,898.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Chad | 216.05 million | 2024 | up 261.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Georgia | 199.97 million | 2024 | down 54.7% | flat |
| 152 | United States Virgin Islands | 197.85 million | 2024 | up 794.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Guatemala | 184.36 million | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 181.21 million | 2024 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Lesotho | 177.32 million | 2024 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Paraguay | 177.24 million | 2024 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Moldova | 174.43 million | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 163.65 million | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 159 | Malawi | 155.12 million | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Gibraltar | 137.24 million | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Haiti | 124.59 million | 2024 | up 3,809.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Kiribati | 117.23 million | 2024 | up 664.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 113.57 million | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 113.26 million | 2024 | up 3,394.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Andorra | 111.84 million | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Eswatini | 104.37 million | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Djibouti | 96.73 million | 2024 | up 392.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Faroe Islands | 77.89 million | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 74.69 million | 2024 | up 4,109.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Anguilla | 73.41 million | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 171 | Guam | 72.41 million | 2024 | up 759,180.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Nicaragua | 71.07 million | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Cape Verde | 63.24 million | 2024 | up 219.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Eritrea | 61.64 million | 2024 | up 339.6% | volatile |
| 175 | South Sudan | 47.30 million | 2024 | up 15,277.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Gambia | 42.49 million | 2024 | up 801.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Réunion | 36.14 million | 2024 | up 3,224.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.82 million | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25.67 million | 2024 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Brunei Darussalam | 25.45 million | 2024 | up 609.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25.45 million | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Albania | 24.57 million | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Aruba | 21.37 million | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Burundi | 20.03 million | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Monaco | 16.81 million | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Belize | 9.29 million | 2024 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 8.42 million | 2024 | down 90.4% | falling |
| 188 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.03 million | 2024 | up 1,615.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 5.19 million | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Niue | 3.00 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | American Samoa | 2.09 million | 2024 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Mayotte | 2.00 million | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Bouvet Island | 1.54 million | 2024 | up 1,045.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Somalia | 1.25 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Bhutan | 1.09 million | 2024 | up 304.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Helena | 746,907 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Tokelau | 311,670 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Comoros | 106,701 | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Wallis and Futuna | 97,657 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Western Sahara | 53,350 | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Micronesia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Martinique | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Bonaire, Saba, Saint Eustatius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Holy See | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 201 | Christmas Island | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Pitcairn | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 0 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 201 | West Bank and Gaza | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 218 | Dominica | -139,197 | 2024 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 219 | Sint Maarten | -4.87 million | 2024 | down 1,388.0% | volatile |
| 219 | Montserrat | -4.87 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Samoa | -5.47 million | 2024 | down 217.2% | volatile |
| 222 | Suriname | -26.60 million | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 223 | Turkmenistan | -40.62 million | 2024 | down 194.5% | volatile |
| 224 | San Marino | -45.98 million | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 225 | Honduras | -51.47 million | 2024 | down 110.8% | volatile |
| 226 | Liechtenstein | -79.49 million | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 227 | Gabon | -178.78 million | 2024 | down 111.6% | volatile |
| 228 | Costa Rica | -193.21 million | 2024 | down 139.8% | volatile |
| 229 | Qatar | -361.07 million | 2024 | down 160.4% | volatile |
| 230 | Oman | -514.78 million | 2024 | down 131.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Isle of Man | -718.52 million | 2024 | down 1,529.3% | volatile |
| 232 | Barbados | -991.75 million | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 233 | Libya | -1.05 billion | 2024 | down 318.6% | volatile |
| 234 | Bahamas | -1.52 billion | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 235 | Belgium | -4.86 billion | 2024 | down 135.8% | volatile |
| 236 | Malta | -5.46 billion | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 237 | Bailiwick of Guernsey | -5.73 billion | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 238 | Austria | -6.48 billion | 2024 | down 323.9% | volatile |
| 239 | Luxembourg | -6.66 billion | 2024 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 240 | Singapore | -15.60 billion | 2024 | down 137.3% | volatile |
| 241 | United Arab Emirates | -16.63 billion | 2024 | down 941.9% | volatile |
| 242 | Hungary | -21.08 billion | 2024 | down 250.1% | volatile |
| 243 | Japan | -21.23 billion | 2024 | down 336.3% | volatile |
| 244 | Bermuda | -34.95 billion | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 245 | Netherlands | -298.01 billion | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.78 trillion
- North and Central America 491.69 billion
- East Asia 276.12 billion
- South America 147.87 billion
- North Atlantic and Caribbean 106.20 billion
- Central and South Asia 100.91 billion
- Oceania and Polar Regions 91.93 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa 82.75 billion
- North Africa 10.60 billion
- Other Near and Middle East Economies 5.48 billion
- US Pacific Islands -499,503
- Economies of Persian Gulf -4.52 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.