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Foreign direct investment to GDP: compare countries

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Foreign direct investment to GDP by country

Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Foreign direct investment to GDP: latest observations by country
Date	Canada	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 2002	3.2%	11.1%
Dec 31, 2003	0.8%	16.6%
Dec 31, 2004	0.1%	11.4%
Dec 31, 2005	2.2%	10.2%
Dec 31, 2006	4.9%	22.8%
Dec 31, 2007	8.2%	15.2%
Dec 31, 2008	4.5%	13.6%
Dec 31, 2009	1.5%	9.6%
Dec 31, 2010	1.8%	11.8%
Dec 31, 2011	2.1%	6.2%
Dec 31, 2012	2.7%	7.4%
Dec 31, 2013	3.6%	7.6%
Dec 31, 2014	3.6%	3.8%
Dec 31, 2015	3.9%	8.4%
Dec 31, 2016	2.2%	8.6%
Dec 31, 2017	1.5%	4.5%
Dec 31, 2018	2.5%	2.2%
Dec 31, 2019	2.8%	3.6%
Dec 31, 2020	1.8%	6.5%
Dec 31, 2021	3.0%	3.8%
Dec 31, 2022	2.3%	2.5%
Dec 31, 2023	2.0%	8.3%
Dec 31, 2024	2.8%	7.2%
Dec 31, 2025	3.0%	7.3%