Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets (US dollar) by country
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.
Countries reporting
178
Highest
322.17 billion
United States of America
Lowest
-78.00 billion
Hungary
Median
78.90 million
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
3,600
What the numbers show
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets (US dollar) is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 322.17 billion in United States of America; the lowest is -78.00 billion in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.90 million, and the mean is 9.86 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 31,026.3%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 2,718.1%).
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 322.17 billion | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 2 | Japan | 208.22 billion | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 176.68 billion | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 172.24 billion | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 86.58 billion | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 80.16 billion | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 7 | Hong Kong, China | 78.10 billion | 2024 | down 44.6% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 71.49 billion | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68.31 billion | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Ireland | 67.14 billion | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Singapore | 55.26 billion | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 48.59 billion | 2024 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 45.87 billion | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 14 | France | 41.73 billion | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 15 | Malta | 36.46 billion | 2024 | up 518.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Sweden | 33.68 billion | 2024 | up 2,128.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Taiwan, China | 32.01 billion | 2024 | up 151.8% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 30.43 billion | 2024 | up 206.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 27.61 billion | 2024 | up 411.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Brazil | 26.34 billion | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 21 | India | 24.25 billion | 2024 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 22 | Australia | 14.76 billion | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 13.79 billion | 2024 | up 1,675.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 13.04 billion | 2024 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 13.04 billion | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 12.03 billion | 2024 | up 9,425.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 11.18 billion | 2024 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Kuwait | 10.32 billion | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 10.05 billion | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Israel | 9.92 billion | 2024 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 31 | Mauritius | 9.90 billion | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Indonesia | 8.39 billion | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Thailand | 7.36 billion | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 6.84 billion | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Türkiye | 6.61 billion | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium | 4.71 billion | 2024 | up 1,227.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 4.58 billion | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Norway | 3.72 billion | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Chile | 3.59 billion | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 2.87 billion | 2024 | down 57.5% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 2.79 billion | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 2.76 billion | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 2.24 billion | 2024 | up 703.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 2.22 billion | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Romania | 1.99 billion | 2024 | up 638.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Qatar | 1.56 billion | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.56 billion | 2016 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 1.46 billion | 2024 | up 587.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Cayman Islands | 1.26 billion | 2023 | up 3,174.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 1.25 billion | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 1.17 billion | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 52 | New Zealand | 881.63 million | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Macau, China | 879.14 million | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Guatemala | 865.22 million | 2024 | up 4,266.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 864.53 million | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Lithuania | 794.90 million | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 769.57 million | 2024 | up 1,199.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 742.44 million | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 691.33 million | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 688.93 million | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Serbia | 656.93 million | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Viet Nam | 600.00 million | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 526.63 million | 2024 | up 3,074.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 508.20 million | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | 482.14 million | 2023 | up 7,631.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Georgia | 461.88 million | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Iceland | 461.25 million | 2024 | up 2,060.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Iraq | 438.70 million | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 417.66 million | 2024 | up 456.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Nigeria | 407.95 million | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 337.22 million | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Ukraine | 305.00 million | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 287.81 million | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Bahrain | 275.00 million | 2024 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Albania | 260.62 million | 2024 | up 244.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 256.73 million | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Kosovo | 242.42 million | 2024 | up 486.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 179.15 million | 2024 | up 641.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Cambodia | 171.83 million | 2024 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Belarus | 170.25 million | 2024 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Bahamas | 162.94 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Madagascar | 142.02 million | 2022 | up 289.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118.58 million | 2024 | up 1,090.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Andorra | 118.34 million | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 110.33 million | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 86 | New Caledonia | 106.96 million | 2016 | up 250.2% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 101.03 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Republic of Moldova | 98.39 million | 2024 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Pakistan | 84.00 million | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 73.80 million | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Lebanon | 72.67 million | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Senegal | 70.74 million | 2023 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Montenegro | 67.78 million | 2024 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 64.81 million | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Eswatini | 63.77 million | 2024 | up 11,956.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Armenia | 56.78 million | 2024 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Malawi | 56.42 million | 2024 | up 1,291.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Mongolia | 55.47 million | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Aruba | 54.88 million | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Jordan | 54.08 million | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | 52.88 million | 2024 | up 7,756.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 47.10 million | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 45.09 million | 2023 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Namibia | 44.46 million | 2024 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 37.23 million | 2020 | up 3,082.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Bermuda | 36.78 million | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | 36.70 million | 2024 | up 728.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Tunisia | 34.59 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Angola | 33.06 million | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Mali | 29.66 million | 2023 | up 938.7% | volatile |
| 111 | French Polynesia | 24.23 million | 2016 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Cape Verde | 20.76 million | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.88 million | 2024 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Fiji | 16.67 million | 2022 | up 754.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Gabon | 16.45 million | 2015 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Rwanda | 13.15 million | 2024 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Benin | 13.01 million | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Anguilla | 11.11 million | 2023 | up 769.0% | volatile |
| 119 | West Bank and Gaza | 10.69 million | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Congo | 9.97 million | 2021 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Niger | 9.17 million | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | 8.73 million | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Burundi | 8.51 million | 2024 | up 31,026.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Netherlands Antilles | 7.28 million | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Curaçao | 7.26 million | 2023 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Guyana | 6.85 million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Ghana | 5.37 million | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Timor-Leste | 4.50 million | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.83 million | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Botswana | 3.02 million | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Grenada | 2.72 million | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Belize | 2.61 million | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.40 million | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Samoa | 2.05 million | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Vanuatu | 1.49 million | 2022 | up 283.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Tonga | 1.25 million | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Jamaica | 1.07 million | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Dominica | 419,176 | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Uganda | 399,794 | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 305,324 | 2023 | up 16,476.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Algeria | 264,865 | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 141,683 | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Guinea | 30,000 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Kiribati | 16,412 | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Gambia | 0 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Libya | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Sudan | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | South Sudan | 0 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -277,307 | 2024 | down 105.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Naoero | -1.34 million | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | -8.14 million | 2024 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Suriname | -11.05 million | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Seychelles | -35.42 million | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Mozambique | -44.11 million | 2024 | down 145.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Dominican Republic | -47.30 million | 2024 | down 126.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -51.54 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 175 | North Macedonia | -64.91 million | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Cameroon | -79.51 million | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Liberia | -90.00 million | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Togo | -112.26 million | 2020 | down 247.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Barbados | -116.34 million | 2017 | down 241.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Zambia | -139.02 million | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Oman | -142.78 million | 2024 | down 110.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Russian Federation | -170.10 million | 2024 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Kyrgyzstan | -454.61 million | 2022 | down 2,718.1% | volatile |
| 184 | South Africa | -1.26 billion | 2024 | down 116.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Uruguay | -1.37 billion | 2024 | down 174.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Kazakhstan | -1.92 billion | 2024 | down 172.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Estonia | -3.72 billion | 2024 | down 427.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Netherlands | -5.93 billion | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Switzerland | -33.29 billion | 2024 | down 390.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Cyprus | -55.85 billion | 2024 | down 188.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Hungary | -78.00 billion | 2024 | down 944.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- All Countries and International Organizations 1.83 trillion
- Advanced economies 1.47 trillion
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies 354.61 billion
- Emerging and Developing Asia 230.12 billion
- Euro Area (EA) 162.62 billion
- Middle East and Central Asia 118.50 billion
- Western Hemisphere 55.72 billion
- Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) 6.68 billion
- Emerging and Developing Europe -56.41 billion
About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.