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FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Senegal

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Senegal in 2024 — 6.27%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 192. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 5.88 pp.

2024 6.27% −9.34 pp vs 2023
World rank 37of 192
Period maximum 15.6%2023
Period minimum -0.97%1983

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Senegal, 1970–2024-50510152019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 0.39%1971: 0.73%1972: 0.94%1973: 0.26%1974: 0.49%1975: 0.8%1976: 1.25%1977: 0.95%1978: -0.15%1979: 0.22%1980: 0.32%1981: 0.84%1982: 0.7%1983: -0.97%1984: 0.83%1985: -0.41%1986: -0.16%1987: -0.06%1988: 0.23%1989: 0.42%1990: 0.77%1991: -0.1%1992: 0.28%1993: -0.01%1994: 1.33%1995: 0.5%1996: 0.21%1997: 2.96%1998: 1.09%1999: 2.45%2000: 1.36%2001: 0.69%2002: 1.18%2003: 0.99%2004: 1.37%2005: 1.53%2006: 2.48%2007: 2.51%2008: 2.7%2009: 2.05%2010: 1.69%2011: 1.9%2012: 1.56%2013: 1.65%2014: 2.04%2015: 2.3%2016: 2.48%2017: 2.81%2018: 3.67%2019: 4.55%2020: 7.52%2021: 9.4%2022: 10.54%2023: 15.6%2024: 6.27%
Change over the period: +5.88 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Senegal

Senegal 6.27%
World 1.36%
Sub-Saharan Africa 2.25%
Western Africa computed 2.29%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.8%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 6.27 −9.34 pp
2023 15.6 +5.06 pp
2022 10.54 +1.14 pp
2021 9.4 +1.88 pp
2020 7.52 +2.97 pp
2019 4.55 +0.88 pp
2018 3.67 +0.86 pp
2017 2.81 +0.32 pp
2016 2.48 +0.18 pp
2015 2.3 +0.27 pp
2014 2.04 +0.39 pp
2013 1.65 +0.08 pp
2012 1.56 −0.34 pp
2011 1.9 +0.21 pp
2010 1.69 −0.37 pp
2009 2.05 −0.65 pp
2008 2.7 +0.19 pp
2007 2.51 +0.03 pp
2006 2.48 +0.95 pp
2005 1.53 +0.16 pp
2004 1.37 +0.38 pp
2003 0.99 −0.19 pp
2002 1.18 +0.49 pp
2001 0.69 −0.66 pp
2000 1.36 −1.09 pp
1999 2.45 +1.36 pp
1998 1.09 −1.87 pp
1997 2.96 +2.75 pp
1996 0.21 −0.29 pp
1995 0.5 −0.83 pp
1994 1.33 +1.34 pp
1993 -0.01 −0.29 pp
1992 0.28 +0.38 pp
1991 -0.1 −0.87 pp
1990 0.77 +0.35 pp
1989 0.42 +0.19 pp
1988 0.23 +0.29 pp
1987 -0.06 +0.1 pp
1986 -0.16 +0.26 pp
1985 -0.41 −1.25 pp
1984 0.83 +1.81 pp
1983 -0.97 −1.67 pp
1982 0.7 −0.14 pp
1981 0.84 +0.52 pp
1980 0.32 +0.1 pp
1979 0.22 +0.37 pp
1978 -0.15 −1.1 pp
1977 0.95 −0.3 pp
1976 1.25 +0.45 pp
1975 0.8 +0.31 pp
1974 0.49 +0.23 pp
1973 0.26 −0.67 pp
1972 0.94 +0.21 pp
1971 0.73 +0.35 pp
1970 0.39 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MR Mauritania 13.24 LR Liberia 9.87 GM Gambia 9.66 SN Senegal 6.27 GN Guinea 5.61 CV Cabo Verde 4.05 CI Côte d'Ivoire 3.58 ML Mali 3.44 BJ Benin 2.53 GH Ghana 2.12 NE Niger 1.81 SL Sierra Leone 1.75 GW Guinea-Bissau 1.21 TG Togo 0.79 NG Nigeria 0.64 BF Burkina Faso -0.87
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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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