Top 10 Countries by Total AI Investment: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here — so is the future.
The AI global market grew to USD 279.22 billion in 2024 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 35.9% from 2025 to 2030 (Grand View Research).
Driving the next technology revolution, private AI investment globally has consequently grown substantially in the last decade as countries position themselves for the future.
Global Private Investment in AI (2013-24): It increased by 44.5% between 2023 and 2024, the first year-over-year growth since 2021. | Source: Stanford AI Index 2025
In a notable mention, the U.S. raised nearly half a trillion dollars in private investment in AI, higher than the rest of the world combined from 2013 to 2024, according to the same report.
Further, China also made substantial AI investments totalling $119.3 billion, with the UK following next with $28.2 billion of investment. Alongside them, Canada and Israel made significant contributions, investing $15 billion in AI over the past decade.
Stanford AI Index 2025: Top 10 countries by global private AI investment, 2013–24 (sum)
There is a wide gap in private investments between the United States and other regions; China witnessed a slight decrease of -1.9%, while Europe has seen a massive increase of +60% since 2023.
Other than the top 10, countries like Israel ($15.0 billion), Singapore ($7.3 billion), Sweden ($7.3 billion), Japan ($5.9B), Australia ($4B), Switzerland ($3.9B), and the United Arab Emirates ($3.7B) have attracted significant AI investments over the past decade.
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