Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Western Africa
Western Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 755 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Western Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Western Africa is 755 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.8% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Western Africa peaked at 3,532 million USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, -540.11 million USD, in 1998.
That places Western Africa 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 411.5 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 762.43 million USD | +85.3% |
| 1992 | 414.69 million USD | -45.6% |
| 1993 | 593.82 million USD | +43.2% |
| 1994 | 447.03 million USD | -24.7% |
| 1995 | 189.22 million USD | -57.7% |
| 1996 | 612.7 million USD | +223.8% |
| 1997 | 661.55 million USD | +8.0% |
| 1998 | -540.11 million USD | -181.6% |
| 1999 | 673.34 million USD | -224.7% |
| 2000 | 964.95 million USD | +43.3% |
| 2001 | -186.91 million USD | -119.4% |
| 2002 | 610.02 million USD | -426.4% |
| 2003 | 373.71 million USD | -38.7% |
| 2004 | 533.35 million USD | +42.7% |
| 2005 | 602.68 million USD | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 664.38 million USD | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 1,269 million USD | +91.0% |
| 2008 | 1,645 million USD | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 2,115 million USD | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 2,454 million USD | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 1,868 million USD | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 3,532 million USD | +89.1% |
| 2013 | 1,737 million USD | -50.8% |
| 2014 | 2,194 million USD | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 2,245 million USD | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,245 million USD | -44.6% |
| 2017 | 1,213 million USD | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,105 million USD | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 1,269 million USD | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 2,116 million USD | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 2,469 million USD | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 3,249 million USD | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 755 million USD | -76.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +426.4% | -186.91 million USD | 610.02 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 422.62 million USD | -540.11 million USD | 762.43 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 859.1 million USD | -186.91 million USD | 2,115 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,886 million USD | 1,105 million USD | 3,532 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,147 million USD | 755 million USD | 3,249 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More economy & growth data for Western Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.53 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita -25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate -23.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate -31.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 5.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.95 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 884,444 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,174 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,939 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Western Africa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Western Africa was 755 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,532 million USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -540.11 million USD in 1998.
- How does Western Africa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Western Africa ranks 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.