Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Zambia
Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy was 1.98 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Zambia, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in IMF-BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.98 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 455.2% over ten years.
That places Zambia 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Zambia, year by year
| Year | IMF-BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 356.94 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 615.79 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +72.5% |
| 2007 | 1.32 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | +115.0% |
| 2008 | 938.60 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 694.80 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 1.73 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | +148.9% |
| 2011 | 1.98 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 786.01 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 356.94 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 1.32 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.86 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 1.73 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 1.98 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 6 Algeria 2.72 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Morocco 2.52 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 8 Mozambique 2.08 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 10 Liberia 1.31 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.10 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 12 Namibia 968.87 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Zambia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Zambia was 1.98 billion 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 356.94 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 455.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.