Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 1,120 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1,120 million USD
Change on year
down 47.1%
Rank
25th
of 30 groups
All-time high
2,117 million USD
in 2022
All-time low
-1,245 million USD
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

-1.0k01.0k2.0k1990200620231990: 19.9 million USD1991: 23.4 million USD1992: 50.9 million USD1993: 48.9 million USD1994: 32.2 million USD1995: 52.8 million USD1996: 62.3 million USD1997: 48.6 million USD1998: 26.5 million USD1999: 24.5 million USD2000: 26.4 million USD2001: 16.7 million USD2002: 32.9 million USD2003: 54.4 million USD2004: 48.5 million USD2005: 161.2 million USD2006: 223 million USD2007: 175.1 million USD2008: 200.4 million USD2009: 431.3 million USD2010: 1.7k million USD2011: 401.9 million USD2012: -339.9 million USD2013: 1.3k million USD2014: -1.2k million USD2015: 322.8 million USD2016: 522.8 million USD2017: -287.1 million USD2018: 239.6 million USD2019: 829.4 million USD2020: 1.6k million USD2021: 2.1k million USD2022: 2.1k million USD2023: 1.1k million USD

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

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 1,120 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Eastern Africa peaked at 2,117 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1,245 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$, gaps filled in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Eastern Africa, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 19.87 million USD —
1991 23.42 million USD +17.9%
1992 50.88 million USD +117.2%
1993 48.88 million USD -3.9%
1994 32.19 million USD -34.1%
1995 52.82 million USD +64.1%
1996 62.25 million USD +17.9%
1997 48.62 million USD -21.9%
1998 26.48 million USD -45.5%
1999 24.54 million USD -7.3%
2000 26.41 million USD +7.6%
2001 16.74 million USD -36.6%
2002 32.86 million USD +96.3%
2003 54.39 million USD +65.5%
2004 48.46 million USD -10.9%
2005 161.22 million USD +232.7%
2006 222.96 million USD +38.3%
2007 175.1 million USD -21.5%
2008 200.43 million USD +14.5%
2009 431.29 million USD +115.2%
2010 1,660 million USD +284.8%
2011 401.91 million USD -75.8%
2012 -339.92 million USD -184.6%
2013 1,260 million USD -470.6%
2014 -1,245 million USD -198.8%
2015 322.83 million USD -125.9%
2016 522.8 million USD +61.9%
2017 -287.14 million USD -154.9%
2018 239.57 million USD -183.4%
2019 829.4 million USD +246.2%
2020 1,606 million USD +93.7%
2021 2,083 million USD +29.6%
2022 2,117 million USD +1.7%
2023 1,120 million USD -47.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39 million USD 19.87 million USD 62.25 million USD 10
2000s 136.99 million USD 16.74 million USD 431.29 million USD 10
2010s 336.38 million USD -1,245 million USD 1,660 million USD 10
2020s 1,731 million USD 1,120 million USD 2,117 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 22 India 13,341 million USD compare
  2. 23 Italy 13,014 million USD compare
  3. 24 Belgium 12,072 million USD compare
  4. 25 Kuwait 11,189 million USD compare
  5. 26 Poland 10,403 million USD compare
  6. 27 Thailand 10,369 million USD compare
  7. 28 Israel 9,970 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Eastern Africa?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Eastern Africa was 1,120 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,117 million USD in 2022.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was -1,245 million USD in 2014.
How does Eastern Africa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
Eastern Africa ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
Unit
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Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.