Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was -7.55 million USD in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Sierra Leone, 1990–2005
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2005, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Sierra Leone stood at -7.55 million USD. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 1,279.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.64 million USD in 1995 and was at its lowest, -7.55 million USD, in 2005.
Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.252 million USD | 0.09 million USD | 0.64 million USD | 6 |
| 2000s | -7.55 million USD | -7.55 million USD | -7.55 million USD | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 162 Sao Tome and Principe -3.65 million USD
- 163 Jamaica -5.52 million USD compare
- 164 Cabo Verde -7.49 million USD compare
- 166 Timor-Leste -17 million USD
- 167 Eswatini -21.62 million USD compare
- 168 Gabon -33.78 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -7.31 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 7.49 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 1,166 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 6.96 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 10.28 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 1,166 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 22.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 9.63 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 425.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.35 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Sierra Leone?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Sierra Leone was -7.55 million USD in 2005, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.64 million USD in 1995.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.55 million USD in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Sierra Leone ranks 165th out of 182 countries with data for 2005.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,279.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.