Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was -3,051 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Southern Africa is -3,051 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 258.6% on the previous year and down 153.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Southern Africa peaked at 7,007 million USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, -4,765 million USD, in 2001.
That places Southern Africa 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.41 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 321.54 million USD | +460.0% |
| 1992 | 2,375 million USD | +638.6% |
| 1993 | 395.53 million USD | -83.3% |
| 1994 | 1,593 million USD | +302.8% |
| 1995 | 2,900 million USD | +82.0% |
| 1996 | 1,275 million USD | -56.1% |
| 1997 | 2,866 million USD | +124.9% |
| 1998 | 2,455 million USD | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 2,241 million USD | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 395.5 million USD | -82.4% |
| 2001 | -4,765 million USD | -1304.7% |
| 2002 | -646.1 million USD | -86.4% |
| 2003 | 995.01 million USD | -254.0% |
| 2004 | 1,405 million USD | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 792.92 million USD | -43.6% |
| 2006 | 5,590 million USD | +604.9% |
| 2007 | 2,634 million USD | -52.9% |
| 2008 | -2,954 million USD | -212.1% |
| 2009 | 1,111 million USD | -137.6% |
| 2010 | -59.89 million USD | -105.4% |
| 2011 | -175.95 million USD | +193.8% |
| 2012 | 2,272 million USD | -1391.2% |
| 2013 | 5,676 million USD | +149.9% |
| 2014 | 7,007 million USD | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 6,028 million USD | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 4,974 million USD | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 6,833 million USD | +37.4% |
| 2018 | 3,754 million USD | -45.1% |
| 2019 | 2,914 million USD | -22.4% |
| 2020 | -1,979 million USD | -167.9% |
| 2021 | 163.07 million USD | -108.2% |
| 2022 | 1,923 million USD | +1079.6% |
| 2023 | -3,051 million USD | -258.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1391.2% | -175.95 million USD | 2,272 million USD |
| 2001 | -1304.7% | 395.5 million USD | -4,765 million USD |
| 2022 | +1079.6% | 163.07 million USD | 1,923 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,648 million USD | 57.41 million USD | 2,900 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 455.86 million USD | -4,765 million USD | 5,590 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,922 million USD | -175.95 million USD | 7,007 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -735.79 million USD | -3,051 million USD | 1,923 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,489 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices -3.16 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Southern Africa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Southern Africa was -3,051 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,007 million USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,765 million USD in 2001.
- How does Southern Africa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 153.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.