Other capital flows, net (BoP, current US$) by country
The sum of short-term capital, net errors and omissions, and capital transactions not included elsewhere. Data denominated in current U.S. dollars.
Countries reporting
51
Highest
10.46 billion BoP, current US$
Egypt
Lowest
-6.63 billion BoP, current US$
Ghana
Median
-53.00 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
52
1960–2011
Data points
1,696
What the numbers show
Other capital flows, net (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 10.46 billion BoP, current US$ in Egypt; the lowest is -6.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is -53.00 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is -99.59 million BoP, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 25,443.1%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 11,725.1%).
Other capital flows, net: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 10.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 2,571.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Sudan | 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 2009 | up 644.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 910.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Mauritius | 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,003.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 202.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Congo | 721.38 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | up 663.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Botswana | 505.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 308.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Kenya | 403.93 million BoP, current US$ | 2005 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Eswatini | 333.60 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,279.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 278.73 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | up 545.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Malawi | 254.45 million BoP, current US$ | 2005 | up 243.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 230.71 million BoP, current US$ | 2009 | up 455.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 210.78 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Benin | 202.79 million BoP, current US$ | 2005 | up 25,443.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Lesotho | 186.45 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,969.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Guinea | 159.52 million BoP, current US$ | 1989 | up 605.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Niger | 94.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2005 | up 1,331.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Comoros | 93.29 million BoP, current US$ | 2009 | up 709.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Togo | 37.41 million BoP, current US$ | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Rwanda | 14.69 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.43 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Burundi | 1.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2005 | up 838.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 360,475 BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Eritrea | -1.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2004 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Sao Tome and Principe | -30.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 371.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Djibouti | -53.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2006 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 27 | Gambia | -65.83 million BoP, current US$ | 2001 | down 1,631.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | -89.84 million BoP, current US$ | 2009 | down 591.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Central African Republic | -99.25 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 101.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Libya | -142.09 million BoP, current US$ | 1990 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Senegal | -157.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 2,032.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | -160.96 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 370.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Cape Verde | -173.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2009 | down 377.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Nigeria | -241.66 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Mali | -271.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2007 | down 166.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Seychelles | -296.12 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 11,725.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Tanzania | -332.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 1,024.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Chad | -354.36 million BoP, current US$ | 2007 | down 187.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Cameroon | -385.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 470.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Gabon | -542.42 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 449.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Liberia | -806.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 862.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | -812.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 620.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | -838.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritania | -871.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 1,227.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Namibia | -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Zambia | -1.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 1,001.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Algeria | -1.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Mozambique | -1.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 597.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Tunisia | -1.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 467.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Morocco | -5.89 billion BoP, current US$ | 2011 | down 4,462.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | -6.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2010 | down 5,408.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa -3.14 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa -3.14 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -3.14 billion BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria -10.64 billion BoP, current US$
- Africa -10.92 billion BoP, current US$
- North Africa -17.39 billion BoP, current US$
About this data
The sum of short-term capital, net errors and omissions, and capital transactions not included elsewhere. Data denominated in current U.S. dollars.