Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Middle Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Middle Africa is 1.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 43.0% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Middle Africa peaked at 9.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2013.
That places Middle Africa 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +175.9% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -49.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -82.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +95.4% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +51.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -31.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -54.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +29.6% |
| 2013 | -0.5% | -135.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -691.5% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +149.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -66.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -82.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +59.9% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -109.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -552.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -152.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -874.2% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +43.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Middle Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +874.2% | -0.2% | 1.3% |
| 2014 | +691.5% | -0.5% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 0.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -0.5% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -0.2% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
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- 15 Timor-Leste 11.6% compare
- 15 East Timor 11.6% compare
- 17 Maldives 11.4% compare
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 11.1% compare
- 19 Seychelles 10.4% compare
- 20 Liberia 9.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle Africa
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 0.2868 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 8.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 122,785 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 57,522 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.12 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.45 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 286,309 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,293 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Middle Africa?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Middle Africa was 1.9% 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2013.
- How does Middle Africa rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Middle Africa ranks 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle 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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