Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 1,120 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Eastern Africa stood at 1,120 million USD.
That represents a change of down 47.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 24th 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$ in Eastern Africa, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Eastern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.86 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 62.86 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 139,436 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.08 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.78 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 58.67 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,011 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 920,068 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Eastern Africa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Eastern Africa was 1,120 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,117 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ 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$?
- Eastern Africa ranks 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.