Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Egypt
Egypt: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy was -482.70 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Egypt, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in IMF-BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -482.70 million IMF-BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 107.6% on the previous year and down 109.0% over ten years.
That places Egypt 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Egypt, year by year
| Year | IMF-BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.38 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 10.04 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | +86.8% |
| 2007 | 11.58 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 9.49 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 6.71 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 6.39 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2011 | -482.70 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | -107.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.64 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 5.38 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 11.58 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.95 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | -482.70 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 6.39 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Egypt?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Egypt was -482.70 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11.58 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -482.70 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
- Egypt ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 109.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.