Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 5.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Northern 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 Northern Africa is 5.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 275.5% on the previous year and up 269.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Northern Africa peaked at 5.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2011.
Northern Africa ranks 4th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +64.2% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +80.7% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +59.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -54.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +54.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -31.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +42.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +275.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Northern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +275.5% | 1.5% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 1 Malta 170.5% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 113.6% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Northern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.84 million (2027)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices -0.485 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 7.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 3,599 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 918,222 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 3,382 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Northern Africa?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Northern Africa was 5.8% 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- How does Northern Africa rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Northern Africa ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 269.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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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