Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy was 714.98 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sierra Leone, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in IMF-BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 714.98 million IMF-BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 199.9% on the previous year and up 688.0% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | IMF-BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 90.73 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 58.87 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | -35.1% |
| 2007 | 95.47 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +62.2% |
| 2008 | 53.10 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | -44.4% |
| 2009 | 110.43 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +108.0% |
| 2010 | 238.40 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +115.9% |
| 2011 | 714.98 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +199.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.72 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 53.10 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 110.43 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 476.69 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 238.40 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 714.98 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 13 Guinea 956.06 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 14 Uganda 796.94 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 15 Niger 795.86 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Ethiopia 626.51 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 18 Cameroon 537.78 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 19 Tunisia 432.67 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sierra Leone?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Sierra Leone was 714.98 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 714.98 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.10 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 688.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.