Countries With the Fastest Growth in FDI inflows (5-Year Change)
Change in FDI inflows over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Suriname rose the most: by 197,198%, from US$1.04 million to US$2.05 billion in the five years to 2025. North Macedonia is second (+8,683%), followed by Cuba (+4,819%). 122 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +102.1%.
- #1
- Suriname · +197,198%
- Median
- +102.1%
- Coverage
- 122 countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | From | To | 5-year change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 1,039,900 | 2,051,700,000 | +197,198% |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 7,693,800 | 675,780,000 | +8,683% |
| 3 | Cuba | 1,615,400 | 79,459,000 | +4,819% |
| 4 | Guinea | 176,350,000 | 7,763,500,000 | +4,302% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 1,621,300,000 | 32,628,000,000 | +1,912% |
| 6 | Denmark | 1,294,100,000 | 16,949,000,000 | +1,210% |
| 7 | Armenia | 58,583,000 | 708,030,000 | +1,109% |
| 8 | Peru | 936,440,000 | 10,353,000,000 | +1,006% |
| 9 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2,838,700 | 28,351,000 | +898.7% |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 8,980,000 | 67,274,000 | +649.2% |
| 11 | Guyana | 1,283,100,000 | 8,968,200,000 | +598.9% |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 150,460,000 | 965,000,000 | +541.4% |
| 13 | Rwanda | 152,610,000 | 967,460,000 | +533.9% |
| 14 | Ukraine | 304,000,000 | 1,623,000,000 | +433.9% |
| 15 | Malaysia | 4,058,800,000 | 21,619,000,000 | +432.6% |
| 16 | Zambia | 245,210,000 | 1,292,700,000 | +427.2% |
| 17 | Cayman Islands | 6,973,800,000 | 35,783,000,000 | +413.1% |
| 18 | Tonga | 3,824,400 | 17,898,000 | +368% |
| 19 | Honduras | 236,020,000 | 1,072,900,000 | +354.6% |
| 20 | South Sudan | 17,500,000 | 73,000,000 | +317.1% |
| 21 | West Bank and Gaza | 79,745,000 | 329,830,000 | +313.6% |
| 22 | Greece | 3,303,600,000 | 13,575,000,000 | +310.9% |
| 23 | Paraguay | 289,380,000 | 1,180,300,000 | +307.9% |
| 24 | Gabon | 100,210,000 | 378,810,000 | +278% |
| 25 | Mauritius | 224,670,000 | 804,430,000 | +258% |
| 26 | Slovenia | 506,270,000 | 1,800,700,000 | +255.7% |
| 27 | Bahamas, The | 434,600,000 | 1,536,300,000 | +253.5% |
| 28 | Oman | 1,909,500,000 | 6,747,200,000 | +253.3% |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 51,000,000 | 177,040,000 | +247.1% |
| 30 | Kosovo | 394,630,000 | 1,246,200,000 | +215.8% |
| 31 | France | 19,369,000,000 | 61,095,000,000 | +215.4% |
| 32 | Seychelles | 80,053,000 | 238,590,000 | +198% |
| 33 | Georgia | 557,170,000 | 1,655,300,000 | +197.1% |
| 34 | Moldova | 155,720,000 | 459,510,000 | +195.1% |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 96,382,000 | 281,950,000 | +192.5% |
| 36 | Portugal | 4,165,600,000 | 11,969,000,000 | +187.3% |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 712,920,000 | 2,025,500,000 | +184.1% |
| 38 | Uganda | 1,191,500,000 | 3,358,000,000 | +181.8% |
| 39 | Benin | 174,020,000 | 481,660,000 | +176.8% |
| 40 | Lesotho | 12,263,000 | 33,484,000 | +173% |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 2,103,000,000 | 5,597,400,000 | +166.2% |
| 42 | Jordan | 760,280,000 | 2,022,000,000 | +166% |
| 43 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 5,851,800,000 | 15,453,000,000 | +164.1% |
| 44 | Romania | 3,602,400,000 | 9,374,000,000 | +160.2% |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 1,728,200,000 | 4,472,600,000 | +158.8% |
| 46 | Madagascar | 358,470,000 | 888,980,000 | +148% |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 19,884,000,000 | 48,243,000,000 | +142.6% |
| 48 | Canada | 29,123,000,000 | 70,134,000,000 | +140.8% |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 434,080,000 | 1,043,900,000 | +140.5% |
| 50 | Comoros | 3,875,800 | 9,200,000 | +137.4% |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 100,000 | 234,970 | +135% |
| 52 | Morocco | 1,418,700,000 | 3,318,400,000 | +133.9% |
| 53 | Cabo Verde | 67,620,000 | 153,850,000 | +127.5% |
| 54 | United States | 137,070,000,000 | 307,020,000,000 | +124% |
| 55 | São Tomé and Principe | 47,112,000 | 103,460,000 | +119.6% |
| 56 | Dominica | 22,837,000 | 49,479,000 | +116.7% |
| 57 | Ireland | 35,288,000,000 | 75,000,000,000 | +112.5% |
| 58 | Malawi | 252,180,000 | 530,140,000 | +110.2% |
| 59 | Australia | 17,977,000,000 | 37,438,000,000 | +108.3% |
| 60 | Croatia | 1,471,800,000 | 2,990,700,000 | +103.2% |
| 61 | Brazil | 38,270,000,000 | 77,676,000,000 | +103% |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 746,500,000 | 1,502,500,000 | +101.3% |
| 63 | Singapore | 79,322,000,000 | 159,090,000,000 | +100.6% |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 2,460,600,000 | 4,918,800,000 | +99.9% |
| 65 | Uruguay | 973,450,000 | 1,945,000,000 | +99.8% |
| 66 | El Salvador | 386,530,000 | 763,720,000 | +97.6% |
| 67 | St. Lucia | 99,135,000 | 193,980,000 | +95.7% |
| 68 | Maldives | 440,710,000 | 857,080,000 | +94.5% |
| 69 | Tunisia | 623,080,000 | 1,141,100,000 | +83.1% |
| 70 | Tanzania | 943,770,000 | 1,717,600,000 | +82% |
| 71 | Mozambique | 3,187,900,000 | 5,759,700,000 | +80.7% |
| 72 | Korea, Rep. | 8,764,900,000 | 15,804,000,000 | +80.3% |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 483,280,000 | 851,460,000 | +76.2% |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 2,801,400,000 | 4,883,000,000 | +74.3% |
| 75 | Albania | 1,069,700,000 | 1,851,700,000 | +73.1% |
| 76 | Türkiye | 7,522,000,000 | 12,971,000,000 | +72.4% |
| 77 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 65,244,000 | 111,390,000 | +70.7% |
| 78 | Guatemala | 1,004,400,000 | 1,714,300,000 | +70.7% |
| 79 | Nigeria | 2,385,300,000 | 4,005,400,000 | +67.9% |
| 80 | Burundi | 21,197,000 | 35,116,000 | +65.7% |
| 81 | British Virgin Islands | 26,349,000,000 | 42,906,000,000 | +62.8% |
| 82 | Guinea-Bissau | 20,990,000 | 33,574,000 | +60% |
| 83 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 22,167,000 | 35,419,000 | +59.8% |
| 84 | Mongolia | 1,719,100,000 | 2,745,200,000 | +59.7% |
| 85 | Kiribati | 2,624,100 | 4,161,000 | +58.6% |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 2,395,800,000 | 3,795,800,000 | +58.4% |
| 87 | Mali | 536,850,000 | 843,750,000 | +57.2% |
| 88 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 534,000,000 | 834,000,000 | +56.2% |
| 89 | Colombia | 7,458,600,000 | 11,571,000,000 | +55.1% |
| 90 | Lao PDR | 967,710,000 | 1,404,800,000 | +45.2% |
| 91 | Gambia, The | 189,580,000 | 273,720,000 | +44.4% |
| 92 | Mexico | 31,616,000,000 | 44,582,000,000 | +41% |
| 93 | Cambodia | 3,624,600,000 | 5,099,900,000 | +40.7% |
| 94 | Viet Nam | 15,800,000,000 | 21,990,000,000 | +39.2% |
| 95 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30,419,000 | 42,058,000 | +38.3% |
| 96 | Eswatini | 38,788,000 | 53,066,000 | +36.8% |
| 97 | Algeria | 1,143,900,000 | 1,541,700,000 | +34.8% |
| 98 | Palau | 44,059,000 | 57,118,000 | +29.6% |
| 99 | Montenegro | 530,900,000 | 676,190,000 | +27.4% |
| 100 | Lebanon | 1,606,900,000 | 2,041,800,000 | +27.1% |
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About the top 10
#1 Suriname
Suriname ranks #1 on this list with +197,198%.
- 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.
#2 North Macedonia
North Macedonia ranks #2 on this list with +8,683%.
- Capital
- Skopje
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.82 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.1 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$10,490 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 62.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in smoking prevalence · #19 in gross capital formation rate · #22 in youth unemployment rate.
#3 Cuba
Cuba ranks #3 on this list with +4,819%.
- Capital
- Havana
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 10.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$107.35 billion (2020)
- GDP per person
- US$9,605 (2020)
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 77.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Havana.
Also ranks #1 in physicians per 1,000 · #2 in women in parliament share · #3 in immunisation (measles) rate.
#4 Guinea
Guinea ranks #4 on this list with +4,302%.
- Capital
- Conakry
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 15.1 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$28.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,877 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 60.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 38.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Conakry.
Also ranks #6 in under-5 mortality rate · #7 in infant mortality rate · #7 in official exchange rate.
#5 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia ranks #5 on this list with +1,912%.
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 36.97 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.28 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$34,537 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 79 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 84.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina.
Also ranks #2 in population growth rate · #2 in crop production index · #2 in pm2.5 air pollution exposure.
#6 Denmark
Denmark ranks #6 on this list with +1,210%.
- Capital
- Copenhagen
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 6.01 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$462.53 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$76,970 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 82.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 88.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense.
Also ranks #1 in control of corruption score · #2 in arable land share · #2 in rule of law score.
#7 Armenia
Armenia ranks #7 on this list with +1,109%.
- Capital
- Yerevan
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.09 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$29.24 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,474 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Yerevan.
Also ranks #5 in electricity access rate · #5 in access to electricity (rural) · #7 in female population share.
#8 Peru
Peru ranks #8 on this list with +1,006%.
- Capital
- Lima
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 34.58 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$334.85 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,684 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 85.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Lima, Arequipa.
Also ranks #5 in fish production · #6 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #7 in atms per 100,000 adults.
#9 St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks #9 on this list with +898.7%.
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 46,922 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.18 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$25,223 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in homicide rate · #3 in completion rate (primary) · #3 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#10 Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands ranks #10 on this list with +649.2%.
- Capital
- Honiara
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 838,650 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.75 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,086 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in forest rents share of gdp · #2 in female labour force participation · #3 in labour force participation rate.
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Source and method
Change in FDI inflows over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed.
Source: The World Bank, indicator BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): 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.