Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), 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
367.13 billion
Netherlands
Lowest
-124.78 billion
Germany
Median
28.23 million
Years covered
16
2009–2024
Data points
4,144
What the numbers show
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) is currently reported for 245 countries. The highest value is 367.13 billion in Netherlands; the lowest is -124.78 billion in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.23 million, and the mean is 10.75 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Naoero (up 103,012.0%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 40,784.2%).
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 367.13 billion | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 346.71 billion | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 3 | United States of America | 343.14 billion | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 250.22 billion | 2024 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 175.42 billion | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 6 | Singapore | 147.16 billion | 2024 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 126.06 billion | 2024 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Ireland | 124.74 billion | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 121.98 billion | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 114.64 billion | 2024 | up 345.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 114.35 billion | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 12 | China | 95.88 billion | 2024 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 55.29 billion | 2024 | down 83.9% | falling |
| 14 | Bermuda | 53.40 billion | 2024 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 15 | Jersey | 52.40 billion | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 46.05 billion | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 44.58 billion | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 37.96 billion | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 31.71 billion | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 25.76 billion | 2024 | up 744.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Liechtenstein | 25.11 billion | 2024 | up 488.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Guernsey | 24.97 billion | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 23 | India | 23.80 billion | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 22.88 billion | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 25 | Bahamas | 19.83 billion | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Malta | 18.37 billion | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 17.51 billion | 2024 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Barbados | 16.15 billion | 2024 | up 595.4% | volatile |
| 29 | South Africa | 15.49 billion | 2024 | up 146.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Australia | 15.03 billion | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 31 | Qatar | 12.68 billion | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Gibraltar | 12.12 billion | 2024 | up 2,182.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Taiwan, China | 11.99 billion | 2024 | up 460.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechia | 11.82 billion | 2024 | up 157.8% | rising |
| 35 | Mauritius | 11.48 billion | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 36 | Israel | 9.63 billion | 2024 | up 2,377.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Isle of Man | 8.09 billion | 2024 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Uruguay | 7.16 billion | 2024 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovakia | 5.82 billion | 2024 | up 569.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Denmark | 5.08 billion | 2024 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 41 | Panama | 4.59 billion | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 42 | Cook Islands | 4.31 billion | 2024 | up 556.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Türkiye | 4.21 billion | 2024 | up 160.2% | rising |
| 44 | Sweden | 4.15 billion | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 3.98 billion | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Curaçao | 3.73 billion | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Thailand | 3.30 billion | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 3.10 billion | 2024 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Estonia | 2.99 billion | 2024 | up 169.3% | rising |
| 50 | New Zealand | 2.71 billion | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 51 | Philippines | 2.46 billion | 2024 | up 710.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 2.22 billion | 2024 | up 38,842.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Kuwait | 2.14 billion | 2024 | up 16,404.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 2.01 billion | 2024 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Nigeria | 1.94 billion | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Marshall Islands | 1.82 billion | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 57 | Colombia | 1.73 billion | 2024 | up 157.3% | rising |
| 58 | Iceland | 1.59 billion | 2024 | up 196.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 1.57 billion | 2024 | up 446.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Samoa | 1.42 billion | 2024 | up 1,295.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Macau, China | 1.37 billion | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 62 | Niger | 1.31 billion | 2024 | up 3,458.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovenia | 1.25 billion | 2024 | up 59.7% | falling |
| 64 | Poland | 1.18 billion | 2024 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 1.15 billion | 2024 | up 494.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 941.10 million | 2024 | up 541.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Mozambique | 884.51 million | 2024 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Seychelles | 791.82 million | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 69 | Paraguay | 670.06 million | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | 652.64 million | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 601.93 million | 2024 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 72 | Lebanon | 584.25 million | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 571.78 million | 2024 | up 3,618.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Monaco | 532.86 million | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Angola | 524.01 million | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 520.67 million | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Latvia | 400.67 million | 2024 | up 662.7% | rising |
| 78 | Gabon | 387.66 million | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Madagascar | 384.45 million | 2024 | up 6,324.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 379.76 million | 2024 | up 199.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 321.21 million | 2024 | up 1,110.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 316.79 million | 2024 | up 754.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Guatemala | 294.99 million | 2024 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahrain | 284.82 million | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 271.19 million | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 86 | American Samoa | 271.14 million | 2024 | up 312.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 246.26 million | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 88 | El Salvador | 243.85 million | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 233.39 million | 2024 | up 60.4% | falling |
| 90 | Côte d'Ivoire | 226.07 million | 2024 | up 1,080.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Albania | 217.37 million | 2024 | up 502.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 201.23 million | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | 192.49 million | 2024 | down 24.1% | flat |
| 94 | Andorra | 183.73 million | 2024 | up 659.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Maldives | 180.45 million | 2024 | up 535.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia | 179.98 million | 2024 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 171.01 million | 2024 | up 283.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Botswana | 155.75 million | 2024 | up 372.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Algeria | 144.71 million | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 100 | San Marino | 141.97 million | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 101 | Oman | 134.82 million | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Uganda | 134.35 million | 2024 | up 1,776.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Republic of Moldova | 110.22 million | 2024 | up 3,467.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 107.41 million | 2024 | up 645.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Libya | 105.32 million | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.98 million | 2024 | up 3,417.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94.99 million | 2024 | up 333.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Croatia | 88.62 million | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Aruba | 84.48 million | 2024 | up 391.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Ukraine | 83.69 million | 2024 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Armenia | 83.14 million | 2024 | up 61.6% | falling |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 72.30 million | 2024 | up 1,181.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 57.71 million | 2024 | up 13,087.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 53.50 million | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Tunisia | 48.43 million | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Kosovo | 46.98 million | 2024 | up 2,658.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Eswatini | 40.45 million | 2024 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Georgia | 38.62 million | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Anguilla | 37.43 million | 2024 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Cape Verde | 35.83 million | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Martinique | 31.57 million | 2024 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 30.48 million | 2024 | up 137.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Ghana | 28.23 million | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Kiribati | 26.09 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Namibia | 22.33 million | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Bouvet Island | 21.56 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 19.72 million | 2024 | up 1,928.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 19.45 million | 2024 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Belarus | 19.35 million | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 130 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 19.19 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Honduras | 19.01 million | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | 17.12 million | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 133 | Guyana | 15.90 million | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Togo | 14.52 million | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Djibouti | 14.27 million | 2024 | up 1,915.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Greenland | 14.01 million | 2024 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.01 million | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Gambia | 11.92 million | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.78 million | 2024 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Pakistan | 11.51 million | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Cocos Islands | 11.26 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Bhutan | 10.20 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Dominica | 8.93 million | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Burundi | 8.76 million | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 145 | South Sudan | 8.55 million | 2024 | up 5,687.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Sudan | 6.45 million | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Afghanistan | 6.29 million | 2024 | up 1,727.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Tonga | 6.26 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Naoero | 6.25 million | 2024 | up 103,012.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 6.24 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Tajikistan | 5.30 million | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 152 | Timor-Leste | 5.27 million | 2024 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Comoros | 5.04 million | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 4.93 million | 2024 | up 1,243.9% | volatile |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 4.88 million | 2024 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Mongolia | 3.90 million | 2024 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Mayotte | 3.40 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Fiji | 3.40 million | 2024 | up 158.8% | volatile |
| 159 | West Bank and Gaza | 3.38 million | 2024 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 3.20 million | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.21 million | 2024 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.14 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | French Guiana | 1.00 million | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Grenada | 917,096 | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Yemen | 830,873 | 2024 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 585,758 | 2024 | up 148.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Benin | 430,329 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Eritrea, The State of | 214,491 | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Haiti | 95,684 | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Helena | 71,738 | 2024 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Tokelau | 3,516 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 172 | Somalia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 172 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Western Sahara | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 172 | Holy See | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Christmas Island | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 172 | Pitcairn Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 186 | Northern Mariana Islands | -20,778 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Wallis and Futuna | -39,478 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Guam | -115,795 | 2024 | down 185.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | -603,560 | 2024 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 190 | United States Virgin Islands | -911,514 | 2024 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | -1.00 million | 2024 | down 182.4% | volatile |
| 192 | French Southern Territories | -2.08 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Central African Republic | -2.95 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Mauritania | -2.96 million | 2024 | down 154.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | -7.14 million | 2024 | down 127.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Cuba | -7.68 million | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Vanuatu | -7.74 million | 2024 | down 696.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Liberia | -8.08 million | 2024 | down 100.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Réunion | -8.13 million | 2024 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Suriname | -10.01 million | 2024 | down 140.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Bangladesh | -11.60 million | 2024 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 202 | French Polynesia | -12.18 million | 2024 | down 300.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Congo | -12.78 million | 2024 | down 160.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Nepal | -16.56 million | 2024 | down 40,784.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Ethiopia | -17.39 million | 2024 | down 769.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Burkina Faso | -18.11 million | 2024 | down 3,350.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Mali | -19.32 million | 2024 | down 125.9% | volatile |
| 208 | Montserrat | -20.88 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Iraq | -21.92 million | 2024 | down 119.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Chad | -26.08 million | 2024 | down 1,079.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Rwanda | -26.18 million | 2024 | down 272.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Malawi | -45.89 million | 2024 | down 2,421.7% | volatile |
| 213 | North Macedonia | -50.60 million | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 214 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -55.90 million | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 215 | Uzbekistan | -57.69 million | 2024 | down 638.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Cambodia | -73.60 million | 2024 | down 556.1% | volatile |
| 217 | Cameroon | -77.65 million | 2024 | down 14,726.2% | volatile |
| 218 | Zambia | -77.90 million | 2024 | down 1,302.3% | volatile |
| 219 | Guinea | -79.11 million | 2024 | down 365.9% | volatile |
| 220 | Jordan | -83.68 million | 2024 | down 398.2% | volatile |
| 221 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | -87.34 million | 2024 | down 10,961.4% | volatile |
| 222 | Ecuador | -98.39 million | 2024 | down 634.0% | volatile |
| 223 | Costa Rica | -107.46 million | 2024 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 224 | Senegal | -110.39 million | 2024 | down 215.4% | volatile |
| 225 | Myanmar | -113.39 million | 2024 | down 257.5% | volatile |
| 226 | Montenegro | -128.37 million | 2024 | down 340.2% | volatile |
| 227 | Papua New Guinea | -129.10 million | 2024 | down 320.3% | volatile |
| 228 | Viet Nam | -153.53 million | 2024 | down 489.8% | volatile |
| 229 | Equatorial Guinea | -162.44 million | 2024 | down 376.6% | volatile |
| 230 | Egypt | -554.74 million | 2024 | down 325.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -703.90 million | 2024 | down 471.5% | volatile |
| 232 | Finland | -1.04 billion | 2024 | down 109.3% | volatile |
| 233 | Chile | -1.45 billion | 2024 | down 192.4% | volatile |
| 234 | Greece | -1.52 billion | 2024 | down 168.9% | volatile |
| 235 | Peru | -2.70 billion | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 236 | Romania | -3.16 billion | 2024 | down 264.3% | volatile |
| 237 | Argentina | -6.22 billion | 2024 | down 311.5% | volatile |
| 238 | Mexico | -11.98 billion | 2024 | down 310.3% | volatile |
| 239 | France | -18.50 billion | 2024 | down 148.6% | volatile |
| 240 | Hungary | -24.34 billion | 2024 | down 714.2% | volatile |
| 241 | Belgium | -24.82 billion | 2024 | down 113.9% | volatile |
| 242 | Spain | -42.54 billion | 2024 | down 165.0% | volatile |
| 243 | Italy | -44.23 billion | 2024 | down 154.9% | volatile |
| 244 | Brazil | -102.08 billion | 2024 | down 203.3% | volatile |
| 245 | Germany | -124.78 billion | 2024 | down 134.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia 519.89 billion
- North and Central America 462.47 billion
- North Atlantic and Caribbean 394.66 billion
- Not Specified (including Confidential) 238.39 billion
- Central and South Asia 202.86 billion
- Economies of Persian Gulf 134.44 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa 33.46 billion
- Oceania and Polar Regions 25.54 billion
- Other Near and Middle East Economies 10.65 billion
- US Pacific Islands 45.05 million
- North Africa -85.27 million
- South America -101.72 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.