Foreign direct investment outflows in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — -2,632,593,413 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 15,770.2%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.63B | −3.91B | −305.5% |
| 2024 | 1.28B | +2.39B | +215.2% |
| 2023 | -1.11B | −5.54B | −125.1% |
| 2022 | 4.43B | +1.59B | +55.75% |
| 2021 | 2.84B | +2.87B | +11,874.72% |
| 2020 | -24.15M | −3.8B | −100.64% |
| 2019 | 3.78B | −962M | −20.28% |
| 2018 | 4.74B | −6.36B | −57.28% |
| 2017 | 11.1B | +3B | +37.1% |
| 2016 | 8.1B | −503M | −5.85% |
| 2015 | 8.6B | −3.77B | −30.49% |
| 2014 | 12.37B | −57.39M | −0.46% |
| 2013 | 12.43B | +3.78B | +43.73% |
| 2012 | 8.65B | +3.82B | +79.21% |
| 2011 | 4.83B | −1.58B | −24.64% |
| 2010 | 6.4B | +3.25B | +102.74% |
| 2009 | 3.16B | +1.66B | +110.78% |
| 2008 | 1.5B | −3.64B | −70.84% |
| 2007 | 5.14B | −2.27B | −30.65% |
| 2006 | 7.41B | +5.17B | +231.29% |
| 2005 | 2.24B | +143M | +6.83% |
| 2004 | 2.09B | +1.13B | +116.88% |
| 2003 | 965M | +1.22B | +478.8% |
| 2002 | -255M | +3.25B | +92.73% |
| 2001 | -3.51B | −4.81B | −369.67% |
| 2000 | 1.3B | −718M | −35.58% |
| 1999 | 2.02B | +1.39B | +218.74% |
| 1998 | 633M | −2.57B | −80.24% |
| 1997 | 3.2B | +1.37B | +74.42% |
| 1996 | 1.84B | −1.05B | −36.26% |
| 1995 | 2.88B | +1.32B | +84.1% |
| 1994 | 1.57B | +695M | +79.94% |
| 1993 | 870M | −1.56B | −64.14% |
| 1992 | 2.43B | +1.49B | +158.25% |
| 1991 | 939M | +491M | +109.29% |
| 1990 | 449M | −597M | −57.09% |
| 1989 | 1.05B | +731M | +232.1% |
| 1988 | 315M | +36.44M | +13.08% |
| 1987 | 279M | +425M | +290.36% |
| 1986 | -146M | −492M | −142.33% |
| 1985 | 346M | +55.86M | +19.27% |
| 1984 | 290M | +32.91M | +12.81% |
| 1983 | 257M | +79.4M | +44.72% |
| 1982 | 178M | −552M | −75.68% |
| 1981 | 730M | −280M | −27.69% |
| 1980 | 1.01B | +968M | +2,362.75% |
| 1979 | 40.99M | −211M | −83.72% |
| 1978 | 252M | +147M | +141.23% |
| 1977 | 104M | +14.09M | +15.61% |
| 1976 | 90.27M | −47.59M | −34.52% |
| 1975 | 138M | +14.14M | +11.42% |
| 1974 | 124M | +67.85M | +121.43% |
| 1973 | 55.88M | +36.36M | +186.35% |
| 1972 | 19.51M | −9.85M | −33.54% |
| 1971 | 29.36M | +12.56M | +74.77% |
| 1970 | 16.8M | — | — |
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.