Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa is 6.95 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.0% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 70.83 billion BoP, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 255.53 million BoP, current US$, in 1980.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 829.17 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 715.17 million BoP, current US$ | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 695.55 million BoP, current US$ | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 818.97 million BoP, current US$ | +17.7% |
| 1974 | 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ | +73.0% |
| 1975 | 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ | -20.9% |
| 1977 | 845.89 million BoP, current US$ | -16.8% |
| 1978 | 919.84 million BoP, current US$ | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 773.36 million BoP, current US$ | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 255.53 million BoP, current US$ | -67.0% |
| 1981 | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | +504.6% |
| 1982 | 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 854.46 million BoP, current US$ | -41.5% |
| 1984 | 937.81 million BoP, current US$ | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 1.00 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 615.48 million BoP, current US$ | -38.5% |
| 1987 | 1.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +114.1% |
| 1988 | 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 2.97 billion BoP, current US$ | +96.6% |
| 1990 | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | -60.5% |
| 1991 | 2.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +77.7% |
| 1992 | 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +39.1% |
| 1994 | 3.58 billion BoP, current US$ | +37.7% |
| 1995 | 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.27 billion BoP, current US$ | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 7.38 billion BoP, current US$ | +125.7% |
| 1998 | 6.02 billion BoP, current US$ | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 8.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +43.6% |
| 2000 | 6.88 billion BoP, current US$ | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 15.43 billion BoP, current US$ | +124.4% |
| 2002 | 10.87 billion BoP, current US$ | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 13.82 billion BoP, current US$ | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 12.63 billion BoP, current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 19.61 billion BoP, current US$ | +55.2% |
| 2006 | 16.44 billion BoP, current US$ | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 29.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +77.4% |
| 2008 | 38.80 billion BoP, current US$ | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 36.64 billion BoP, current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 32.81 billion BoP, current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 42.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 45.55 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 40.69 billion BoP, current US$ | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 44.29 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 45.24 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 32.31 billion BoP, current US$ | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 27.92 billion BoP, current US$ | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 28.18 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 27.53 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 23.25 billion BoP, current US$ | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 70.83 billion BoP, current US$ | +204.6% |
| 2022 | 36.67 billion BoP, current US$ | -48.2% |
| 2023 | 42.45 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 43.49 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ | -84.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +504.6% | 255.53 million BoP, current US$ | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2021 | +204.6% | 23.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 70.83 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 931.73 million BoP, current US$ | 695.55 million BoP, current US$ | 1.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 255.53 million BoP, current US$ | 2.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 38.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 27.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 45.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 70.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 35 Cyprus 11.16 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 36 Czechia 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 37 Peru 10.35 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 38 Romania 9.37 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 39 Guyana 8.63 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 40 Philippines 7.79 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 41 Greece 6.74 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 23.52 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 17.18 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -9.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.01 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa was 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 70.83 billion BoP, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 255.53 million BoP, current US$ in 1980.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.