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Countries Ranked by FDI outflows (2025)

FDI outflows: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

United States ranks #1 with US$389.6 billion. That is 1.8 times Japan in second place (US$217.76 billion). The top five are United States, Japan, China, Netherlands and Germany. Together the top 10 account for 68.7% of the total across the 182 countries listed. The median across all 182 is US$101.79 million; Hungary is last at US$-60.84 billion. United States's figure has risen 167% since 2001 (US$146.04 billion to US$389.6 billion in 2025).

#1
United States · US$389.6 billion
Median
US$101.79 million
Coverage
182 countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: FDI outflowsBar chart of the top 10: 1. United States 389.6 billion; 2. Japan 217.76 billion; 3. China 157.21 billion; 4. Netherlands 121.38 billion; 5. Germany 108.13 billion; 6. Luxembourg 101.38 billion; 7. Hong Kong SAR, China 99.85 billion; 8. France 96.66 billion; 9. Singapore 94.2 billion; 10. Ireland 86.44 billion.United States389.6 billionJapan217.76 billionChina157.21 billionNetherlands121.38 billionGermany108.13 billionLuxembourg101.38 billionHong Kong SAR, China99.85 billionFrance96.66 billionSingapore94.2 billionIreland86.44 billion
Top 10: FDI outflows (US$). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. United States 389.6 billion; 2. Japan 217.76 billion; 3. China 157.21 billion; 4. Netherlands 121.38 billion; 5. Germany 108.13 billion; 6. Luxembourg 101.38 billion; 7. Hong Kong SAR, China 99.85 billion; 8. France 96.66 billion; 9. Singapore 94.2 billion; 10. Ireland 86.44 billion.
FDI outflows over time, top 5United States: 146.04 billion in 2001 to 389.6 billion in 2025; Japan: 35.66 billion in 2001 to 217.76 billion in 2025; China: 9.7 billion in 2001 to 157.21 billion in 2025; Netherlands: 50.78 billion in 2001 to 121.38 billion in 2025; Germany: 70.24 billion in 2001 to 108.13 billion in 2025.-363.01 billion-123.15 billion116.71 billion356.56 billion596.42 billion200120132025United StatesJapanChinaNetherlandsGermany
FDI outflows over time, top 5 (US$). United States: 146.04 billion in 2001 to 389.6 billion in 2025; Japan: 35.66 billion in 2001 to 217.76 billion in 2025; China: 9.7 billion in 2001 to 157.21 billion in 2025; Netherlands: 50.78 billion in 2001 to 121.38 billion in 2025; Germany: 70.24 billion in 2001 to 108.13 billion in 2025.
Share of the total: FDI outflowsUnited States 18.2%; Japan 10.2%; China 7.3%; Netherlands 5.7%; Germany 5.0%; All others 53.6%18%10%54%

United States 18.2%Japan 10.2%China 7.3%Netherlands 5.7%Germany 5.0%All others 53.6%

Share of the total: FDI outflows, as a share of 182 countries. United States 18.2%; Japan 10.2%; China 7.3%; Netherlands 5.7%; Germany 5.0%; All others 53.6%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by FDI outflows, 2025
RankCountryFDI outflows (US$)Year
1United States389,600,000,0002025
2Japan217,760,000,0002025
3China157,210,000,0002025
4Netherlands121,380,000,0002025
5Germany108,130,000,0002025
6Luxembourg101,380,000,0002025
7Hong Kong SAR, China99,851,000,0002025
8France96,661,000,0002025
9Singapore94,202,000,0002025
10Ireland86,437,000,0002025
11United Arab Emirates63,353,000,0002025
12Canada56,928,000,0002025
13Denmark52,760,000,0002025
14Spain47,185,000,0002025
15British Virgin Islands47,154,000,0002025
16Korea, Rep.41,231,000,0002025
17India38,207,000,0002025
18Switzerland32,309,000,0002025
19Brazil30,176,000,0002025
20Saudi Arabia27,031,000,0002025
21Cayman Islands25,253,000,0002025
22Italy22,904,000,0002025
23Israel14,718,000,0002025
24Mexico12,979,000,0002025
25Malta11,403,000,0002025
26Türkiye9,832,000,0002025
27Thailand9,575,400,0002025
28United Kingdom9,432,500,0002025
29Malaysia9,089,100,0002025
30Portugal8,912,400,0002025
31Chile8,685,000,0002025
32Czechia8,619,000,0002025
33Poland8,243,000,0002025
34Indonesia8,149,600,0002025
35Sweden7,361,200,0002025
36Greece5,957,100,0002025
37Finland5,258,800,0002025
38Colombia4,824,600,0002025
39Norway3,369,100,0002025
40Qatar3,344,000,0002025
41Kuwait2,989,400,0002025
42Argentina2,743,300,0002025
43Guatemala2,340,300,0002025
44Slovak Republic1,855,700,0002025
45Philippines1,602,200,0002025
46Cyprus1,568,400,0002025
47Bulgaria1,511,800,0002025
48Peru1,422,100,0002025
49Uruguay1,410,400,0002025
50Serbia1,331,100,0002025
51Nigeria1,186,500,0002025
52Slovenia1,062,500,0002025
53Macao SAR, China1,043,900,0002025
54Azerbaijan910,200,0002025
55Morocco811,510,0002025
56Romania803,140,0002025
57Viet Nam700,000,0002025
58Egypt, Arab Rep.695,900,0002025
59Bahrain550,000,0002025
60Papua New Guinea538,990,0002025
61Kazakhstan468,520,0002025
62Kenya430,230,0002025
63Iraq421,900,0002025
64Kosovo415,060,0002025
65North Macedonia400,070,0002025
66Costa Rica383,560,0002025
67Bahamas, The372,750,0002025
68Belarus371,080,0002025
69Congo, Dem. Rep.364,660,0002025
70Côte d'Ivoire362,300,0002025
71Latvia344,270,0002025
72Albania341,640,0002025
73El Salvador318,290,0002025
74Honduras284,120,0002025
75Venezuela, RB277,000,0002025
76Pakistan267,000,0002025
77Georgia266,070,0002025
78Lebanon265,360,0002025
79Paraguay235,570,0002025
80Bolivia190,590,0002025
81Togo189,290,0002025
82Uzbekistan158,190,0002025
83Cambodia138,510,0002025
84Madagascar137,620,0002025
85Bosnia and Herzegovina134,260,0002025
86Lithuania127,670,0002025
87Angola125,120,0002025
88Botswana124,330,0002025
89Andorra108,300,0002025
90Estonia106,790,0002025
91Iran, Islamic Rep.103,990,0002025
92Moldova99,595,0002025
93Sri Lanka98,210,0002025
94Jordan97,887,0002025
95Tajikistan94,049,0002025
96Congo, Rep.93,330,0002025
97Liberia85,963,0002025
98Libya80,767,0002025
99Montenegro75,121,0002025
100Armenia74,016,0002025

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About the top 10

#1 United States

United States ranks #1 on this list with US$389.6 billion.

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Income group
High income
Population
341.78 million people (2025)
GDP
US$30.77 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$90,027 (2025)
Life expectancy
78.9 years (2024)
Urban population
80.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago.

Also ranks #1 in gdp (current us$) · #1 in health expenditure per capita · #1 in imports of goods and services.

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#7 Hong Kong SAR, China

Hong Kong SAR, China ranks #7 on this list with US$99.85 billion.

Continent
Asia
Income group
High income
Population
7.5 million people (2025)
GDP
US$427.31 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$56,983 (2025)
Life expectancy
85.4 years (2024)
Urban population
100% of population (2025)
International tourist arrivals
3.57 million arrivals (2020)

Also ranks #1 in female population share · #1 in trade share of gdp · #2 in female life expectancy.

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#8 France

France ranks #8 on this list with US$96.66 billion.

Capital
Paris
Continent
Europe
Income group
High income
Population
68.72 million people (2025)
GDP
US$3.37 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$48,986 (2025)
Life expectancy
83 years (2024)
Urban population
78.8% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Paris, Metropolis of Lyon, Bordeaux Métropole.

Also ranks #1 in tourism arrivals · #1 in account ownership (female) share · #3 in remittances received.

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Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

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Source and method

FDI outflows: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator BM.KLT.DINV.CD.WD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources. (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); Official national sources.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.