Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt instruments, Resident enterprises that are not financial intermediaries (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
260.17 billion
Luxembourg
Lowest
-25.66 billion
Belgium
Median
11.26 million
Years covered
16
2009–2024
Data points
4,144
What the numbers show
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt instruments, Resident enterprises that are not financial intermediaries (World, Derived using counterparty information) is currently reported for 245 countries. The highest value is 260.17 billion in Luxembourg; the lowest is -25.66 billion in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.26 million, and the mean is 5.52 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova, Republic of (up 78,262.6%), and the largest decrease in Fiji, Republic of (down 33,379.9%).
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 260.17 billion | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands, The | 230.93 billion | 2024 | down 31.0% | flat |
| 3 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 156.45 billion | 2024 | up 1,901.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Ireland | 71.79 billion | 2024 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Singapore | 57.32 billion | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 50.96 billion | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 48.22 billion | 2024 | up 415.7% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 46.94 billion | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 39.12 billion | 2024 | up 221.0% | rising |
| 10 | China, People's Republic of | 38.41 billion | 2024 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Cayman Islands | 37.84 billion | 2024 | up 385.4% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 34.30 billion | 2024 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Malta | 33.63 billion | 2024 | up 2,227.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 23.03 billion | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Korea, Republic of | 18.52 billion | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 17.96 billion | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 17 | United States | 17.75 billion | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Cyprus | 17.37 billion | 2024 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 17.11 billion | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 12.86 billion | 2024 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | 11.68 billion | 2024 | down 82.5% | falling |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 10.83 billion | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Sweden | 10.39 billion | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritius | 9.50 billion | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 9.35 billion | 2024 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Jersey | 8.33 billion | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 27 | Germany | 8.00 billion | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Hungary | 6.82 billion | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Israel | 6.48 billion | 2024 | up 1,023.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 6.47 billion | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 31 | India | 6.24 billion | 2024 | up 318.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Taiwan Province of China | 5.43 billion | 2024 | up 5,473.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 5.41 billion | 2024 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Czech Republic | 4.30 billion | 2024 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 35 | Australia | 3.90 billion | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 3.21 billion | 2024 | up 393.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 2.84 billion | 2024 | up 337.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Malaysia | 2.77 billion | 2024 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 39 | Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 2.70 billion | 2024 | up 325.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Mexico | 2.25 billion | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia, Republic of | 2.25 billion | 2024 | up 208.1% | rising |
| 42 | Slovak Republic | 2.17 billion | 2024 | up 387.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Qatar | 1.99 billion | 2024 | up 2,590.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Bermuda | 1.71 billion | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 1.71 billion | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 46 | Samoa | 1.42 billion | 2024 | up 5,394.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Niger | 1.31 billion | 2024 | up 4,120.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Marshall Islands | 1.30 billion | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 49 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 1.29 billion | 2024 | up 6,080.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahamas, The | 1.23 billion | 2024 | up 251.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Thailand | 1.15 billion | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Panama | 1.14 billion | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 971.96 million | 2024 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 54 | Mozambique, Republic of | 833.84 million | 2024 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Guernsey | 785.82 million | 2024 | up 684.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Barbados | 734.22 million | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Indonesia | 728.06 million | 2024 | up 289.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 624.83 million | 2024 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 616.93 million | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 597.53 million | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania, Republic of | 535.52 million | 2024 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Türkiye, Republic of | 523.43 million | 2024 | down 68.9% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 485.88 million | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Seychelles | 461.68 million | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 65 | Slovenia, Republic of | 408.95 million | 2024 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 394.09 million | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 67 | Latvia, Republic of | 386.97 million | 2024 | up 134.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Gabon | 361.07 million | 2024 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Gibraltar | 340.81 million | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 70 | New Zealand | 298.41 million | 2024 | up 383.5% | volatile |
| 71 | American Samoa | 271.14 million | 2024 | up 312.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 244.25 million | 2024 | up 309.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Vietnam | 230.54 million | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Brunei Darussalam | 228.38 million | 2024 | up 563.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Lebanon | 220.64 million | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Kuwait | 199.47 million | 2024 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 77 | El Salvador | 196.04 million | 2024 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 193.25 million | 2024 | up 218.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Guatemala | 186.09 million | 2024 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Italy | 179.42 million | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Monaco | 169.00 million | 2024 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 82 | Albania | 140.25 million | 2024 | up 435.7% | volatile |
| 83 | San Marino, Republic of | 135.93 million | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 84 | Moldova, Republic of | 116.52 million | 2024 | up 78,262.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Belize | 106.66 million | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 103.35 million | 2024 | up 3,572.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Libya | 99.69 million | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.99 million | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 89 | United States Virgin Islands | 85.64 million | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 82.34 million | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Tunisia | 78.78 million | 2024 | up 269.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 71.30 million | 2024 | up 269.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 66.63 million | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Namibia | 65.36 million | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia, Republic of | 62.23 million | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Nigeria | 60.22 million | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Algeria | 56.90 million | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 49.86 million | 2024 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 43.46 million | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 42.70 million | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Croatia, Republic of | 42.22 million | 2024 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 41.86 million | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Papua New Guinea | 40.24 million | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 104 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 39.94 million | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 36.70 million | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Cabo Verde | 35.66 million | 2024 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Iceland | 30.88 million | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 24.42 million | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Ghana | 22.61 million | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Uganda | 21.76 million | 2024 | up 291.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bouvet Island | 21.56 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Oman | 21.25 million | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | 20.48 million | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Martinique | 18.39 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Guyana | 17.58 million | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Honduras | 14.69 million | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.49 million | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.83 million | 2024 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 12.64 million | 2024 | up 1,384.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 12.07 million | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Liberia | 11.92 million | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Kyrgyz Republic | 11.47 million | 2024 | up 1,430.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Cocos Islands | 11.26 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 11.12 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 10.09 million | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 9.12 million | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 127 | Dominica | 8.93 million | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Puerto Rico | 8.66 million | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Sudan | 8.66 million | 2024 | up 195.0% | volatile |
| 130 | South Sudan, Republic of | 8.55 million | 2024 | up 5,687.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Madagascar, Republic of | 7.68 million | 2024 | up 48,242.9% | volatile |
| 132 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 7.32 million | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Bhutan | 6.20 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 6.11 million | 2024 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Andorra, Principality of | 5.65 million | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Belarus, Republic of | 5.03 million | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 4.11 million | 2024 | up 149.3% | rising |
| 138 | Mongolia | 3.90 million | 2024 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 139 | West Bank and Gaza | 2.95 million | 2024 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Cambodia | 1.86 million | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 1.60 million | 2024 | up 264.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 1.43 million | 2024 | up 247.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Faroe Islands | 1.40 million | 2024 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 144 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 1.21 million | 2024 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.14 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Cook Islands | 1.04 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Malawi | 1.01 million | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Bolivia | 777,175 | 2024 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Grenada | 641,930 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 585,758 | 2024 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Yemen, Republic of | 343,839 | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Eritrea, The State of | 214,491 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Djibouti | 186,708 | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Haiti | 101,917 | 2024 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Saint Helena | 71,738 | 2024 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 32,472 | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 24,122 | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Tokelau | 3,516 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Comoros, Union of the | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Kiribati | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Palau, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 159 | Somalia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Tonga | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 159 | French Guiana | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Mayotte | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Western Sahara | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 159 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 159 | Holy See | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Christmas Island | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 159 | Pitcairn Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 183 | Greenland | -3,117 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | -12,130 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Naoero | -15,761 | 2024 | down 159.6% | volatile |
| 186 | St. Lucia | -19,000 | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Fiji, Republic of | -32,728 | 2024 | down 33,379.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Gambia, The | -82,555 | 2024 | down 1,158.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Guam | -115,795 | 2024 | down 185.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Cuba | -293,252 | 2024 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | -603,560 | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Nepal | -986,820 | 2024 | down 2,524.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | -995,323 | 2024 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -1.60 million | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 195 | French Southern Territories | -2.08 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Réunion | -2.15 million | 2024 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Central African Republic | -2.95 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Pakistan | -3.53 million | 2024 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Myanmar | -3.90 million | 2024 | down 543.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Bangladesh | -4.29 million | 2024 | down 106.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | -4.96 million | 2024 | down 113.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Burundi | -5.24 million | 2024 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Iraq | -5.93 million | 2024 | down 105.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Maldives | -8.17 million | 2024 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -8.82 million | 2024 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Benin | -8.97 million | 2024 | down 200.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Kosovo, Republic of | -9.30 million | 2024 | down 712.6% | volatile |
| 208 | Suriname | -11.18 million | 2024 | down 168.8% | volatile |
| 209 | Togo | -12.00 million | 2024 | down 124.8% | volatile |
| 210 | French Polynesia | -12.03 million | 2024 | down 1,853.8% | volatile |
| 211 | Zambia | -12.99 million | 2024 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Rwanda | -13.33 million | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 213 | Isle of Man | -18.50 million | 2024 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Serbia, Republic of | -18.56 million | 2024 | down 113.6% | volatile |
| 215 | Burkina Faso | -19.72 million | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 216 | Chad | -25.82 million | 2024 | down 1,061.1% | volatile |
| 217 | Mali | -29.94 million | 2024 | down 155.1% | volatile |
| 218 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -32.70 million | 2024 | down 121.9% | volatile |
| 219 | Angola | -50.94 million | 2024 | down 105.3% | volatile |
| 220 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | -51.69 million | 2024 | down 561.2% | volatile |
| 221 | Montenegro | -58.94 million | 2024 | down 991.3% | volatile |
| 222 | North Macedonia, Republic of | -84.31 million | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 223 | Guinea | -85.11 million | 2024 | down 9,774.0% | volatile |
| 224 | Cameroon | -86.61 million | 2024 | down 11,654.1% | volatile |
| 225 | Morocco | -94.02 million | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 226 | Dominican Republic | -109.62 million | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 227 | Ecuador | -115.27 million | 2024 | down 1,356.3% | volatile |
| 228 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -119.82 million | 2024 | down 793.0% | volatile |
| 229 | Senegal | -127.12 million | 2024 | down 365.3% | volatile |
| 230 | Congo, Republic of | -127.18 million | 2024 | down 2,526.8% | volatile |
| 231 | Côte d'Ivoire | -139.69 million | 2024 | down 412.6% | volatile |
| 232 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | -155.11 million | 2024 | down 364.2% | volatile |
| 233 | Ukraine | -162.51 million | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 234 | Jamaica | -177.12 million | 2024 | down 2,053.1% | volatile |
| 235 | Costa Rica | -370.73 million | 2024 | down 487.4% | volatile |
| 236 | Peru | -500.62 million | 2024 | down 185.9% | volatile |
| 237 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -519.30 million | 2024 | down 765.8% | volatile |
| 238 | Poland, Republic of | -700.29 million | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 239 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -763.57 million | 2024 | down 597.5% | volatile |
| 240 | Colombia | -798.31 million | 2024 | down 499.6% | volatile |
| 241 | Romania | -854.46 million | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 242 | Finland | -1.39 billion | 2024 | down 114.2% | volatile |
| 243 | Argentina | -2.03 billion | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 244 | Brazil | -2.68 billion | 2024 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 245 | Belgium | -25.66 billion | 2024 | down 152.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.54 trillion
- Europe 790.76 billion
- East Asia 271.06 billion
- Not Specified (including Confidential) 187.04 billion
- North Atlantic and Caribbean 83.47 billion
- Central and South Asia 69.12 billion
- Economies of Persian Gulf 54.47 billion
- North and Central America 44.31 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa 24.67 billion
- Oceania and Polar Regions 7.25 billion
- Other Near and Middle East Economies 6.94 billion
- South America 917.04 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.