Africa vs Belgium: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Africa
- Belgium
How they compare
Africa currently reports 52,633 million USD against 23,019 million USD in Belgium, a difference of 29,614 million USD.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.
Africa ranks 15th and Belgium ranks 18th of 30 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,706 million USD | 66,938 million USD | 32,232 million USD | Belgium |
| 2010s | 50,375 million USD | 36,023 million USD | 14,352 million USD | Africa |
| 2020s | 57,566 million USD | 11,871 million USD | 45,694 million USD | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Africa or Belgium?
- Africa, at 52,633 million USD against 23,019 million USD in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Africa and Belgium?
- 29,614 million USD, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Belgium?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Belgium rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Africa ranks 15th and Belgium ranks 18th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.