Gabon vs Sierra Leone: Total FDI outflows — Value US$

Gabon
-33.78 million USD
in 2019
Sierra Leone
-7.55 million USD
in 2005
Gabon rank
152nd
Sierra Leone rank
150th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time

  • Gabon
  • Sierra Leone
-2000200400199020042019

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -7.55 million USD against -33.78 million USD in Gabon, a difference of 26.23 million USD.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 166 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 18.25 million USD 0.252 million USD 18 million USD Gabon
2000s 75.41 million USD -7.55 million USD 82.96 million USD Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, Gabon or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -7.55 million USD against -33.78 million USD in Gabon as of 2005.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between Gabon and Sierra Leone?
26.23 million USD, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sierra Leone?
7 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2005.
How do Gabon and Sierra Leone rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
Gabon ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
214 places, 6,077 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.