Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0001 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0001 million USD per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.6% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0006 million USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per person, in 1990.
That places South Africa 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per person | -385.0% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per person | -98.7% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | +186.1% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per person | +3560.1% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per person | +197.7% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per person | -28.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +357.2% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per person | -83.9% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per person | +173.8% |
| 2000 | 0 million USD per person | -39.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +772.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -75.1% |
| 2003 | 0 million USD per person | -68.8% |
| 2004 | 0 million USD per person | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +668.7% |
| 2006 | 0 million USD per person | -95.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +1896.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +51.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -61.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +99.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 0 million USD per person | -67.3% |
| 2016 | 0 million USD per person | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 0 million USD per person | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +154.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +990.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -76.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -39.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0001 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 million USD per person, 78% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0001 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million USD per person, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +3560.1% | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person |
| 2007 | +1896.6% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
| 2021 | +990.3% | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person |
| 2001 | +772.3% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person |
| 2005 | +668.7% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 95.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -28.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in South Africa was 0.0001 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per person in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.