Foreign direct investment in Africa
Africa: Foreign direct investment was 2.4% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Foreign direct investment in Africa, 2005–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2010, foreign direct investment in Africa stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Foreign direct investment in Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.8% | — |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 Liberia 84.9% compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 24.0% compare
- 4 Guinea 18.8% compare
- 5 Niger 18.5% compare
- 6 Mozambique 16.4% compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 14.0% compare
- 8 Seychelles 12.9% compare
More trade data for Africa
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value 64,599 1000 USD (2007)
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Export Value 2,418 1000 USD (2007)
- Ploughs (e.g. reversible and non-reversible ploughs) — Import Value 12,951 1000 USD (2007)
- Pedestrian controlled tractors (single axle tractors) — Import Value 20,251 1000 USD (2007)
- Net long-term borrowing 496.17 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 992.27 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Manure spreaders and Fertiliser distributors — Import Value 8,033 1000 USD (2007)
- Food imports excluding fish 51.61 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 62.76 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 18.44 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment in Africa?
- Foreign direct investment in Africa was 2.4% in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2010.
- How does Africa rank for foreign direct investment?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2010.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.