Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$) by country
Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as...
What the numbers show
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 37.75 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in Mauritius; the lowest is -3.02 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 335.25 million IMF-BoP, current US$, and the mean is 1.84 billion IMF-BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 90,258.1%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 131.9%).
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 37.75 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 90,258.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 8.84 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 5.89 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 3.22 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 2,122.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Sudan | 3.06 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 6 | Algeria | 2.72 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 135.3% | rising |
| 7 | Morocco | 2.52 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 50.9% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique | 2.08 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,598.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 1.98 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 455.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Liberia | 1.31 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,485.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.10 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 12 | Namibia | 968.87 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 13 | Guinea | 956.06 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 810.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Uganda | 796.94 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 15 | Niger | 795.86 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,500.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 714.98 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 688.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 626.51 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 537.78 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | 432.67 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 358.12 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 335.25 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,480.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Senegal | 274.89 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 23 | Botswana | 264.95 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 24 | Libya | 200.10 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Seychelles | 138.75 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 26 | Eswatini | 135.66 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 395.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Lesotho | 132.13 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 28 | Togo | 124.94 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 29 | Rwanda | 106.21 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 904.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 105.16 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 30.7% | flat |
| 31 | Malawi | 92.41 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 32 | Djibouti | 79.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Benin | 53.45 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 708.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 38.83 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 35 | Gambia | 36.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35.00 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Mali | 26.93 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Burundi | 3.35 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 473.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.47 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Egypt | -482.70 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 109.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Angola | -3.02 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 131.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 56.41 billion IMF-BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 56.41 billion IMF-BoP, current US$
About this data
Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.