Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate (FDI annual growth) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate was -246.84 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa is -246.84 % change on previous year, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 325.8% on the previous year and down 298.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa peaked at 726.55 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -246.84 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Southern Africa ranks 30th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 500.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 726.55 % change on previous year | +45.0% |
| 1993 | -83.71 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 1994 | 308.95 % change on previous year | -469.1% |
| 1995 | 97.66 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1996 | -59.75 % change on previous year | -161.2% |
| 1997 | 126.69 % change on previous year | -312.1% |
| 1998 | -22.85 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 1999 | -11.69 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 2000 | -83.01 % change on previous year | +610.4% |
| 2002 | 87.56 % change on previous year | -205.5% |
| 2003 | 327.83 % change on previous year | +274.4% |
| 2004 | 76.64 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 2005 | -38.74 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 2006 | 597.63 % change on previous year | -1642.9% |
| 2007 | -50.96 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 2008 | -203.41 % change on previous year | +299.2% |
| 2009 | 139.69 % change on previous year | -168.7% |
| 2010 | -106.58 % change on previous year | -176.3% |
| 2011 | -213.94 % change on previous year | +100.7% |
| 2013 | 124.61 % change on previous year | -158.2% |
| 2014 | 15.86 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 2015 | -22.75 % change on previous year | -243.4% |
| 2016 | -23.16 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 59.1 % change on previous year | -355.2% |
| 2018 | -42.39 % change on previous year | -171.7% |
| 2019 | -25.62 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 2020 | -162.7 % change on previous year | +535.0% |
| 2021 | 109.33 % change on previous year | -167.2% |
| 2023 | -246.84 % change on previous year | -325.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1642.9% | -38.74 % change on previous year | 597.63 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175.87 % change on previous year | -83.71 % change on previous year | 726.55 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.8 % change on previous year | -203.41 % change on previous year | 597.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -26.09 % change on previous year | -213.94 % change on previous year | 124.61 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | -100.07 % change on previous year | -246.84 % change on previous year | 109.33 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 27 Kyrgyzstan 100.33 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Samoa 99.45 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Luxembourg 91.95 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Belize 87.86 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Bahamas 85.2 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Cyprus 81 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Estonia 77.76 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices -0.7455 % (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa was -246.84 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 726.55 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -246.84 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Southern Africa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 298.1%. 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$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.