Visualizing Global AI Investment by Country

Visualizing Global AI Investment by Country

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Countries are investing heavily in artificial intelligence to position themselves for a future that could look significantly different from today.

Greater investment in AI typically translates into stronger innovation ecosystems, which can attract top talent and fuel groundbreaking research that drives long-term economic growth.

This visualization is part of Visual Capitalist’s AI Week, sponsored by Terzo, and uses data from the 2025 AI Index Report to reveal which countries are placing the biggest bets on AI.

Data & Discussion

The figures in this graphic represent total private AI investment by country, between 2013 to 2024 in billions of U.S. dollars. Countries that raised less than $1 billion were grouped into the “Rest of World” category.

Geographic area	Investment ($B, 2013-2024)
U.S.	$471
China	$119
UK	$28
Canada	$15
Israel	$15
Germany	$13
India	$11
France	$11
South Korea	$9
Singapore	$7
Sweden	$7
Japan	$6
Australia	$4
Switzerland	$4
UAE	$4
Hong Kong	$4
Netherlands	$3
Spain	$3
Austria	$2
Brazil	$2
Ireland	$2
Argentina	$2
Italy	$1
Finland	$1
Belgium	$1
Taiwan	$1
Cayman Islands	$1
Turkey	$1
Mexico	$1
Denmark	$1
Portugal	$1
Norway	$1
Chile	$1
Lithuania	$1
Rest of World	$6

From this data we can see that nearly half a trillion dollars has been raised for AI in the U.S. This amount is greater than the rest of the world combined ($471 billion vs. $289 billion).

AI Startup Activity

The 2025 AI Index Report also features data on the number of newly funded AI companies by country. Generally speaking, more capital raised results in more companies starting up.

Geographic Area	Number of Newly Funded AI Companies (2013–2024)
United States	6,956
China	1,605
United Kingdom	885
Israel	492
Canada	481
France	468
India	434
Germany	394
Japan	388
South Korea	270
Singapore	239
Australia	178
Switzerland	154
Spain	117
Netherlands	116

Based on these numbers, the U.S. is the clear leader in terms of creating new AI companies. In 2024 alone, 1,073 AI companies in the country were funded.

AI Focus Areas

Since 2013, the world has raised over $750 billion for AI ventures, but what is all of this money going towards?

Breaking down private AI investment by focus area reveals the top sectors that attracted the most capital in 2024.

Focus Area	Total Investment ($B, 2024)
AI infrastructure/research/governance	$37.3
Data management, processing	$16.6
Medical and health care	$10.8
AV (autonomous vehicles)	$9.4
Fintech	$6.9
Manufacturing	$6.6
Semiconductors	$5.5
NLP, customer support	$4.2
Cybersecurity, data protection	$3.7
Robotics	$3.3
Drones	$2.6
Energy, oil, and gas	$2.0
Marketing, digital ads	$1.6
Business operations	$1.5
Semantic search	$1.4
Supply chain	$1.4
Insurtech	$1.4
AR/VR	$1.3
Retail	$1.2
Ed tech	$1.0
Quantum computing	$1.0
IoT	$0.8
Agritech	$0.8
Content creation/translation	$0.8
Creative, music, video content	$0.7

“AI infrastructure, research, and governance” attracted the most capital due to large investments by companies building AI applications, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI.

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