Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was -3,181 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Southern 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 Southern Africa stood at -3,181 million USD. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 246.8% on the previous year and down 147.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Southern Africa peaked at 7,803 million USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, -3,181 million USD, in 2023.
Southern Africa ranks 30th of 30 groups 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$ in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.25 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 235.87 million USD | +501.0% |
| 1992 | 1,950 million USD | +726.6% |
| 1993 | 317.66 million USD | -83.7% |
| 1994 | 1,299 million USD | +308.9% |
| 1995 | 2,568 million USD | +97.7% |
| 1996 | 1,034 million USD | -59.7% |
| 1997 | 2,343 million USD | +126.7% |
| 1998 | 1,808 million USD | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 1,596 million USD | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 271.25 million USD | -83.0% |
| 2001 | -2,815 million USD | -1137.9% |
| 2002 | -350.25 million USD | -87.6% |
| 2003 | 797.98 million USD | -327.8% |
| 2004 | 1,410 million USD | +76.6% |
| 2005 | 863.58 million USD | -38.7% |
| 2006 | 6,025 million USD | +597.6% |
| 2007 | 2,955 million USD | -51.0% |
| 2008 | -3,055 million USD | -203.4% |
| 2009 | 1,213 million USD | -139.7% |
| 2010 | -79.73 million USD | -106.6% |
| 2011 | -250.29 million USD | +213.9% |
| 2012 | 2,999 million USD | -1298.1% |
| 2013 | 6,735 million USD | +124.6% |
| 2014 | 7,803 million USD | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 6,028 million USD | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 4,632 million USD | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 7,370 million USD | +59.1% |
| 2018 | 4,246 million USD | -42.4% |
| 2019 | 3,158 million USD | -25.6% |
| 2020 | -1,980 million USD | -162.7% |
| 2021 | 184.65 million USD | -109.3% |
| 2022 | 2,166 million USD | +1073.2% |
| 2023 | -3,181 million USD | -246.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,319 million USD | 39.25 million USD | 2,568 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 731.34 million USD | -3,055 million USD | 6,025 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,264 million USD | -250.29 million USD | 7,803 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -702.54 million USD | -3,181 million USD | 2,166 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 68,622 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 61,673 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 15.7 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 15.36 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices -0.7455 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.5481 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Southern Africa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Southern Africa was -3,181 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,803 million USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,181 million USD in 2023.
- How does Southern Africa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 147.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.