Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Africa
Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 225.54 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Africa is 225.54 million USD, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 97.5% on the previous year and down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Africa peaked at 11,156 million USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, -2,639 million USD, in 2001.
That places Africa 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 658.28 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 1,336 million USD | +103.0% |
| 1992 | 2,385 million USD | +78.5% |
| 1993 | 575.65 million USD | -75.9% |
| 1994 | 1,912 million USD | +232.2% |
| 1995 | 2,976 million USD | +55.6% |
| 1996 | 1,817 million USD | -38.9% |
| 1997 | 3,557 million USD | +95.7% |
| 1998 | 1,619 million USD | -54.5% |
| 1999 | 2,603 million USD | +60.8% |
| 2000 | 1,548 million USD | -40.5% |
| 2001 | -2,639 million USD | -270.5% |
| 2002 | 368.52 million USD | -114.0% |
| 2003 | 1,424 million USD | +286.3% |
| 2004 | 3,486 million USD | +144.9% |
| 2005 | 2,214 million USD | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 8,212 million USD | +270.9% |
| 2007 | 10,828 million USD | +31.9% |
| 2008 | 10,020 million USD | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 6,437 million USD | -35.8% |
| 2010 | 10,509 million USD | +63.3% |
| 2011 | 5,274 million USD | -49.8% |
| 2012 | 10,535 million USD | +99.7% |
| 2013 | 11,070 million USD | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 10,501 million USD | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 9,182 million USD | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 8,065 million USD | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 11,156 million USD | +38.3% |
| 2018 | 7,652 million USD | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 4,674 million USD | -38.9% |
| 2020 | 2,953 million USD | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 5,226 million USD | +76.9% |
| 2022 | 9,182 million USD | +75.7% |
| 2023 | 225.54 million USD | -97.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,944 million USD | 575.65 million USD | 3,557 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,190 million USD | -2,639 million USD | 10,828 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,862 million USD | 4,674 million USD | 11,156 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,397 million USD | 225.54 million USD | 9,182 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More economy & growth data for Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.26 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 10.08 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 594,014 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -6.42 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.98 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 19.18 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 668,776 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.04 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Africa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Africa was 225.54 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,156 million USD in 2017.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,639 million USD in 2001.
- How does Africa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Africa ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.