Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Africa
Africa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 52,633 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Africa recorded 52,633 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Africa peaked at 81,868 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,876 million USD, in 1990.
Africa ranks 15th of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,544 million USD | 2,876 million USD | 11,522 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,635 million USD | 9,302 million USD | 59,919 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,375 million USD | 39,729 million USD | 59,180 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,566 million USD | 41,250 million USD | 81,868 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 33,442 million USD compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 30,688 million USD compare
- 14 Australia 29,874 million USD compare
- 15 Sweden 29,418 million USD compare
- 16 Poland 28,685 million USD compare
- 17 India 28,163 million USD compare
- 18 Cayman Islands 28,134 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Africa
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 88.82 USD (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 101.78 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices 106.92 USD (2023)
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 52,268 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 225.54 million USD (2023)
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 490.56 million USD (2023)
- Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 1,031 million No (2025)
- Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 66.6 % (2025)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average 380.01 (2026)
- Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 162.21 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Africa?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Africa was 52,633 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 81,868 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,876 million USD in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Africa ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.