In 2023, the United States had the largest inward foreign direct investment (FDI) stock worldwide, amounting to approximately **** trillion U.S. dollars. China was second with around *** trillion U.S. dollars.
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UNCTAD. (June 20, 2024). Leading economies worldwide in 2022 and 2023 by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inward stock (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271984/largest-economies-fdi-inward-stock-by-country/
UNCTAD. "Leading economies worldwide in 2022 and 2023 by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inward stock (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271984/largest-economies-fdi-inward-stock-by-country/
UNCTAD. (2024). Leading economies worldwide in 2022 and 2023 by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inward stock (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271984/largest-economies-fdi-inward-stock-by-country/
UNCTAD. "Leading Economies Worldwide in 2022 and 2023 by Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) Inward Stock (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271984/largest-economies-fdi-inward-stock-by-country/
UNCTAD, Leading economies worldwide in 2022 and 2023 by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inward stock (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271984/largest-economies-fdi-inward-stock-by-country/ (last visited May 08, 2026)
Leading economies worldwide in 2022 and 2023 by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inward stock (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNCTAD, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271984/largest-economies-fdi-inward-stock-by-country/