Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 3.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 3.4% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Africa peaked at 5.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2000.
Eastern Africa ranks 6th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +50.3% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +25.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +41.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 3 Cayman Islands 93.7% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Eastern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.86 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 920,068 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 127,870 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,842 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,011 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 504,851 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 62.86 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 58.67 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.36 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 25.33 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Africa?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Eastern 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Eastern Africa ranks 6th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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