Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Gambia
Gambia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was -0.6091 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Gambia, 2011–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$ in Gambia is -0.6091 million USD, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 130.5% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Gambia peaked at 2.36 million USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, -58.2 million USD, in 2011.
That places Gambia 142nd out of 168 countries 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -58.2 million USD | — |
| 2012 | -10 million USD | -82.8% |
| 2013 | -49.1 million USD | +391.0% |
| 2015 | -22.8 million USD | -53.6% |
| 2016 | -1.4 million USD | -93.9% |
| 2017 | 2.36 million USD | -268.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4808 million USD | -79.6% |
| 2019 | -1.63 million USD | -438.3% |
| 2020 | -3.48 million USD | +114.2% |
| 2021 | -3.39 million USD | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2 million USD | -159.1% |
| 2023 | -0.6091 million USD | -130.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's -0.6091 million USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.33 million USD. (17 countries reporting)
- Gambia's -0.6091 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3814 million USD. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -17.54 million USD | -58.2 million USD | 2.36 million USD | 8 |
| 2020s | -1.37 million USD | -3.48 million USD | 2 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 139 Central African Republic 0.0013 million USD
- 140 Rwanda 0.001 million USD compare
- 141 Samoa -0.0005 million USD compare
- 143 Equatorial Guinea -0.6878 million USD compare
- 144 Dominica -0.7956 million USD compare
- 145 Haiti -1 million USD
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -665,150 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 232.36 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Gambia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Gambia was -0.6091 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million USD in 2017.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.2 million USD in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Gambia ranks 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.