Private capital flows, total in North Africa
North Africa: Private capital flows, total was 14.99 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011. β Volatile
Private capital flows, total in North Africa, 2005β2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private capital flows, total in North Africa is 14.99 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,814.5% on the previous year and up 131.3% over ten years.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 31.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.89 billion BoP, current US$ | 782.89 million BoP, current US$ | 14.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 1 Mauritius 24.56 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 2 Egypt, Arab Republic of 9.54 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 3 South Africa 8.53 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 4 Nigeria 4.48 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Sudan 3.08 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Ghana 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Morocco 2.51 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for North Africa
- Merchandise trade to GDP ratio 64.3% (2010)
- GDP per capita, PPP annual growth 0.6% (2011)
- GDP deflator, index 163.53 2000=100; US$ series (2011)
- Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy, per capita 2,633 current US$ (2011)
- Import price index 170.8 goods and services 2000=100 (2011)
- Real agricultural GDP growth rates 2.8% (2011)
- Terms of trade 107.72 goods and services, 2000 = 100 (2009)
- Construction, value added 27.94 billion current US$ (2007)
- Mining and quarrying, value added 95.74 billion current US$ (2007)
- Gross public investment 12.0% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in North Africa?
- Private capital flows, total in North Africa was 14.99 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 31.81 billion BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 782.89 million BoP, current US$ in 2010.
- How does North Africa rank for private capital flows, total?
- North Africa ranks 4th out of 4 groups with data for 2011.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Private capital flows, total (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.