Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct investments — Return on outward direct investment by country
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct investments — Return on outward direct investment is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 27.31 Percent per annum in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is -3.33 Percent per annum in Kenya.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.27 Percent per annum, and the mean is 4.64 Percent per annum.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 20,881.2%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 270.2%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.31 Percent per annum | 2021 | up 20,881.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Senegal | 19.76 Percent per annum | 2021 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Mozambique, Republic of | 16.56 Percent per annum | 2022 | up 516.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 13.24 Percent per annum | 2021 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Mali | 9.97 Percent per annum | 2021 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Côte d’Ivoire | 8.31 Percent per annum | 2021 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Morocco | 6.18 Percent per annum | 2022 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 8 | Algeria | 5.21 Percent per annum | 2022 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 9 | OECD | 5.21 Percent per annum | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 10 | Tunisia | 5.17 Percent per annum | 2022 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Togo | 4.15 Percent per annum | 2020 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 3.42 Percent per annum | 2022 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 13 | Niger | 2.57 Percent per annum | 2021 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 14 | South Africa | 2.42 Percent per annum | 2022 | up 70.9% | falling |
| 15 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.27 Percent per annum | 2022 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 1.88 Percent per annum | 2021 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritius | 1.32 Percent per annum | 2022 | up 384.4% | rising |
| 18 | Namibia | 0.8665 Percent per annum | 2022 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Burundi | 0.7783 Percent per annum | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Seychelles | 0.6939 Percent per annum | 2022 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Angola | 0.3869 Percent per annum | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 0.2003 Percent per annum | 2021 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Cameroon | 0.1253 Percent per annum | 2021 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Zambia | 0.0144 Percent per annum | 2022 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 25 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 Percent per annum | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Rwanda | 0 Percent per annum | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 0 Percent per annum | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Botswana | -0.1367 Percent per annum | 2022 | down 270.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Kenya | -3.33 Percent per annum | 2021 | down 108.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eswatini 7.1 Percent per annum
- Madagascar 0 Percent per annum
About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 22 shows indicators of returns on direct investments, as a percentage of GDP and in US dollars. Includes investment liabilities, debit, assets, and credit, and returns on inward and outward flows of investments.