Private capital flows, total (% of GDP) by country
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...
What the numbers show
Private capital flows, total (% of GDP) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 218.1% in Mauritius; the lowest is -4.9% in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.0%, and the mean is 12.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 124,876.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 480.2%).
Private capital flows, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 218.1% | 2011 | up 124,876.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Liberia | 84.9% | 2011 | up 456.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 22.9% | 2011 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Niger | 18.1% | 2010 | up 8,849.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Mozambique | 16.6% | 2011 | up 457.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Guinea | 14.6% | 2011 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Seychelles | 14.6% | 2011 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.0% | 2011 | up 1,331.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Namibia | 10.7% | 2011 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 10 | Djibouti | 9.2% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mali | 9.1% | 2010 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Ghana | 7.5% | 2011 | up 457.0% | rising |
| 13 | Libya | 5.7% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Lesotho | 5.6% | 2011 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 5.5% | 2011 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 16 | Benin | 4.8% | 2010 | up 474.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 4.8% | 2011 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 18 | Tanzania | 4.6% | 2011 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 19 | Egypt | 4.2% | 2011 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 4.1% | 2011 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 21 | Gambia | 4.0% | 2011 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.0% | 2010 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 3.2% | 2011 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% | 2010 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Morocco | 2.5% | 2011 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 26 | Togo | 2.2% | 2010 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 27 | South Africa | 2.1% | 2011 | up 540.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 2.1% | 2011 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Eswatini | 2.0% | 2010 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Nigeria | 1.8% | 2011 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 31 | Malawi | 1.5% | 2011 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Senegal | 1.4% | 2010 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Rwanda | 1.2% | 2011 | up 187.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Kenya | 1.1% | 2011 | up 408.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Algeria | 1.1% | 2011 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 36 | Tunisia | 1.0% | 2011 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2011 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Cameroon | -0.2% | 2010 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.7% | 2010 | down 134.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Botswana | -1.0% | 2010 | down 116.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Angola | -4.9% | 2011 | down 480.2% | volatile |
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.