Foreign direct investment in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment was 2.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 2.9% for foreign direct investment in 2010.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Foreign direct investment in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.8% | — |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -52.3% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +102.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +38.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 3.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More trade data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Net long-term borrowing -262.73 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 843.91 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Lead time to export, median case 9.32 days (2018)
- Food imports excluding fish 28.91 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 35.65 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 9.80 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 29.77 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 29.52 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 865.33 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 3.12 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Foreign direct investment in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.9% in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2006.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for foreign direct investment?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2010.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.