Countries With the Fastest Decline in FDI outflows (5-Year Change)
Change in FDI outflows over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Dominica fell the most: by 841.1%, from US$54,136 to US$-401,180 in the five years to 2024. Zambia is second (−499.5%), followed by Trinidad and Tobago (−498%). 50 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −67.7%.
- #1
- Dominica · −841.1%
- Median
- −67.7%
- Coverage
- 50 countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | From | To | 5-year change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominica | 54,136 | -401,180 | −841.1% |
| 2 | Zambia | 64,039,000 | -255,810,000 | −499.5% |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98,011,000 | -390,110,000 | −498% |
| 4 | Austria | 2,114,300,000 | -6,066,800,000 | −386.9% |
| 5 | Suriname | 691,060 | -919,350 | −233% |
| 6 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,783,300 | -2,084,600 | −216.9% |
| 7 | Croatia | 441,880,000 | -416,340,000 | −194.2% |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 5,847,000,000 | -5,455,900,000 | −193.3% |
| 9 | Australia | 7,399,200,000 | -6,751,000,000 | −191.2% |
| 10 | Hungary | 164,490,000,000 | -60,843,000,000 | −137% |
| 11 | Ukraine | 362,000,000 | -109,000,000 | −130.1% |
| 12 | Jamaica | 6,692,700 | -1,180,600 | −117.6% |
| 13 | Senegal | 99,187,000 | 637,770 | −99.4% |
| 14 | Lithuania | 3,929,100,000 | 127,670,000 | −96.8% |
| 15 | New Zealand | 884,650,000 | 43,926,000 | −95% |
| 16 | Ghana | 542,410,000 | 38,841,000 | −92.8% |
| 17 | Cameroon | 84,415,000 | 6,889,800 | −91.8% |
| 18 | Kiribati | 111,860 | 16,114 | −85.6% |
| 19 | Kyrgyz Republic | 180,890,000 | 33,037,000 | −81.7% |
| 20 | Mongolia | 25,967,000 | 5,534,300 | −78.7% |
| 21 | Libya | 350,400,000 | 80,767,000 | −77% |
| 22 | Samoa | 1,535,100 | 395,280 | −74.3% |
| 23 | Estonia | 388,520,000 | 106,790,000 | −72.5% |
| 24 | Malta | 40,453,000,000 | 11,403,000,000 | −71.8% |
| 25 | Belize | 4,428,200 | 1,395,000 | −68.5% |
| 26 | Sweden | 22,231,000,000 | 7,361,200,000 | −66.9% |
| 27 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 5,528,600 | 1,904,100 | −65.6% |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 1,330,500,000 | 468,520,000 | −64.8% |
| 29 | Mauritania | 162,050 | 58,871 | −63.7% |
| 30 | Venezuela, RB | 754,000,000 | 277,000,000 | −63.3% |
| 31 | Niger | 14,992,000 | 6,507,200 | −56.6% |
| 32 | Mozambique | 153,380,000 | 66,715,000 | −56.5% |
| 33 | Philippines | 3,562,000,000 | 1,602,200,000 | −55% |
| 34 | Thailand | 18,452,000,000 | 9,575,400,000 | −48.1% |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 996,760,000 | 538,990,000 | −45.9% |
| 36 | Macao SAR, China | 1,902,800,000 | 1,043,900,000 | −45.1% |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 16,388,000,000 | 9,432,500,000 | −42.4% |
| 38 | Guinea | 2,360,000 | 1,413,300 | −40.1% |
| 39 | Germany | 144,870,000,000 | 108,130,000,000 | −25.4% |
| 40 | Peru | 1,880,200,000 | 1,422,100,000 | −24.4% |
| 41 | Tunisia | 30,889,000 | 23,721,000 | −23.2% |
| 42 | Nigeria | 1,473,300,000 | 1,186,500,000 | −19.5% |
| 43 | Andorra | 132,970,000 | 108,300,000 | −18.6% |
| 44 | El Salvador | 383,760,000 | 318,290,000 | −17.1% |
| 45 | Namibia | 51,394,000 | 42,765,000 | −16.8% |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 458,740,000 | 383,560,000 | −16.4% |
| 47 | Spain | 56,285,000,000 | 47,185,000,000 | −16.2% |
| 48 | Aruba | 20,043,000 | 18,180,000 | −9.3% |
| 49 | Finland | 5,592,200,000 | 5,258,800,000 | −5.96% |
| 50 | Kuwait | 3,153,900,000 | 2,989,400,000 | −5.22% |
About the top 10
#1 Dominica
Dominica ranks #1 on this list with −841.1%.
- Capital
- Roseau
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 65,871 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$723.86 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$10,989 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 74% of population (2025)
Also ranks #9 in forest area share · #9 in political stability score · #13 in homicide rate.
#2 Zambia
Zambia ranks #2 on this list with −499.5%.
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 21.91 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$28.88 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,318 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 45.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Lusaka.
Also ranks #2 in mineral rents share of gdp · #3 in gini index · #4 in prevalence of undernourishment.
#3 Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago ranks #3 on this list with −498%.
- Capital
- Port of Spain
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 1.37 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$25.94 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$18,967 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 54% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in energy use per capita · #6 in co2 emissions per capita · #8 in homicide rate.
#4 Austria
Austria ranks #4 on this list with −386.9%.
- Capital
- Vienna
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 9.21 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$579.47 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$62,930 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 82 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 69.7% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Vienna.
Also ranks #3 in bank accounts share (adults) · #5 in government revenue share of gdp · #5 in atms per 100,000 adults.
#5 Suriname
Suriname ranks #5 on this list with −233%.
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 639,850 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$4.52 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,070 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in forest area share · #3 in irrigated land share · #3 in water resources per capita.
#6 St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks #6 on this list with −216.9%.
- Capital
- Kingstown
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 99,924 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.26 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$12,562 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 48% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in homicide rate · #5 in cereal yield · #6 in youth unemployment rate.
#7 Croatia
Croatia ranks #7 on this list with −194.2%.
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 3.88 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$105.06 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$27,104 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 57.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #10 in population ages 65+ share · #10 in death rate · #11 in age dependency ratio (old).
#8 Russian Federation
Russian Federation ranks #8 on this list with −193.3%.
- Capital
- Moscow
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 143.51 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$2.56 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$17,547 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 75.3% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk.
Also ranks #1 in land area · #1 in surface area · #1 in forest area.
#9 Australia
Australia ranks #9 on this list with −191.2%.
- Capital
- Canberra
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 27.61 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.8 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$65,130 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 83.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 87.7% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane.
Also ranks #2 in regulatory quality score · #3 in access to clean cooking fuels · #4 in new businesses registered.
#10 Hungary
Hungary ranks #10 on this list with −137%.
- Capital
- Budapest
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 9.51 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$246.49 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$25,907 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 70.7% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Budapest.
Also ranks #3 in access to clean water · #5 in immunisation (dpt) rate · #6 in immunisation (measles) rate.
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Source and method
Change in FDI outflows over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed.
Source: The World Bank, indicator BM.KLT.DINV.CD.WD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): 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 (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.