Open FDI data · 195+ economies · 1970–2024
See where the world invests.
Foreign direct investment statistics for every economy — flows, bilateral positions, sectors and FDI openness — turned into profiles, maps and comparisons you can actually use. Free, sourced, and downloadable.
Global FDI net inflows, 2025
$1.35 tn
Balance-of-payments net inflows, current US$, World Bank WDI. Peak since 1990: $3.11 tn in 2007. Headline totals swing with flows through financial centres — see why.
World map
How much does FDI matter to each economy?
FDI net inflows as a share of GDP, 2024. Scaling by GDP makes small and large economies comparable. Click any country for its profile.
Rankings · 2024
Largest FDI recipients
- 🇺🇸United States$297 bn
- 🇸🇬Singapore$135 bn
- 🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR$126 bn
- 🇱🇺Luxembourg$106 bn
- 🇧🇷Brazil$74.1 bn
- 🇨🇦Canada$63.1 bn
- 🇩🇪Germany$62.6 bn
- 🇦🇺Australia$53.7 bn
- 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands$53.6 bn
- 🇫🇷France$52.1 bn
Rankings · 2024
Largest outward investors
- 🇺🇸United States$322 bn
- 🇯🇵Japan$207 bn
- 🇨🇳China$192 bn
- 🇱🇺Luxembourg$109 bn
- 🇨🇦Canada$89.4 bn
- 🇩🇪Germany$87.0 bn
- 🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR$80.5 bn
- 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates$77.2 bn
- 🇪🇸Spain$71.5 bn
- 🇮🇪Ireland$67.1 bn
Country profiles
Every economy, one page
Inflows and outflows since 1970, FDI relative to GDP and domestic investment, the external financing mix, top partner economies, sector breakdowns and regulatory openness.
Australia investment hub · ABS 5352.0
Who invests in Australia — every partner, every year since 2001
Direct, portfolio and total investment by partner economy and industry, two-way briefs you can print, prospect-market screening for investment attraction, and one-click downloads. Built directly on the ABS release that DFAT’s investment statistics also draw on.
Tools
Built for analysts, officials and the curious
Compare
Chart up to eight economies on any indicator, indexed or in levels, and share the link.
Rankings
Sortable league tables for every indicator and year, filterable by region and income.
Who invests where
Bilateral direct investment positions for OECD reporters, by partner economy.
FDI openness
The OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index for 100+ economies and 20+ sectors.
Capital flows
FDI alongside remittances, aid and portfolio equity for developing economies.
World map
Animate FDI across the globe from 1990 to today, for any indicator.
API & downloads
Free JSON and CSV endpoints for every series. No key required.
FDI explained
What FDI is, why it matters, how it is measured — plus a searchable glossary.
Insights
Data stories
Global
Fifty years of global FDI in five charts
From the 1970s to today: booms, busts, and the growing weight of financial centres in the headline numbers.
ReadAustralia
Australia’s investment position
Who invests in Australia, in which sectors, and how open its regime is compared with its peers.
ReadDevelopment
Remittances, aid and FDI
For many developing economies, money sent home by workers abroad now rivals or exceeds FDI.
ReadResearch & advisory
Evidence for investment policy that works.
Independent economic research for governments, investment promotion agencies and multilateral institutions — program evaluation, economic modelling, IPA benchmarking and investment policy review.
Data snapshot refreshed 28 Sept 2026 from the World Bank, IMF, ABS and OECD. Sources & methods