Outward 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
654.57 billion
United Kingdom
Lowest
0
West Bank and Gaza
Median
72.44 million
Years covered
16
2009β2024
Data points
4,144
What the numbers show
Outward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) is currently reported for 245 countries. The highest value is 654.57 billion in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0 in West Bank and Gaza.
The median across all reporting countries is 72.44 million, and the mean is 19.66 billion.
Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 277,999.0%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 100.0%).
Outward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 654.57 billion | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 584.69 billion | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 477.81 billion | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 359.25 billion | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 333.18 billion | 2024 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 258.49 billion | 2024 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 256.07 billion | 2024 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 216.74 billion | 2024 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 160.16 billion | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 146.70 billion | 2024 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 133.12 billion | 2024 | up 179.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 115.03 billion | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 13 | Japan | 107.58 billion | 2024 | up 230.2% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 95.02 billion | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 15 | China (People's Republic of) | 85.15 billion | 2024 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Singapore | 78.63 billion | 2024 | up 253.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Bermuda | 69.85 billion | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 58.23 billion | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 19 | Cayman Islands | 48.00 billion | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 46.47 billion | 2024 | up 466.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Cyprus | 40.17 billion | 2024 | up 248.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 37.50 billion | 2024 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 36.50 billion | 2024 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Hong Kong (China) | 35.47 billion | 2024 | up 310.8% | volatile |
| 25 | British Virgin Islands | 28.01 billion | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 26.86 billion | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 25.40 billion | 2024 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 24.08 billion | 2024 | up 833.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Russia | 23.72 billion | 2024 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Jersey | 22.21 billion | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Norway | 21.81 billion | 2024 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 32 | Finland | 18.83 billion | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 16.78 billion | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 13.33 billion | 2024 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Portugal | 12.42 billion | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 11.46 billion | 2024 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 37 | India | 10.07 billion | 2024 | up 130.1% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 10.05 billion | 2024 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Argentina | 8.44 billion | 2024 | up 225.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Korea | 8.29 billion | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 8.27 billion | 2024 | up 300.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Chile | 6.97 billion | 2024 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 43 | TΓΌrkiye | 6.31 billion | 2024 | up 219.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Indonesia | 4.80 billion | 2024 | up 312.2% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 4.35 billion | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 4.22 billion | 2024 | up 292.2% | rising |
| 47 | Thailand | 4.02 billion | 2024 | up 383.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Malaysia | 3.81 billion | 2024 | up 160.3% | rising |
| 49 | Slovak Republic | 3.68 billion | 2024 | up 121.9% | rising |
| 50 | Chinese Taipei | 3.68 billion | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 51 | Panama | 3.65 billion | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Barbados | 3.35 billion | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 2.88 billion | 2024 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Curaçao | 2.50 billion | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Egypt | 2.18 billion | 2024 | up 419.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Tanzania | 2.04 billion | 2024 | up 9,214.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Bahamas | 1.81 billion | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Gibraltar | 1.70 billion | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 1.70 billion | 2024 | up 1,244.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Nigeria | 1.56 billion | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 1.50 billion | 2024 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Gabon | 1.34 billion | 2024 | up 5,283.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Croatia | 1.33 billion | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Colombia | 1.09 billion | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 65 | New Zealand | 1.08 billion | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 1.03 billion | 2024 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 67 | Slovenia | 992.71 million | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 68 | Mauritius | 987.44 million | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Liechtenstein | 931.30 million | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 924.51 million | 2024 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Lithuania | 842.61 million | 2024 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Serbia | 802.22 million | 2024 | up 141.4% | rising |
| 73 | Qatar | 753.15 million | 2024 | up 499.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Bailiwick of Guernsey | 733.70 million | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Venezuela | 681.65 million | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 76 | Ukraine | 668.33 million | 2024 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 77 | Latvia | 598.45 million | 2024 | up 232.5% | rising |
| 78 | Kenya | 536.77 million | 2024 | up 387.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Angola | 535.83 million | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Estonia | 529.46 million | 2024 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 81 | Uruguay | 519.42 million | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Marshall Islands | 511.66 million | 2024 | up 718.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Isle of Man | 387.28 million | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 84 | CΓ΄te dβIvoire | 358.80 million | 2024 | up 271.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Mozambique | 344.31 million | 2024 | up 650.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea | 327.89 million | 2024 | up 591.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Guatemala | 294.51 million | 2024 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 283.15 million | 2024 | up 262.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Ecuador | 267.79 million | 2024 | up 376.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 263.67 million | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 248.17 million | 2024 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 244.49 million | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 93 | Senegal | 239.46 million | 2024 | up 787.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Iceland | 235.09 million | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 95 | United States Virgin Islands | 221.55 million | 2024 | up 640.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Tunisia | 217.11 million | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Zambia | 203.38 million | 2024 | up 3,063.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Montenegro | 202.53 million | 2024 | up 2,273.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 191.81 million | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Iran | 190.38 million | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Puerto Rico | 188.01 million | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Viet Nam | 186.75 million | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Congo | 178.27 million | 2024 | up 1,385.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Sint Maarten | 164.22 million | 2024 | up 2,950.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 153.06 million | 2024 | up 641.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Namibia | 152.30 million | 2024 | up 11,437.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Liberia | 137.72 million | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 129.52 million | 2024 | up 1,317.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Cameroon | 127.12 million | 2024 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 122.10 million | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Paraguay | 118.14 million | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Malawi | 108.31 million | 2024 | up 65,808.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Kuwait | 106.19 million | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Ghana | 98.51 million | 2024 | up 413.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.20 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 116 | Montserrat | 93.95 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 89.58 million | 2024 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Macau (China) | 89.17 million | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea | 85.23 million | 2024 | up 3,022.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Albania | 75.02 million | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Botswana | 73.98 million | 2024 | up 277,999.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Belarus | 72.98 million | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Lao Peopleβs Democratic Republic | 72.44 million | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | 68.09 million | 2024 | up 469.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Togo | 68.00 million | 2024 | up 973.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Uganda | 62.78 million | 2024 | up 2,037.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Moldova | 59.06 million | 2024 | up 936.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Pakistan | 59.06 million | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahrain | 58.68 million | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Cambodia | 53.66 million | 2024 | up 230.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Mali | 52.85 million | 2024 | up 262.9% | volatile |
| 132 | El Salvador | 52.15 million | 2024 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Honduras | 51.57 million | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 49.24 million | 2024 | up 456.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 44.65 million | 2024 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Eswatini | 41.68 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 137 | Bolivia | 40.95 million | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Rwanda | 39.20 million | 2024 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Oman | 35.48 million | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Jamaica | 34.88 million | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 34.80 million | 2024 | up 369.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 34.77 million | 2024 | up 124.7% | rising |
| 143 | RΓ©union | 34.13 million | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Ethiopia | 34.01 million | 2024 | up 490.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Seychelles | 33.16 million | 2024 | up 472.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 28.07 million | 2024 | up 313.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 27.38 million | 2024 | up 279.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Chad | 27.18 million | 2024 | up 728.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 26.85 million | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Kosovo | 25.14 million | 2024 | up 1,120.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Benin | 22.01 million | 2024 | up 335.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Madagascar | 21.29 million | 2024 | up 295.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Lebanon | 20.18 million | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Democratic Peopleβs Republic of Korea | 20.11 million | 2024 | up 829.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Faroe Islands | 15.81 million | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Monaco | 15.29 million | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 157 | San Marino | 15.12 million | 2024 | up 265.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Nepal | 14.05 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 13.60 million | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Iraq | 13.45 million | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Jordan | 13.43 million | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.55 million | 2024 | up 1,984.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritania | 11.90 million | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Libya | 10.97 million | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Cuba | 10.35 million | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Suriname | 10.23 million | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Papua New Guinea | 10.22 million | 2024 | up 413.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Belize | 9.32 million | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Myanmar | 7.74 million | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Armenia | 7.31 million | 2024 | up 375.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Sri Lanka | 7.16 million | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 172 | French Polynesia | 7.11 million | 2024 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Burundi | 6.40 million | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Niger | 5.76 million | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.47 million | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Lesotho | 5.00 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 177 | Andorra | 4.65 million | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Central African Republic | 3.31 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 179 | South Sudan | 2.74 million | 2024 | up 451.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Timor-Leste | 2.40 million | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.39 million | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 182 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 2.08 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 183 | Kiribati | 2.00 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 184 | Guam | 1.86 million | 2024 | up 1,149.7% | volatile |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 1.63 million | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 186 | American Samoa | 1.55 million | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 187 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 1.53 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 188 | Fiji | 1.51 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 189 | Cabo Verde | 1.50 million | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Solomon Islands | 1.45 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 1.41 million | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Nauru | 1.41 million | 2024 | up 23,086.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Afghanistan | 1.39 million | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Tonga | 1.39 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 193 | Cook Islands | 1.39 million | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Mongolia | 1.31 million | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Samoa | 1.27 million | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Anguilla | 1.25 million | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 199 | Guyana | 1.11 million | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.04 million | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1.00 million | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Turkmenistan | 789,564 | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Bonaire, Saba, Saint Eustatius | 603,560 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Aruba | 598,342 | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Yemen | 256,055 | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 206 | Gambia | 249,047 | 2024 | up 3,695.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Bhutan | 199,373 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 208 | Sudan | 104,432 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Dominica | 59,140 | 2024 | up 244.8% | volatile |
| 210 | Wallis and Futuna | 39,478 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 211 | Northern Mariana Islands | 20,778 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 212 | Guinea-Bissau | 12,984 | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 213 | Haiti | 11,233 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Brunei Darussalam | 11,231 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 215 | Greenland | 3,117 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Comoros | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Djibouti | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Eritrea | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Micronesia | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Grenada | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 216 | Somalia | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 216 | French Guiana | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 216 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Martinique | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Mayotte | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Western Sahara | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 216 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 216 | Tokelau | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Holy See | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 216 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Christmas Island | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 216 | Pitcairn | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 216 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 216 | Bouvet Island | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 216 | West Bank and Gaza | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North and Central America 683.76 billion
- Not Specified (including Confidential) 557.91 billion
- East Asia 240.28 billion
- North Atlantic and Caribbean 154.98 billion
- Central and South Asia 103.66 billion
- Oceania and Polar Regions 27.03 billion
- Economies of Persian Gulf 17.37 billion
- Other Near and Middle East Economies 4.47 billion
- North Africa 3.60 billion
- US Pacific Islands 0
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.