Foreign direct investment inflows in Western Africa in 2024 — 14,025,736,658 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 3,540.6%.
1970–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.03B | −1.81B | −11.44% |
| 2023 | 15.84B | +4.81B | +43.63% |
| 2022 | 11.03B | −1.97B | −15.15% |
| 2021 | 13B | +3.92B | +43.25% |
| 2020 | 9.07B | −965M | −9.61% |
| 2019 | 10.04B | +1.94B | +24.02% |
| 2018 | 8.09B | −2.35B | −22.49% |
| 2017 | 10.44B | −1.24B | −10.62% |
| 2016 | 11.68B | +1.85B | +18.83% |
| 2015 | 9.83B | −2.39B | −19.56% |
| 2014 | 12.22B | −3.08B | −20.13% |
| 2013 | 15.3B | −2.84B | −15.65% |
| 2012 | 18.14B | −1.99B | −9.88% |
| 2011 | 20.13B | +6.95B | +52.71% |
| 2010 | 13.18B | −352M | −2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.54B | −330M | −2.38% |
| 2008 | 13.87B | +4.08B | +41.71% |
| 2007 | 9.78B | +2.62B | +36.64% |
| 2006 | 7.16B | −66.5M | −0.92% |
| 2005 | 7.23B | +3.87B | +115.07% |
| 2004 | 3.36B | +167M | +5.22% |
| 2003 | 3.19B | +745M | +30.42% |
| 2002 | 2.45B | +383M | +18.51% |
| 2001 | 2.07B | +116M | +5.97% |
| 2000 | 1.95B | −200M | −9.31% |
| 1999 | 2.15B | +574M | +36.42% |
| 1998 | 1.58B | +38.55M | +2.51% |
| 1997 | 1.54B | +663M | +75.88% |
| 1996 | 874M | +26.87M | +3.17% |
| 1995 | 847M | −1.59B | −65.21% |
| 1994 | 2.44B | +882M | +56.81% |
| 1993 | 1.55B | +495M | +46.72% |
| 1992 | 1.06B | +225M | +27.02% |
| 1991 | 833M | −236M | −22.05% |
| 1990 | 1.07B | −1.6B | −59.99% |
| 1989 | 2.67B | +1.93B | +260.22% |
| 1988 | 742M | −25.35M | −3.3% |
| 1987 | 767M | +647M | +536.78% |
| 1986 | 120M | −370M | −75.44% |
| 1985 | 491M | +229M | +87.44% |
| 1984 | 262M | −120M | −31.41% |
| 1983 | 382M | −209M | −35.38% |
| 1982 | 591M | −356M | −37.62% |
| 1981 | 947M | +1.38B | +317.92% |
| 1980 | -434M | −1.06B | −168.89% |
| 1979 | 631M | +20.52M | +3.36% |
| 1978 | 610M | −105M | −14.66% |
| 1977 | 715M | +197M | +38.17% |
| 1976 | 517M | −216M | −29.49% |
| 1975 | 734M | +382M | +108.84% |
| 1974 | 351M | −198M | −36.02% |
| 1973 | 549M | +161M | +41.45% |
| 1972 | 388M | +66.68M | +20.74% |
| 1971 | 322M | −63.68M | −16.53% |
| 1970 | 385M | — | — |
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 Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn.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.
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