Dataset
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.
wb-indicators:BM.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
World Bank
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) carries observations for 225 countries and areas:
Aruba · Africa Eastern and Southern · Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · Andorra · Arab World · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Antigua and Barbuda · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahrain · Bahamas, The · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Belize · Bermuda · Bolivia · Brazil · Barbados · Botswana · Canada · Central Europe and the Baltics · Switzerland · Chile · China · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Colombia · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Caribbean small states · Curacao · Cayman Islands · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Dominica · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) · Early-demographic dividend · East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Europe & Central Asia · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Euro area · Spain · Estonia · European Union · Finland · Fiji · France · Gabon · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Equatorial Guinea · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Hong Kong SAR, China · Honduras · Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) · Croatia · Hungary · IBRD only · IDA & IBRD total · IDA total · IDA blend · Indonesia · IDA only · India · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Kiribati · St. Kitts and Nevis · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · St. Lucia · Latin America & Caribbean · Least developed countries: UN classification · Sri Lanka · Low & middle income · Late-demographic dividend · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Macao SAR, China · Morocco · Moldova · Madagascar · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Mexico · Middle income · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Namibia · New Caledonia · Niger · Nigeria · Nicaragua · Netherlands · Norway · Naoero · New Zealand · OECD members · Oman · Other small states · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Pre-demographic dividend · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Pacific island small states · Post-demographic dividend · French Polynesia · Qatar · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Solomon Islands · El Salvador · San Marino · Serbia · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · South Sudan · Sub-Saharan Africa · Small states · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Sint Maarten (Dutch part) · Seychelles · Turks and Caicos Islands · East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) · Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) · Timor-Leste · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) · Tonga · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tuvalu · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Venezuela, RB · Viet Nam · Vanuatu · World · Samoa · High income · Kosovo · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · Yemen, Rep. · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe