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Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Africa

50 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking

15.4 %

Mozambique

Median country

2.4 %

half above, half below

World

1.4 %

World Bank aggregate

Range

-2.0 to 15.4

São Tomé and Principe - Mozambique

How to read it

Across 50 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Mozambique (15.4 %) and the lowest in São Tomé and Principe (-2.0 %).

The median country is at 2.4 %: half are above, half below.

Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less…

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Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB); World… · via World Bank WDI (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS) · licence

FDI inflows over time

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Ranking of countries

2024

In chart
Mozambique in chart	1	Mozambique	15.4
Namibia in chart	2	Namibia	14.2
Mauritania in chart	3	Mauritania	13.2
Egypt in chart	4	Egypt	12.0
Seychelles in chart	5	Seychelles	10.1
Liberia in chart	6	Liberia	9.9
The Gambia in chart	7	The Gambia	9.7
Zambia in chart	8	Zambia	9.3
Somalia in chart	9	Somalia	6.4
Senegal in chart	10	Senegal	6.3
Uganda in chart	11	Uganda	6.0
Guinea in chart	12	Guinea	5.6
Gabon in chart	13	Gabon	5.5
Chad in chart	14	Chad	5.1
Mauritius in chart	15	Mauritius	4.6
Cabo Verde in chart	16	Cabo Verde	4.1
Democratic Republic of the Congo in chart	17	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.9
Republic of the Congo in chart	18	Republic of the Congo	3.8
Rwanda in chart	19	Rwanda	3.8
Côte d'Ivoire in chart	20	Côte d'Ivoire	3.6
Madagascar in chart	21	Madagascar	3.4
Mali in chart	22	Mali	3.4
Ethiopia in chart	23	Ethiopia	2.7
Benin in chart	24	Benin	2.5
Botswana in chart	25	Botswana	2.4
Malawi in chart	26	Malawi	2.3
Tanzania in chart	27	Tanzania	2.2
Ghana in chart	28	Ghana	2.1
Niger in chart	29	Niger	1.8
Sierra Leone in chart	30	Sierra Leone	1.7
Cameroon in chart	31	Cameroon	1.7
Djibouti in chart	32	Djibouti	1.6
Eswatini in chart	33	Eswatini	1.6
Tunisia in chart	34	Tunisia	1.5
Central African Republic in chart	35	Central African Republic	1.5
Equatorial Guinea in chart	36	Equatorial Guinea	1.4
Guinea-Bissau in chart	37	Guinea-Bissau	1.2
Zimbabwe in chart	38	Zimbabwe	1.1
Burundi in chart	39	Burundi	1.1
Morocco in chart	40	Morocco	1.1
Togo in chart	41	Togo	0.8
Nigeria in chart	42	Nigeria	0.6
South Africa in chart	43	South Africa	0.6
Algeria in chart	44	Algeria	0.5
Comoros in chart	45	Comoros	0.4
Kenya in chart	46	Kenya	0.4
Lesotho in chart	47	Lesotho	-0.5
Burkina Faso in chart	48	Burkina Faso	-0.9
Angola in chart	49	Angola	-1.1
São Tomé and Principe in chart	50	São Tomé and Principe	-2.0

World Bank, WDI · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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