The global investment landscape is undergoing a massive structural shift. Driven by a surge in artificial intelligence, domestic industrial policies, and rising geopolitical tensions, the world’s leading multinational firms are radically rethinking where they park their capital over the next decade. Based on Kearney’s 2026 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index, this definitive guide reveals the changing geography of trust.
The Index ranks destinations on a scale from 0 to 3 based on a proprietary survey of 507 senior executives from corporations with annual revenues over US$500 million. Each country's score is calculated as a weighted average reflecting the likelihood of these firms maintaining or expanding direct investments over the next three years, with a score of 3 representing absolute investor certainty.
Click on to discover the top 15 nations.