Private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Private capital flows, total was 39.69 billion BoP, current US$ in 2010. ▲ Rising
Private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 2005–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa is 39.69 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.8% on the previous year and up 158.4% over ten years.
Private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.36 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 17.79 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 23.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 31.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 27.04 billion BoP, current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 39.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 15.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 31.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 39.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 39.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Merchandise trade to GDP ratio 80.1% (2011)
- GDP per capita, PPP annual growth 2.9% (2011)
- GDP deflator, index 239.7 2000=100; US$ series (2011)
- Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy, per capita 757.58 current US$ (2011)
- Import price index 165.76 goods and services 2000=100 (2005)
- Real agricultural GDP growth rates 4.0% (2011)
- Gross domestic savings, total 61.18 billion constant 2000 US$ (2011)
- Gross public investment 8.1% (2011)
- Value added, mining and quarrying 33.10 billion constant 2000 US$ (2008)
- GDFI - private 76.56 billion current US$ (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Private capital flows, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 39.69 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.69 billion BoP, current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.36 billion BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for private capital flows, total?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2010.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South 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.