Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 43.3% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0332 million USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 106th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -416.2% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -98.6% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +188.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +3659.2% |
| 1995 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +227.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +366.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -85.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +167.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | +664.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -76.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -53.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | +732.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -95.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +1999.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -70.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +171.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0332 million USD per square kilometre | +1213.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | -43.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre 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 | +3659.2% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +1999.2% | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +1213.2% | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0332 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +732.9% | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0332 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 103 Uzbekistan 0.005 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 104 Tunisia 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 105 Gabon 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 107 Australia 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 108 Benin 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 109 Slovakia 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre compare
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$, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0332 million USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.