Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Africa
Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 490.56 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Africa is 490.56 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.6% on the previous year and down 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Africa peaked at 12,362 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4,511 million USD, in 2001.
Africa ranks 28th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,393 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 2,462 million USD | +76.7% |
| 1992 | 3,351 million USD | +36.1% |
| 1993 | 1,440 million USD | -57.0% |
| 1994 | 3,069 million USD | +113.2% |
| 1995 | 3,852 million USD | +25.5% |
| 1996 | 3,296 million USD | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 4,871 million USD | +47.8% |
| 1998 | 2,436 million USD | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 3,970 million USD | +63.0% |
| 2000 | 2,735 million USD | -31.1% |
| 2001 | -4,511 million USD | -265.0% |
| 2002 | 770.36 million USD | -117.1% |
| 2003 | 2,257 million USD | +193.0% |
| 2004 | 5,429 million USD | +140.5% |
| 2005 | 2,766 million USD | -49.1% |
| 2006 | 8,332 million USD | +201.3% |
| 2007 | 12,362 million USD | +48.4% |
| 2008 | 10,877 million USD | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 7,336 million USD | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 11,631 million USD | +58.6% |
| 2011 | 4,820 million USD | -58.6% |
| 2012 | 9,610 million USD | +99.4% |
| 2013 | 9,615 million USD | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 9,529 million USD | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 9,182 million USD | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 8,606 million USD | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 10,801 million USD | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 7,349 million USD | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 3,672 million USD | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 3,122 million USD | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 4,603 million USD | +47.4% |
| 2022 | 9,050 million USD | +96.6% |
| 2023 | 490.56 million USD | -94.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,014 million USD | 1,393 million USD | 4,871 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,835 million USD | -4,511 million USD | 12,362 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,482 million USD | 3,672 million USD | 11,631 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,316 million USD | 490.56 million USD | 9,050 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More economy & growth data for Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.26 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 10.08 million (2027)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 7.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 3.10 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices -9.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.95 % (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 101.78 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Africa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Africa was 490.56 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,362 million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,511 million USD in 2001.
- How does Africa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Africa ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.