Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 13,468 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13,468 million USD
Change on year
down 11.4%
Rank
23rd
of 30 groups
All-time high
23,086 million USD
in 2007
All-time low
914.7 million USD
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Northern Africa, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200620231990: 1.2k million USD1991: 914.7 million USD1992: 1.6k million USD1993: 2.4k million USD1994: 2.2k million USD1995: 1.2k million USD1996: 1.5k million USD1997: 2.6k million USD1998: 2.6k million USD1999: 3.0k million USD2000: 2.9k million USD2001: 4.6k million USD2002: 3.0k million USD2003: 4.0k million USD2004: 3.2k million USD2005: 11.0k million USD2006: 19.8k million USD2007: 23.1k million USD2008: 22.8k million USD2009: 19.1k million USD2010: 17.7k million USD2011: 8.2k million USD2012: 16.6k million USD2013: 14.1k million USD2014: 12.0k million USD2015: 12.3k million USD2016: 13.8k million USD2017: 13.3k million USD2018: 15.3k million USD2019: 13.8k million USD2020: 9.8k million USD2021: 9.4k million USD2022: 15.2k million USD2023: 13.5k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 13,468 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Northern Africa peaked at 23,086 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, 914.7 million USD, in 1991.

Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 30 groups on this measure, 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$ in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Northern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 1,187 million USD
1991 914.7 million USD -22.9%
1992 1,596 million USD +74.4%
1993 2,412 million USD +51.1%
1994 2,178 million USD -9.7%
1995 1,216 million USD -44.2%
1996 1,468 million USD +20.7%
1997 2,649 million USD +80.5%
1998 2,623 million USD -1.0%
1999 2,977 million USD +13.5%
2000 2,906 million USD -2.4%
2001 4,647 million USD +59.9%
2002 2,975 million USD -36.0%
2003 3,979 million USD +33.8%
2004 3,246 million USD -18.4%
2005 11,026 million USD +239.7%
2006 19,816 million USD +79.7%
2007 23,086 million USD +16.5%
2008 22,791 million USD -1.3%
2009 19,093 million USD -16.2%
2010 17,655 million USD -7.5%
2011 8,201 million USD -53.5%
2012 16,588 million USD +102.3%
2013 14,108 million USD -15.0%
2014 11,995 million USD -15.0%
2015 12,327 million USD +2.8%
2016 13,849 million USD +12.3%
2017 13,274 million USD -4.2%
2018 15,346 million USD +15.6%
2019 13,782 million USD -10.2%
2020 9,779 million USD -29.0%
2021 9,442 million USD -3.4%
2022 15,202 million USD +61.0%
2023 13,468 million USD -11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,922 million USD 914.7 million USD 2,977 million USD 10
2000s 11,356 million USD 2,906 million USD 23,086 million USD 10
2010s 13,713 million USD 8,201 million USD 17,655 million USD 10
2020s 11,973 million USD 9,442 million USD 15,202 million USD 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Northern Africa?
Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Northern Africa was 13,468 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 Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 23,086 million USD in 2007.
What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 914.7 million USD in 1991.
How does Northern Africa rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern 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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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,713 data points, 1990–2023
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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.