Sub-Saharan Africa vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net outflows

Sub-Saharan Africa
-2.63 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2.60 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
43rd
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
41st

Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
-5.0B05.0B10.0B197019972025

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.24 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 87.05 million BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 87.05 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 430.27 million BoP, current US$ 86.60 million BoP, current US$ 343.67 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ 511.30 million BoP, current US$ 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ 1.03 billion BoP, current US$ 973.51 million BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 8.10 billion BoP, current US$ 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ 6.23 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ 1.95 billion BoP, current US$ 470.61 million BoP, current US$ Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Sub-Saharan Africa or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Sub-Saharan Africa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
5.24 billion BoP, current US$, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.