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FDI Outflows - Ranking 2018

All countries ranked by fdi outflows · World Bank
Year

In 2018, Hungary (-42.15%), Netherlands (-28.93%), and Mauritania (-10.33%) ranked highest in fdi outflows among all countries. Malta ranked lowest at 453.16%.

FDI Outflows by Country - 2018
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Hungary -42.15% -317.5%
2nd Netherlands -28.93% -215.4%
3rd Mauritania -10.33% -2,555.2%
4th Belgium -6.63% -527.0%
5th Austria -6.09% -415.4%
6th Turks and Caicos Islands -3.92% -292.9%
7th Switzerland -3.74% -147.1%
8th Kazakhstan -2.59% -551.1%
9th Equatorial Guinea -1.59% -624.0%
10th El Salvador -1.59% -3.0%
11th Malawi -1.03% -1,289.8%
12th United Kingdom -0.99% -115.5%
13th Latvia -0.94% -148.1%
14th Paraguay -0.84% -170.2%
15th Estonia -0.69% -129.0%
16th United States -0.64% -130.3%
17th Seychelles -0.58% -101.8%
18th Iceland -0.57% +98.0%
19th North Macedonia -0.51% -131.6%
20th Bermuda -0.48% +16.7%
21st St. Lucia -0.45% -56.4%
22nd West Bank and Gaza -0.44% -882.2%
23rd Gabon -0.37% +33.5%
24th Tajikistan -0.36% -122.4%
25th Peru -0.35% -152.7%
26th Gambia, The -0.22% +50.2%
27th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.17% -200.5%
28th Eswatini -0.17% -112.1%
29th Mozambique -0.17% -186.0%
30th Fiji -0.07% -112.0%
31st Antigua and Barbuda -0.06% -108.3%
32nd Macao SAR, China -0.06% -101.3%
33rd Albania -0.03% +96.3%
34th Zimbabwe -0.03% -1,588.4%
35th Guinea-Bissau -0.03% -214.7%
36th Jordan -0.02% -210.2%
37th Pakistan -0.01% -138.5%
38th Kenya 0.00% -102.6%
39th Guinea 0.00% -125.9%
40th Timor-Leste 0.00% -100.0%
41st Lao PDR 0.00% -100.0%
42nd Guyana 0.00% -0.8%
43rd Uganda 0.00% -2.2%
44th Mali 0.00% -97.9%
45th Uzbekistan 0.00% -73.8%
46th Samoa 0.00% -60.3%
47th Bangladesh 0.01% -86.1%
48th Angola 0.01% -99.6%
49th Dominica 0.01% +104.7%
50th Yemen, Republic of 0.02% -20.0%
51st Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.02% +22.0%
52nd Belize 0.03% +176.9%
53rd Tunisia 0.03% -74.8%
54th Kiribati 0.05% -6.9%
55th Armenia 0.06% -77.7%
56th Kyrgyz Republic 0.06% +115.9%
57th Benin 0.07% -72.7%
58th Sri Lanka 0.07% -5.6%
59th Australia 0.07% -90.4%
60th Jamaica 0.08% -65.4%
61st Iraq 0.08% +99.4%
62nd Ukraine 0.09% -57.5%
63rd Belarus 0.09% -25.8%
64th Congo, Republic of 0.09% -75.7%
65th Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.09% -83.1%
66th Brazil 0.11% -89.8%
67th Ghana 0.12% +356.2%
68th Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.12% +53.8%
69th Tonga 0.13% +6.8%
70th Nigeria 0.13% +62.1%
71st Oman 0.14% -95.2%
72nd Vanuatu 0.15% -3.2%
73rd Barbados 0.15% +107.5%
74th Zambia 0.17% +161.9%
75th Rwanda 0.19% +9.9%
76th Viet Nam 0.19% +13.0%
77th Guatemala 0.19% +116.1%
78th Mongolia 0.21% -50.0%
79th Afghanistan 0.21% +258.0%
80th Senegal 0.23% -41.8%
81st Greece 0.24% +213.6%
82nd Dominican Republic 0.25% +615.5%
83rd Côte d'Ivoire 0.25% -80.8%
84th Cameroon 0.27% +345.6%
85th Trinidad and Tobago 0.27% +639.2%
86th Bahrain 0.28% -54.4%
87th Suriname 0.29% +597.2%
88th Niger 0.30% +15.7%
89th New Zealand 0.30% +884.8%
90th Moldova 0.30% +166.8%
91st Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.31% +93.4%
92nd Argentina 0.33% +83.2%
93rd Libya 0.36% +182.0%
94th Cambodia 0.37% -4.4%
95th Poland 0.41% -44.9%
96th India 0.42% +1.0%
97th Cabo Verde 0.42% -46.8%
98th Burkina Faso 0.43% +485.4%
99th Algeria 0.43% +9,740.9%
100th Congo, Democratic Republic of 0.45% -42.4%
101st Türkiye 0.46% +46.1%
102nd Botswana 0.48% +9,064.2%
103rd Croatia 0.54% -43.3%
104th Solomon Islands 0.56% +17.3%
105th Nicaragua 0.58% +23.2%
106th Morocco 0.61% -28.2%
107th Indonesia 0.61% +210.5%
108th French Polynesia 0.62% +133.5%
109th Romania 0.62% +238.2%
110th São Tomé and Principe 0.62% +523.8%
111th Chile 0.62% -32.0%
112th Panama 0.66% +224.7%
113th Mauritius 0.66% +2.5%
114th Serbia 0.68% +108.6%
115th Kosovo 0.69% -0.8%
116th Portugal 0.69% -47.3%
117th Namibia 0.71% +237.3%
118th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.83% -66.1%
119th Slovenia 0.84% -36.2%
120th Madagascar 0.86% +6.5%
121st Nauru 0.89% -46.1%
122nd Slovak Republic 0.90% -42.5%
123rd Bahamas, The 0.92% -24.6%
124th Aruba 0.93% -65.4%
125th Costa Rica 0.93% +106.4%
126th New Caledonia 0.97% +13.4%
127th Mexico 0.97% +281.2%
128th South Africa 0.99% -49.1%
129th Togo 1.00% +295.8%
130th China 1.01% -8.3%
131st Curaçao 1.01% +121.1%
132nd Lebanon 1.15% -53.7%
133rd Philippines 1.19% +17.9%
134th Finland 1.20% -77.9%
135th Bulgaria 1.40% +66.9%
136th Colombia 1.53% +29.7%
137th Grenada 1.54% +394.8%
138th Malaysia 1.61% -8.6%
139th Israel 1.62% -24.0%
140th Georgia 1.64% +29.1%
141st Denmark 1.78% -41.8%
142nd Italy 1.84% +207.1%
143rd Russian Federation 1.89% -18.9%
144th Lithuania 1.92% +102.9%
145th Qatar 1.92% +82.7%
146th Montenegro 1.96% +751.0%
147th Korea 2.10% +5.2%
148th Kuwait 2.14% -63.2%
149th Saudi Arabia 2.17% +96.9%
150th European Union 2.27% -47.7%
151st Honduras 2.27% +718.6%
152nd Papua New Guinea 2.39% +47.2%
153rd Czechia 2.41% -43.1%
154th Sweden 2.45% -66.1%
155th Liberia 2.46% +53.7%
156th St. Kitts and Nevis 2.61% +350.0%
157th Spain 2.95% -20.3%
158th Norway 3.15% +1,708.4%
159th Japan 3.18% -9.8%
160th Thailand 3.38% +8.8%
161st United Arab Emirates 3.42% -1.8%
162nd Canada 3.64% -23.3%
163rd Azerbaijan 3.74% -40.4%
164th Uruguay 3.76% -48.3%
165th Tuvalu 4.16% +290.7%
166th France 5.03% +167.3%
167th Germany 5.25% +32.7%
168th Singapore 6.17% -67.4%
169th Hong Kong SAR, China 20.74% -30.5%
170th Ireland 23.47% +24,453.6%
171st Cayman Islands 25.79% +6,134.3%
172nd Luxembourg 30.75% +34.5%
173rd Cyprus 407.49% +73.4%
174th Malta 453.16% +99.8%

FAQ

Which country has the highest fdi outflows in 2018?

Hungary has the highest fdi outflows in 2018 at -42.15%.

Which country has the lowest fdi outflows in 2018?

Malta has the lowest fdi outflows in 2018 at 453.16%.

How many countries are ranked by fdi outflows?

174 countries have fdi outflows data for 2018.

What are the top 3 countries by fdi outflows?

1. Hungary (-42.15%), 2. Netherlands (-28.93%), 3. Mauritania (-10.33%).