Foreign direct investment in North Africa
North Africa: Foreign direct investment was 0.6% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment in North Africa, 2005–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
North Africa recorded 0.6% for foreign direct investment in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.1% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Foreign direct investment in North Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.9% | — |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +66.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -37.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -37.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -60.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 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
- 9 Djibouti 9.2% compare
More trade data for North Africa
- Net long-term borrowing 758.90 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 148.36 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Cereal imports 8.63 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 26.97 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Food imports excluding fish 22.64 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 36.58 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 5.78 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 495,830 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Cereal exports 187.33 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Merchandise exports, WB 188.13 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment in North Africa?
- Foreign direct investment in North Africa was 0.6% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- How does North Africa rank for foreign direct investment?
- North Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North 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.