Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), 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
5.75 trillion
United States
Lowest
-1.15 billion
Congo
Median
1.48 billion
Years covered
16
2009–2024
Data points
4,144
What the numbers show
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), All financial instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) is currently reported for 245 countries. The highest value is 5.75 trillion in United States; the lowest is -1.15 billion in Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.48 billion, and the mean is 163.02 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,996.
Over the past decade 189 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Mayotte (up 638,301.0%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 4,551.1%).
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities) … entities: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5.75 trillion | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3.62 trillion | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 2.98 trillion | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 2.65 trillion | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 2.63 trillion | 2024 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 2.02 trillion | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 1.97 trillion | 2024 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | 1.54 trillion | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 1.40 trillion | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 10 | France | 1.36 trillion | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 1.28 trillion | 2024 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 1.25 trillion | 2024 | up 148.2% | rising |
| 13 | Cayman Islands | 1.17 trillion | 2024 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 14 | China | 1.14 trillion | 2024 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 15 | Singapore | 1.09 trillion | 2024 | up 156.1% | rising |
| 16 | Bermuda | 660.90 billion | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 648.00 billion | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 589.67 billion | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 483.54 billion | 2024 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 20 | Jersey | 425.56 billion | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 421.99 billion | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | 343.46 billion | 2024 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 336.86 billion | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 292.68 billion | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 277.13 billion | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 242.04 billion | 2024 | up 184.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritius | 194.79 billion | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 28 | Russia | 188.32 billion | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 186.59 billion | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 185.61 billion | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 31 | Taiwan | 164.16 billion | 2024 | up 152.7% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 138.93 billion | 2024 | up 262.9% | volatile |
| 33 | India | 133.51 billion | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 34 | Malaysia | 132.38 billion | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 35 | Liechtenstein | 102.01 billion | 2024 | up 210.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Finland | 101.97 billion | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 37 | Mexico | 101.48 billion | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 38 | Guernsey | 97.15 billion | 2024 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 39 | Bahamas | 95.32 billion | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 93.70 billion | 2024 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 88.53 billion | 2024 | up 511.7% | rising |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 80.57 billion | 2024 | up 373.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Barbados | 76.08 billion | 2024 | up 409.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 76.01 billion | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 68.23 billion | 2024 | up 228.0% | rising |
| 46 | Portugal | 60.96 billion | 2024 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 47 | Turkey | 57.02 billion | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 48 | Gibraltar | 51.38 billion | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Panama | 48.04 billion | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 50 | Indonesia | 47.78 billion | 2024 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Hungary | 44.98 billion | 2024 | down 50.3% | flat |
| 52 | Samoa | 44.33 billion | 2024 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 53 | Isle of Man | 42.35 billion | 2024 | up 318.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Qatar | 40.42 billion | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 37.87 billion | 2024 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 56 | Curacao | 34.69 billion | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Colombia | 31.59 billion | 2024 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 58 | Brazil | 31.53 billion | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Uruguay | 28.85 billion | 2024 | up 101.4% | rising |
| 60 | Kuwait | 26.97 billion | 2024 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 61 | Poland | 24.63 billion | 2024 | up 882.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Cook Islands | 22.46 billion | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 63 | Greece | 21.12 billion | 2024 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 64 | Slovakia | 20.01 billion | 2024 | up 226.8% | rising |
| 65 | Macao | 19.25 billion | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 17.99 billion | 2024 | up 366.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Liberia | 15.79 billion | 2024 | up 106.9% | rising |
| 68 | New Zealand | 13.71 billion | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 69 | Ukraine | 13.50 billion | 2024 | up 623.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 13.38 billion | 2024 | up 547.0% | rising |
| 71 | Philippines | 12.75 billion | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 72 | Estonia | 12.59 billion | 2024 | up 343.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 10.18 billion | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 74 | Slovenia | 10.08 billion | 2024 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 75 | Latvia | 8.97 billion | 2024 | up 559.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Seychelles | 8.82 billion | 2024 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 77 | Argentina | 8.36 billion | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 78 | Lithuania | 7.43 billion | 2024 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Vietnam | 6.79 billion | 2024 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 80 | Croatia | 6.60 billion | 2024 | up 152.3% | rising |
| 81 | Nigeria | 6.51 billion | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 82 | Kenya | 6.47 billion | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 6.34 billion | 2024 | up 685.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Angola | 5.76 billion | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 85 | Oman | 5.23 billion | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 86 | Venezuela | 5.13 billion | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 87 | Lebanon | 5.07 billion | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 88 | Iceland | 4.80 billion | 2024 | up 101.3% | falling |
| 89 | Libya | 4.72 billion | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 90 | Iran | 4.58 billion | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 91 | Bahrain | 4.55 billion | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 92 | Guatemala | 4.00 billion | 2024 | up 200.6% | volatile |
| 93 | American Samoa | 3.76 billion | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 94 | Serbia | 3.67 billion | 2024 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 95 | Brunei | 3.51 billion | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 96 | Morocco | 3.49 billion | 2024 | up 205.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Monaco | 3.43 billion | 2024 | up 262.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 3.13 billion | 2024 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.94 billion | 2024 | up 381.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Egypt | 2.92 billion | 2024 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 2.74 billion | 2024 | up 67,920.8% | volatile |
| 102 | El Salvador | 2.68 billion | 2024 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 103 | Belarus | 2.66 billion | 2024 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 2.58 billion | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Peru | 2.58 billion | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Algeria | 2.50 billion | 2024 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.41 billion | 2024 | up 285.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Puerto Rico | 2.33 billion | 2024 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 2.19 billion | 2024 | up 1,023.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Andorra | 2.17 billion | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 111 | Ecuador | 1.97 billion | 2024 | up 1,077.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Guyana | 1.96 billion | 2024 | up 2,920.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.93 billion | 2024 | up 730.0% | volatile |
| 114 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.88 billion | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Romania | 1.77 billion | 2024 | up 1,265.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Pakistan | 1.59 billion | 2024 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 1.58 billion | 2024 | up 283.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Georgia | 1.54 billion | 2024 | up 629.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Anguilla | 1.54 billion | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.53 billion | 2024 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 1.51 billion | 2024 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Faroe Islands | 1.49 billion | 2024 | up 1,998.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Belize | 1.48 billion | 2024 | down 43.3% | flat |
| 124 | Jamaica | 1.44 billion | 2024 | up 265.5% | rising |
| 125 | Niger | 1.42 billion | 2024 | up 2,859.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Tunisia | 1.36 billion | 2024 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 127 | Honduras | 1.33 billion | 2024 | up 234.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.30 billion | 2024 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Paraguay | 1.29 billion | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Reunion | 1.28 billion | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Cambodia | 1.16 billion | 2024 | up 546.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Senegal | 1.16 billion | 2024 | up 197.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | 1.12 billion | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 134 | Namibia | 1.01 billion | 2024 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 135 | Madagascar | 1.01 billion | 2024 | up 654.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Nicaragua | 1.01 billion | 2024 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 137 | Zimbabwe | 992.54 million | 2024 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Togo | 981.96 million | 2024 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 139 | Albania | 956.95 million | 2024 | up 274.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Gabon | 941.01 million | 2024 | up 79.2% | falling |
| 141 | Eswatini | 909.37 million | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 142 | Bolivia | 707.75 million | 2024 | up 822.3% | volatile |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 677.96 million | 2024 | up 498.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 670.69 million | 2024 | up 998.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Ghana | 603.18 million | 2024 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Botswana | 573.92 million | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 566.72 million | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 148 | San Marino | 489.02 million | 2024 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 149 | Armenia | 479.54 million | 2024 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 150 | Montserrat | 466.56 million | 2024 | up 424,812.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Syria | 447.43 million | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Kosovo | 436.95 million | 2024 | up 1,546.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 428.32 million | 2024 | up 2,767.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Greenland | 413.73 million | 2024 | up 12,439.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Rwanda | 381.72 million | 2024 | up 2,267.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Uganda | 374.35 million | 2024 | up 416.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 366.16 million | 2024 | up 318.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Moldova | 364.69 million | 2024 | up 149.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Cuba | 334.77 million | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 160 | North Korea | 301.61 million | 2024 | up 398.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Malawi | 265.67 million | 2024 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 162 | Tanzania | 256.31 million | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Burkina Faso | 232.74 million | 2024 | up 353.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Nepal | 212.88 million | 2024 | up 146.0% | rising |
| 165 | Maldives | 203.61 million | 2024 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 166 | Dominica | 201.57 million | 2024 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 167 | Iraq | 199.71 million | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 180.89 million | 2024 | up 211.4% | volatile |
| 169 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 179.47 million | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Montenegro | 175.44 million | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Laos | 174.98 million | 2024 | up 507.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Trinidad and Tobago | 173.13 million | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 171.38 million | 2024 | up 742.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Mongolia | 155.37 million | 2024 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 175 | Cameroon | 150.01 million | 2024 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Gambia | 131.05 million | 2024 | up 227.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Grenada | 130.06 million | 2024 | up 931.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Suriname | 128.89 million | 2024 | up 270.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Papua New Guinea | 123.57 million | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 122.20 million | 2024 | up 231.5% | volatile |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 118.34 million | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Uzbekistan | 112.94 million | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Yemen | 112.54 million | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 103.04 million | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Djibouti | 102.67 million | 2024 | up 491.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Fiji | 93.38 million | 2024 | up 840.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Cape Verde | 86.57 million | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Lesotho | 86.16 million | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 189 | Sierra Leone | 86.04 million | 2024 | up 9,399.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Tajikistan | 84.62 million | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Mali | 84.58 million | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Benin | 78.30 million | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Pitcairn | 71.88 million | 2024 | up 2,401.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Comoros | 67.42 million | 2024 | up 289.9% | rising |
| 195 | Martinique | 65.46 million | 2024 | up 348.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Haiti | 60.08 million | 2024 | up 280.8% | volatile |
| 197 | West Bank and Gaza | 59.71 million | 2024 | up 574.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 56.38 million | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Guinea | 52.95 million | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 200 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 48.67 million | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Burundi | 38.63 million | 2024 | up 311.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Bouvet Island | 36.46 million | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 203 | Mayotte | 31.37 million | 2024 | up 638,301.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Guam | 28.29 million | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Falkland Islands | 27.96 million | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Kiribati | 26.89 million | 2024 | up 932.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Sudan | 25.17 million | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Turkmenistan | 25.10 million | 2024 | up 840.5% | volatile |
| 209 | Niue | 23.00 million | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 210 | Netherlands Antilles | 20.80 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 211 | South Sudan | 19.83 million | 2024 | up 42,043.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Tonga | 18.82 million | 2024 | up 252.4% | volatile |
| 213 | Solomon Islands | 18.68 million | 2024 | up 726.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Somalia | 15.31 million | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 215 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.05 million | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 216 | Zambia | 12.97 million | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 217 | Nauru | 11.67 million | 2024 | up 192,376.0% | volatile |
| 218 | Cocos Islands | 11.60 million | 2024 | up 3,861.1% | volatile |
| 219 | Guadeloupe | 11.16 million | 2024 | up 247.9% | volatile |
| 220 | Central African Republic | 10.96 million | 2024 | up 968.3% | volatile |
| 221 | Bhutan | 9.47 million | 2024 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 222 | French Guiana | 8.01 million | 2024 | up 558.3% | volatile |
| 223 | Eritrea | 6.94 million | 2024 | up 604.7% | volatile |
| 224 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.55 million | 2024 | up 430.7% | volatile |
| 225 | Norfolk Island | 4.19 million | 2024 | up 12,179.1% | volatile |
| 226 | Vatican | 2.31 million | 2024 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 227 | Micronesia (country) | 1.26 million | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 228 | Palau | 534,294 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 229 | Northern Mariana Islands | 443,728 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 230 | East Timor | 437,002 | 2024 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 258,842 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 232 | Christmas Island | 111,445 | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 233 | Tuvalu | 69,350 | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 234 | Tokelau | 66,722 | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 235 | Wallis and Futuna | 8,328 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 236 | Western Sahara | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 236 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 238 | French Southern Territories | -2.01 million | 2024 | down 285.4% | volatile |
| 239 | Saint Helena | -2.10 million | 2024 | down 143.5% | volatile |
| 240 | Chad | -3.73 million | 2024 | down 164.7% | volatile |
| 241 | Equatorial Guinea | -107.09 million | 2024 | down 218.2% | volatile |
| 242 | Mozambique | -385.75 million | 2024 | down 163.6% | volatile |
| 243 | Mauritania | -435.27 million | 2024 | down 1,713.7% | volatile |
| 244 | Aruba | -852.18 million | 2024 | down 1,745.9% | volatile |
| 245 | Congo | -1.15 billion | 2024 | down 4,551.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 40.96 trillion
- Europe 19.94 trillion
- North and Central America 7.19 trillion
- East Asia 6.27 trillion
- North Atlantic and Caribbean 3.60 trillion
- Central and South Asia 1.52 trillion
- Not Specified (including Confidential) 1.02 trillion
- Economies of Persian Gulf 404.56 billion
- Oceania and Polar Regions 388.26 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa 346.14 billion
- South America 151.99 billion
- Other Near and Middle East Economies 116.81 billion
- North Africa 14.98 billion
- US Pacific Islands 30.54 million
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.