Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Equity, 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
5.40 trillion
United States
Lowest
-9.68 million
Timor-Leste
Median
1.23 billion
Years covered
16
2009–2024
Data points
4,144
What the numbers show
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Equity, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) is currently reported for 245 countries. The highest value is 5.40 trillion in United States; the lowest is -9.68 million in Timor-Leste.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.23 billion, and the mean is 143.55 billion.
Over the past decade 193 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Montserrat (up 346,683.0%), and the largest decrease in Solomon Islands (down 224.0%).
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Equity, All: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5.40 trillion | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3.18 trillion | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 2.94 trillion | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 4 | Hong Kong (China) | 2.29 trillion | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 2.14 trillion | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 1.98 trillion | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 1.77 trillion | 2024 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 8 | France | 1.34 trillion | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 1.24 trillion | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1.21 trillion | 2024 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 1.15 trillion | 2024 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 1.10 trillion | 2024 | up 330.5% | volatile |
| 13 | China | 1.02 trillion | 2024 | up 118.0% | rising |
| 14 | Singapore | 928.56 billion | 2024 | up 169.8% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 667.59 billion | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 16 | Cayman Islands | 577.88 billion | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 573.07 billion | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 477.31 billion | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 19 | Bermuda | 460.38 billion | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 443.19 billion | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 21 | Jersey | 322.19 billion | 2024 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Cyprus | 291.13 billion | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 23 | Korea | 290.28 billion | 2024 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 252.69 billion | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 244.02 billion | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 169.34 billion | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 166.89 billion | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 157.79 billion | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritius | 153.04 billion | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 30 | Taïwan | 146.69 billion | 2024 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 132.99 billion | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 113.53 billion | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 112.49 billion | 2024 | up 114.0% | rising |
| 34 | India | 109.66 billion | 2024 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 35 | Finland | 102.91 billion | 2024 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 36 | Malaysia | 100.63 billion | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 81.97 billion | 2024 | up 261.6% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 77.78 billion | 2024 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 39 | Liechtenstein | 68.40 billion | 2024 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Thailand | 67.68 billion | 2024 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Bailiwick of Guernsey | 67.42 billion | 2024 | up 159.0% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 57.37 billion | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 43 | Czechia | 55.70 billion | 2024 | up 268.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Türkiye | 51.18 billion | 2024 | up 309.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Indonesia | 44.29 billion | 2024 | up 1,557.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Samoa | 42.77 billion | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 47 | Panama | 42.43 billion | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 42.00 billion | 2024 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 41.35 billion | 2024 | up 490.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahamas | 34.95 billion | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 33.72 billion | 2024 | up 147.0% | rising |
| 52 | Israel | 31.15 billion | 2024 | up 122.7% | rising |
| 53 | Gibraltar | 28.74 billion | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Colombia | 28.36 billion | 2024 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 55 | Kuwait | 24.31 billion | 2024 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 56 | Barbados | 23.63 billion | 2024 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Poland | 22.56 billion | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 58 | Greece | 21.86 billion | 2024 | up 56.6% | falling |
| 59 | Qatar | 21.67 billion | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Uruguay | 21.48 billion | 2024 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 61 | Macau (China) | 18.56 billion | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 62 | Cook Islands | 18.14 billion | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 17.57 billion | 2024 | up 559.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Liberia | 15.02 billion | 2024 | up 141.2% | rising |
| 65 | Argentina | 14.01 billion | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 66 | Isle of Man | 13.47 billion | 2024 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Ukraine | 13.22 billion | 2024 | up 1,533.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovakia | 11.77 billion | 2024 | up 125.4% | rising |
| 69 | New Zealand | 11.01 billion | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 70 | Philippines | 9.39 billion | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 71 | Curaçao | 9.33 billion | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 9.22 billion | 2024 | up 459.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovenia | 8.56 billion | 2024 | up 172.9% | rising |
| 74 | Latvia | 8.49 billion | 2024 | up 516.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Marshall Islands | 8.48 billion | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 76 | Seychelles | 7.64 billion | 2024 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 77 | Viet Nam | 7.42 billion | 2024 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Croatia | 6.40 billion | 2024 | up 123.2% | rising |
| 79 | Kenya | 5.80 billion | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 5.76 billion | 2024 | up 126.4% | rising |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 5.08 billion | 2024 | up 757.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Oman | 5.01 billion | 2024 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Libya | 4.60 billion | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 84 | Nigeria | 4.56 billion | 2024 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.10 billion | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 86 | Angola | 3.96 billion | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 3.71 billion | 2024 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.70 billion | 2024 | up 35.8% | flat |
| 89 | Bahrain | 3.56 billion | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 3.48 billion | 2024 | up 188.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Serbia | 3.48 billion | 2024 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 92 | American Samoa | 3.44 billion | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 93 | Morocco | 3.39 billion | 2024 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Egypt | 3.38 billion | 2024 | up 270.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Peru | 3.37 billion | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 3.34 billion | 2024 | down 58.7% | rising |
| 97 | Romania | 3.20 billion | 2024 | up 251.0% | rising |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 3.03 billion | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Guatemala | 3.03 billion | 2024 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Iceland | 3.02 billion | 2024 | up 62.4% | falling |
| 101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.67 billion | 2024 | up 1,159.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Ecuador | 2.37 billion | 2024 | up 1,186.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Puerto Rico | 2.33 billion | 2024 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 104 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.13 billion | 2024 | up 250.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Belarus | 2.10 billion | 2024 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.04 billion | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 107 | El Salvador | 2.01 billion | 2024 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 108 | Andorra | 1.94 billion | 2024 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Algeria | 1.84 billion | 2024 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 110 | Guyana | 1.84 billion | 2024 | up 39,930.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Virgin Islands U.S. | 1.81 billion | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.64 billion | 2024 | up 733.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Anguilla | 1.49 billion | 2024 | up 414.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.47 billion | 2024 | up 186.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Pakistan | 1.38 billion | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 1.35 billion | 2024 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Honduras | 1.32 billion | 2024 | up 369.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Senegal | 1.29 billion | 2024 | up 349.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Réunion | 1.29 billion | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Myanmar | 1.25 billion | 2024 | up 1,425.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Georgia | 1.24 billion | 2024 | up 1,731.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Tunisia | 1.24 billion | 2024 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Cambodia | 1.23 billion | 2024 | up 543.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Belize | 1.12 billion | 2024 | down 49.2% | flat |
| 125 | Togo | 966.40 million | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 126 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 960.36 million | 2024 | up 481.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 927.87 million | 2024 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Jamaica | 926.14 million | 2024 | up 146.5% | rising |
| 129 | Eswatini | 898.52 million | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 867.28 million | 2024 | up 78.2% | flat |
| 131 | Monaco | 841.54 million | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 132 | Madagascar | 828.19 million | 2024 | up 549.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 825.09 million | 2024 | up 286.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 779.95 million | 2024 | up 155.3% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 726.06 million | 2024 | up 301.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Namibia | 664.75 million | 2024 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 137 | Gabon | 640.87 million | 2024 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 138 | Paraguay | 614.81 million | 2024 | up 174.8% | rising |
| 139 | Albania | 612.13 million | 2024 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 603.25 million | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 567.90 million | 2024 | up 876.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Cuba | 567.64 million | 2024 | up 478.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Ghana | 561.91 million | 2024 | up 475.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Kosovo | 532.83 million | 2024 | up 2,045.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Afghanistan | 442.96 million | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 430.88 million | 2024 | up 4,525.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Sint Maarten | 420.42 million | 2024 | up 2,874.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Botswana | 419.17 million | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 149 | Mozambique | 412.61 million | 2024 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Syrian Arab Republic | 412.34 million | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Montenegro | 412.10 million | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Rwanda | 408.48 million | 2024 | up 1,664.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Greenland | 398.86 million | 2024 | up 160,230.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Armenia | 385.40 million | 2024 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Montserrat | 380.77 million | 2024 | up 346,683.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 373.63 million | 2024 | up 344.1% | volatile |
| 157 | San Marino | 346.04 million | 2024 | up 57.7% | falling |
| 158 | Uzbekistan | 320.69 million | 2024 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Malawi | 306.37 million | 2024 | up 155.7% | rising |
| 160 | Cameroon | 292.64 million | 2024 | up 265.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 273.10 million | 2024 | up 343.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 270.19 million | 2024 | up 114.9% | rising |
| 163 | Congo | 268.17 million | 2024 | up 469.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Iraq | 266.08 million | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 256.90 million | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Republic of Moldova | 255.14 million | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 244.39 million | 2024 | up 1,524.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 237.35 million | 2024 | up 441.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Uganda | 236.03 million | 2024 | up 278.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Mauritania | 214.87 million | 2024 | up 990.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 213.54 million | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Nepal | 202.52 million | 2024 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 173 | Dominica | 192.65 million | 2024 | up 203.8% | falling |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 182.69 million | 2024 | up 229.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Mongolia | 153.47 million | 2024 | up 128.2% | rising |
| 176 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 129.95 million | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Faroe Islands | 128.00 million | 2024 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Grenada | 118.14 million | 2024 | up 10,365.1% | volatile |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 115.21 million | 2024 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 110.68 million | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Yemen | 107.83 million | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Mali | 105.98 million | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Gambia | 104.59 million | 2024 | up 207.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Niger | 100.24 million | 2024 | up 887.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Benin | 99.69 million | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.04 million | 2024 | up 717.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Guinea | 97.78 million | 2024 | up 2,816.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94.76 million | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Fiji | 88.70 million | 2024 | up 1,397.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Djibouti | 84.25 million | 2024 | up 406.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Tajikistan | 75.16 million | 2024 | up 5,660.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Zambia | 73.97 million | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 70.37 million | 2024 | up 427.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Lesotho | 69.04 million | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 195 | Maldives | 67.83 million | 2024 | down 46.3% | rising |
| 196 | Comoros | 58.23 million | 2024 | up 375.7% | rising |
| 197 | West Bank and Gaza | 54.66 million | 2024 | up 624.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 53.05 million | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Haiti | 51.67 million | 2024 | up 667.9% | volatile |
| 200 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 48.67 million | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Cabo Verde | 46.59 million | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Suriname | 41.24 million | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 203 | Chad | 34.82 million | 2024 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 204 | Martinique | 33.89 million | 2024 | up 1,309.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Guam | 28.40 million | 2024 | up 8,836.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Mayotte | 27.97 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 26.96 million | 2024 | up 640.1% | volatile |
| 208 | Burundi | 25.72 million | 2024 | up 1,373.9% | volatile |
| 209 | Niue | 23.00 million | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 210 | Netherlands Antilles | 20.80 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 18.50 million | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 212 | Sudan | 17.68 million | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 213 | Turkmenistan | 16.02 million | 2024 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Bouvet Island | 14.90 million | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 215 | Tonga | 11.86 million | 2024 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Guadeloupe | 11.16 million | 2024 | up 162.2% | rising |
| 217 | Aruba | 10.82 million | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 218 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.38 million | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 219 | Central African Republic | 9.93 million | 2024 | up 867.9% | volatile |
| 220 | Somalia | 7.16 million | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 221 | French Guiana | 6.01 million | 2024 | up 174.6% | rising |
| 222 | Eritrea | 5.60 million | 2024 | up 699.4% | volatile |
| 223 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.33 million | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 224 | Pitcairn | 2.88 million | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 225 | Holy See | 2.31 million | 2024 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 226 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 829,716 | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 227 | Kiribati | 794,018 | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 228 | Palau | 534,294 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 229 | Northern Mariana Islands | 464,506 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 230 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 345,518 | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 258,842 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 232 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 122,590 | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 233 | Christmas Island | 111,445 | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 234 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 71,192 | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 235 | Tuvalu | 69,350 | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 236 | Tokelau | 63,206 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 237 | Wallis and Futuna | 47,806 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 238 | Norfolk Island | 33,084 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 239 | Western Sahara | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 239 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 241 | South Sudan | -113,732 | 2024 | down 156.9% | volatile |
| 242 | Bhutan | -726,769 | 2024 | down 114.5% | volatile |
| 243 | Solomon Islands | -2.80 million | 2024 | down 224.0% | volatile |
| 244 | Nauru | -5.66 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 245 | Timor-Leste | -9.68 million | 2024 | down 181.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 38.08 trillion
- Europe 18.12 trillion
- North and Central America 6.73 trillion
- East Asia 5.54 trillion
- Not Specified (including Confidential) 2.91 trillion
- North Atlantic and Caribbean 2.36 trillion
- Central and South Asia 1.28 trillion
- Oceania and Polar Regions 337.57 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa 283.28 billion
- South America 243.21 billion
- Economies of Persian Gulf 212.34 billion
- Other Near and Middle East Economies 57.97 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.