Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Southern Africa

Foreign direct investment inflows in Southern Africa in 2024 — 4,795,377,057 US$. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 585.3%.

2024 4.8B US$ −30.52% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 41.28B US$2021
Period minimum -366M US$1985

Trend over time

1974–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Southern Africa, 1974–2024-20B020B40B60B197419791984198919941999200420092014201920241974: 699,725,765 US$1975: 164,163,190 US$1976: 37,030,007 US$1977: -89,216,665 US$1978: -46,681,510 US$1979: -301,033,925 US$1980: 132,194,413 US$1981: 195,258,239 US$1982: 340,386,828 US$1983: 94,092,191 US$1984: 489,085,466 US$1985: -366,156,028 US$1986: 62,287,085 US$1987: -16,040,037 US$1988: 268,778,679 US$1989: -78,582,273 US$1990: 96,321,887 US$1991: 456,496,727 US$1992: 215,702,611 US$1993: -132,813,834 US$1994: 564,765,282 US$1995: 1,547,785,959 US$1996: 1,067,054,952 US$1997: 4,018,992,628 US$1998: 922,960,250 US$1999: 1,711,419,106 US$2000: 1,345,415,395 US$2001: 7,739,387,254 US$2002: 2,156,674,308 US$2003: 1,250,045,115 US$2004: 1,441,126,013 US$2005: 7,314,391,079 US$2006: 1,865,756,069 US$2007: 7,863,722,071 US$2008: 11,273,084,868 US$2009: 8,819,297,962 US$2010: 4,344,349,610 US$2011: 5,395,979,409 US$2012: 5,896,801,396 US$2013: 9,208,946,939 US$2014: 6,872,668,521 US$2015: 2,883,291,294 US$2016: 2,822,643,312 US$2017: 2,584,153,188 US$2018: 6,161,795,031 US$2019: 5,196,930,830 US$2020: 3,101,961,719 US$2021: 41,280,513,291 US$2022: 11,010,188,651 US$2023: 6,901,387,661 US$2024: 4,795,377,057 US$
Change over the period: +4.1B (+585.32%) Average annual rate: 3.92 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Africa 4.8B US$
World 1.57T US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 4.8B −2.11B −30.52%
2023 6.9B −4.11B −37.32%
2022 11.01B −30.27B −73.33%
2021 41.28B +38.18B +1,230.79%
2020 3.1B −2.09B −40.31%
2019 5.2B −965M −15.66%
2018 6.16B +3.58B +138.45%
2017 2.58B −238M −8.45%
2016 2.82B −60.65M −2.1%
2015 2.88B −3.99B −58.05%
2014 6.87B −2.34B −25.37%
2013 9.21B +3.31B +56.17%
2012 5.9B +501M +9.28%
2011 5.4B +1.05B +24.21%
2010 4.34B −4.47B −50.74%
2009 8.82B −2.45B −21.77%
2008 11.27B +3.41B +43.36%
2007 7.86B +6B +321.48%
2006 1.87B −5.45B −74.49%
2005 7.31B +5.87B +407.55%
2004 1.44B +191M +15.29%
2003 1.25B −907M −42.04%
2002 2.16B −5.58B −72.13%
2001 7.74B +6.39B +475.24%
2000 1.35B −366M −21.39%
1999 1.71B +788M +85.43%
1998 923M −3.1B −77.04%
1997 4.02B +2.95B +276.64%
1996 1.07B −481M −31.06%
1995 1.55B +983M +174.06%
1994 565M +698M +525.23%
1993 -133M −349M −161.57%
1992 216M −241M −52.75%
1991 456M +360M +373.93%
1990 96.32M +175M +222.57%
1989 -78.58M −347M −129.24%
1988 269M +285M +1,775.67%
1987 -16.04M −78.33M −125.75%
1986 62.29M +428M +117.01%
1985 -366M −855M −174.87%
1984 489M +395M +419.79%
1983 94.09M −246M −72.36%
1982 340M +145M +74.33%
1981 195M +63.06M +47.71%
1980 132M +433M +143.91%
1979 -301M −254M −544.87%
1978 -46.68M +42.54M +47.68%
1977 -89.22M −126M −340.93%
1976 37.03M −127M −77.44%
1975 164M −536M −76.54%
1974 700M

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

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