Private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Private capital flows, total was 31.31 billion BoP, current US$ in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2005–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2010, private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 31.31 billion BoP, current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.9% on the previous year and up 93.6% over ten years.
Private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.17 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | -7.95 billion BoP, current US$ | -149.2% |
| 2007 | 15.66 billion BoP, current US$ | -297.0% |
| 2008 | 57.58 billion BoP, current US$ | +267.7% |
| 2009 | 19.46 billion BoP, current US$ | -66.2% |
| 2010 | 31.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +60.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.18 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 57.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 31.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 31.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Mauritius 24.56 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 2 Egypt 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- External balance on goods and services -0.0% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 5.4% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 23.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 614.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 554.17 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 4.5% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 27.8% (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 379.82 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 31.31 billion BoP, current US$ in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.58 billion BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.95 billion BoP, current US$ in 2006.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for private capital flows, total?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2010.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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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.