Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 1,027 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1,027 million USD
Change on year
down 46.1%
Rank
25th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1,904 million USD
in 2022
All-time low
-886.26 million USD
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023

-1.0k01.0k2.0k1990200620231990: 16.3 million USD1991: 26.1 million USD1992: 65.1 million USD1993: 70 million USD1994: 38.9 million USD1995: 70.3 million USD1996: 51.6 million USD1997: 50.3 million USD1998: 31.5 million USD1999: 30 million USD2000: 32.8 million USD2001: 20.7 million USD2002: 45.8 million USD2003: 66.3 million USD2004: 56.5 million USD2005: 191.7 million USD2006: 235.5 million USD2007: 188.3 million USD2008: 184.2 million USD2009: 418.5 million USD2010: 1.4k million USD2011: 374.5 million USD2012: -180.1 million USD2013: 1.0k million USD2014: -886.3 million USD2015: 322.8 million USD2016: 544.4 million USD2017: -300.9 million USD2018: 203.5 million USD2019: 819.3 million USD2020: 1.5k million USD2021: 1.8k million USD2022: 1.9k million USD2023: 1.0k million USD

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.

Analysis

In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Eastern Africa stood at 1,027 million USD.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Eastern Africa peaked at 1,904 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -886.26 million USD, in 2014.

That places Eastern 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Eastern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 16.26 million USD —
1991 26.07 million USD +60.3%
1992 65.06 million USD +149.6%
1993 69.97 million USD +7.5%
1994 38.9 million USD -44.4%
1995 70.34 million USD +80.8%
1996 51.62 million USD -26.6%
1997 50.26 million USD -2.6%
1998 31.54 million USD -37.2%
1999 30.03 million USD -4.8%
2000 32.84 million USD +9.4%
2001 20.75 million USD -36.8%
2002 45.83 million USD +120.9%
2003 66.25 million USD +44.5%
2004 56.46 million USD -14.8%
2005 191.71 million USD +239.6%
2006 235.52 million USD +22.9%
2007 188.28 million USD -20.1%
2008 184.16 million USD -2.2%
2009 418.55 million USD +127.3%
2010 1,433 million USD +242.4%
2011 374.54 million USD -73.9%
2012 -180.12 million USD -148.1%
2013 1,033 million USD -673.6%
2014 -886.26 million USD -185.8%
2015 322.83 million USD -136.4%
2016 544.41 million USD +68.6%
2017 -300.88 million USD -155.3%
2018 203.48 million USD -167.6%
2019 819.33 million USD +302.7%
2020 1,476 million USD +80.1%
2021 1,762 million USD +19.4%
2022 1,904 million USD +8.1%
2023 1,027 million USD -46.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Eastern 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +673.6% -180.12 million USD 1,033 million USD

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.01 million USD 16.26 million USD 70.34 million USD 10
2000s 144.03 million USD 20.75 million USD 418.55 million USD 10
2010s 336.36 million USD -886.26 million USD 1,433 million USD 10
2020s 1,542 million USD 1,027 million USD 1,904 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 22 Saudi Arabia 11,465 million USD compare
  2. 23 Belgium 9,993 million USD compare
  3. 24 Thailand 9,240 million USD compare
  4. 25 Israel 8,141 million USD compare
  5. 26 Poland 8,115 million USD compare
  6. 27 Kuwait 8,100 million USD compare
  7. 28 Australia 7,941 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Eastern Africa?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Eastern Africa was 1,027 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,904 million USD in 2022.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was -886.26 million USD in 2014.
How does Eastern Africa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
Eastern Africa ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern 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$, 2015 prices, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 6,138 data points, 1990–2023
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.