Capital flows not elsewhere included (BoP, current US$) by country
This item comprises capital transactions not included elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Countries reporting
46
Highest
10.46 billion BoP, current US$
Egypt
Lowest
-6.85 billion BoP, current US$
Ghana
Median
-11.75 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
52
1960–2011
Data points
1,468
What the numbers show
Capital flows not elsewhere included (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 10.46 billion BoP, current US$ in Egypt; the lowest is -6.85 billion BoP, current US$ in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is -11.75 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is -141.81 million BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 8,275.9%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 44,843.4%).
Capital flows not elsewhere included: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 10.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,139.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Angola | 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 711.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 224.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Algeria | 487.83 million BoP, current US$ | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Mauritius | 431.25 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 717.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Eswatini | 341.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 889.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Malawi | 254.45 million BoP, current US$ | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Lesotho | 184.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Comoros | 93.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2009 | up 8,275.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Congo | 91.74 million BoP, current US$ | 1989 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Niger | 82.58 million BoP, current US$ | 2005 | up 515.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 63.50 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | up 605.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Benin | 53.22 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Rwanda | 41.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Uganda | 26.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.73 million BoP, current US$ | 1997 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Tanzania | 11.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Burundi | 1.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2005 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Chad | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1999 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | -160,000 BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 130.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Eritrea | -500,000 BoP, current US$ | 2004 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Sao Tome and Principe | -23.01 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Seychelles | -30.09 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 593.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Djibouti | -38.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2006 | down 246.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritania | -53.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2005 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Central African Republic | -66.09 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | -68.60 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 139.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | -100.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2009 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Sudan | -101.36 million BoP, current US$ | 2009 | down 1,927.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Gabon | -109.35 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 137.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Senegal | -157.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 1,495.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | -162.61 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 283.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Cape Verde | -173.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2009 | down 282.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | -269.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2007 | down 147.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | -297.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 1,832.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Botswana | -436.01 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -643.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 249.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Liberia | -806.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 624.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Mozambique | -952.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 354.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Namibia | -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 256.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Zambia | -1.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 220.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | -1.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 4,894.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Morocco | -6.49 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 4,926.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | -6.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 44,843.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa -1.21 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria -2.01 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -2.01 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa -2.01 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa -2.01 billion BoP, current US$
- North Africa -14.99 billion BoP, current US$
About this data
This item comprises capital transactions not included elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.