Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita was -0 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in South Africa is -0 million USD per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 228.3% on the previous year and down 136.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 million USD per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.0001 million USD per person, in 2001.
South Africa ranks 146th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per person | +640.4% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per person | +815.2% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | -84.9% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per person | +307.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +99.7% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per person | -58.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +122.6% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per person | -25.2% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per person | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 0 million USD per person | -83.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -1264.3% |
| 2002 | -0 million USD per person | -87.6% |
| 2003 | 0 million USD per person | -240.6% |
| 2004 | 0 million USD per person | +136.5% |
| 2005 | 0 million USD per person | -31.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +545.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -51.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0001 million USD per person | -204.4% |
| 2009 | 0 million USD per person | -136.3% |
| 2010 | -0 million USD per person | -106.5% |
| 2011 | -0 million USD per person | +235.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -1246.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +118.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +63.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -45.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -24.1% |
| 2020 | -0 million USD per person | -161.0% |
| 2021 | 0 million USD per person | -107.0% |
| 2022 | 0 million USD per person | +1434.2% |
| 2023 | -0 million USD per person | -228.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's -0 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 million USD per person. (44 countries reporting)
- South Africa's -0 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million USD per person. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1434.2% | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person |
| 2001 | -1264.3% | 0 million USD per person | -0.0001 million USD per person |
| 2012 | +1246.1% | -0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 million USD per person | -0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 143 Seychelles -0 million USD per person compare
- 144 Eswatini -0 million USD per person compare
- 145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0 million USD per person compare
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.0001 million USD per person compare
- 148 Qatar -0.0001 million USD per person compare
- 149 Namibia -0.0001 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 95.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -28.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in South Africa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in South Africa was -0 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0001 million USD per person in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 146th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 136.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.