Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Africa
Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Africa recorded 3.4% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 77.3% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Africa peaked at 3.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places Africa 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +113.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +50.9% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -22.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +118.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -39.7% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +77.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 4 Guyana 35.0% compare
- 5 Palau 28.9% compare
- 6 Singapore 27.8% compare
- 7 Mozambique 15.4% compare
- 8 Namibia 14.8% compare
- 9 Mauritania 13.2% compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.26 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 10.08 million (2027)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 7.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices -9.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate -6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.95 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Africa?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Africa was 3.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Africa rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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