Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was -3,181 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded -3,181 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 246.8% on the previous year and down 147.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Southern Africa peaked at 7,803 million USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, -3,181 million USD, in 2023.
Southern Africa ranks 30th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.25 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 235.87 million USD | +501.0% |
| 1992 | 1,950 million USD | +726.6% |
| 1993 | 317.66 million USD | -83.7% |
| 1994 | 1,299 million USD | +308.9% |
| 1995 | 2,568 million USD | +97.7% |
| 1996 | 1,034 million USD | -59.7% |
| 1997 | 2,343 million USD | +126.7% |
| 1998 | 1,808 million USD | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 1,596 million USD | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 271.25 million USD | -83.0% |
| 2001 | -2,815 million USD | -1137.9% |
| 2002 | -350.25 million USD | -87.6% |
| 2003 | 797.98 million USD | -327.8% |
| 2004 | 1,410 million USD | +76.6% |
| 2005 | 863.58 million USD | -38.7% |
| 2006 | 6,025 million USD | +597.6% |
| 2007 | 2,955 million USD | -51.0% |
| 2008 | -3,055 million USD | -203.4% |
| 2009 | 1,213 million USD | -139.7% |
| 2010 | -79.73 million USD | -106.6% |
| 2011 | -250.29 million USD | +213.9% |
| 2012 | 2,999 million USD | -1298.1% |
| 2013 | 6,735 million USD | +124.6% |
| 2014 | 7,803 million USD | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 6,028 million USD | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 4,632 million USD | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 7,370 million USD | +59.1% |
| 2018 | 4,246 million USD | -42.4% |
| 2019 | 3,158 million USD | -25.6% |
| 2020 | -1,980 million USD | -162.7% |
| 2021 | 184.65 million USD | -109.3% |
| 2022 | 2,166 million USD | +1073.2% |
| 2023 | -3,181 million USD | -246.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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 | +1298.1% | -250.29 million USD | 2,999 million USD |
| 2001 | -1137.9% | 271.25 million USD | -2,815 million USD |
| 2022 | +1073.2% | 184.65 million USD | 2,166 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,319 million USD | 39.25 million USD | 2,568 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 731.34 million USD | -3,055 million USD | 6,025 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,264 million USD | -250.29 million USD | 7,803 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -702.54 million USD | -3,181 million USD | 2,166 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 — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (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$, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth -3.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices -0.7455 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,489 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Southern Africa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Southern Africa was -3,181 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,803 million USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,181 million USD in 2023.
- How does Southern Africa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 147.2%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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
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
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.