What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.

What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was -0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 123.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

-0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 284.9%

Rank

42nd

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2006

All-time low

-0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2001

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

The figure is down 284.9% on the previous year and down 123.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2001.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+70.0%
1972	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.0%
1973	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+124.6%
1974	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.5%
1975	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1976	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.5%
1977	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1978	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+115.4%
1979	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-86.2%
1980	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1860.7%
1981	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.4%
1982	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-73.8%
1983	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.2%
1984	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.3%
1985	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.9%
1986	-0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-145.2%
1987	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-270.0%
1988	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1989	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+226.3%
1990	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-63.3%
1991	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+95.4%
1992	0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+187.0%
1993	0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-64.5%
1994	0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.0%
1995	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.7%
1996	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.0%
1997	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+65.9%
1998	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-80.3%
1999	0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+346.5%
2000	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.2%
2001	-0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-381.4%
2002	-0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-93.4%
2003	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-400.9%
2004	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.6%
2005	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2006	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+180.4%
2007	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.1%
2008	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-74.3%
2009	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+120.8%
2010	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+71.3%
2011	0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.9%
2012	0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+72.3%
2013	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.2%
2014	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2015	0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
2016	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2017	0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.6%
2018	0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.3%
2019	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.9%
2020	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-100.7%
2021	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10567.8%
2022	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.5%
2023	-0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-127.1%
2024	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-222.6%
2025	-0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-284.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

39 Honduras 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
40 United States of America 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
41 Slovenia 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 Serbia 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Brazil 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
44 Eswatini 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Zambia 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.73 current US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 123.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.