Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate was -29.38 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa is -29.38 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 59.8% on the previous year and down 151.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa peaked at 522.42 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -163.5 % change on previous year, in 1993.
That places Southern Africa 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 394.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -53.14 % change on previous year | -113.5% |
| 1993 | -163.5 % change on previous year | +207.7% |
| 1994 | 522.42 % change on previous year | -419.5% |
| 1995 | 169.01 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 1996 | -30.32 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 1997 | 276.4 % change on previous year | -1011.7% |
| 1998 | -77.26 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 1999 | 85.27 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 2000 | -24.78 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 2001 | 468.46 % change on previous year | -1990.4% |
| 2002 | -68.52 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 2003 | -43.81 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2004 | 20.36 % change on previous year | -146.5% |
| 2005 | 382.45 % change on previous year | +1778.7% |
| 2006 | -82.12 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 2007 | 492.5 % change on previous year | -699.8% |
| 2008 | 34.12 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 2009 | -17.59 % change on previous year | -151.6% |
| 2010 | -50.52 % change on previous year | +187.3% |
| 2011 | 30.2 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 2012 | 5.82 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 2013 | 57.42 % change on previous year | +886.5% |
| 2014 | -26.02 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 2015 | -53.08 % change on previous year | +104.0% |
| 2016 | -12.61 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 2017 | -10.58 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 137.53 % change on previous year | -1400.0% |
| 2019 | -13.55 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 2020 | -42.15 % change on previous year | +211.1% |
| 2022 | -73.03 % change on previous year | +73.3% |
| 2023 | -29.38 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1990.4% | -24.78 % change on previous year | 468.46 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +1778.7% | 20.36 % change on previous year | 382.45 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +1400.0% | -10.58 % change on previous year | 137.53 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +1011.7% | -30.32 % change on previous year | 276.4 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124.83 % change on previous year | -163.5 % change on previous year | 522.42 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 116.11 % change on previous year | -82.12 % change on previous year | 492.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.46 % change on previous year | -53.08 % change on previous year | 137.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -48.19 % change on previous year | -73.03 % change on previous year | -29.38 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 22 Eritrea 106.46 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 105.65 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Timor-Leste 103.37 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Suriname 102.7 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Eswatini 101.69 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 82.53 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Luxembourg 82.52 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth -3.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 15.36 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices -3.16 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 68,622 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa was -29.38 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 522.42 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -163.5 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Southern Africa rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 151.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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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The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.