Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Middle Africa

Foreign direct investment outflows in Middle Africa in 2024 — 477,295,587 US$. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 8,595.3%.

2024 477M US$ −9.81% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.95B US$2014
Period minimum -1.53B US$2019

Trend over time

1978–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Middle Africa, 1978–2024-2B02B4B19781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 5,489,147 US$1979: 6,181,787 US$1980: 189,323 US$1981: 9,258,993 US$1982: 12,561,682 US$1983: 14,918,701 US$1984: 17,484,339 US$1985: 16,980,782 US$1986: 23,917,575 US$1987: 29,880,035 US$1988: 57,087,323 US$1989: 50,043,637 US$1990: 52,434,374 US$1992: 79,774,847 US$1993: 44,840,025 US$1994: 24,775,103 US$1995: 150,029,228 US$1996: 216,607,494 US$1997: 182,329,133 US$1998: -328,483,652 US$1999: -231,886,259 US$2002: -199,776,566 US$2005: 680,397,915 US$2007: 935,027,157 US$2008: 2,401,395,185 US$2009: 129,229,812 US$2010: 2,818,689,809 US$2011: 2,496,279,572 US$2012: 2,156,270,995 US$2013: 2,684,634,586 US$2014: 2,953,625,639 US$2015: 348,535,752 US$2016: 1,778,127,911 US$2017: 1,600,786,635 US$2018: 67,122,625 US$2019: -1,533,862,305 US$2020: -640,077,622 US$2021: -574,925,045 US$2022: 529,189,806 US$2024: 477,295,587 US$
Change over the period: +472M (+8,595.26%) Average annual rate: 10.19 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Middle Africa 477M US$
World 1.72T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 477M
2022 529M +1.1B +192.05%
2021 -575M +65.15M +10.18%
2020 -640M +894M +58.27%
2019 -1.53B −1.6B −2,385.16%
2018 67.12M −1.53B −95.81%
2017 1.6B −177M −9.97%
2016 1.78B +1.43B +410.17%
2015 349M −2.61B −88.2%
2014 2.95B +269M +10.02%
2013 2.68B +528M +24.5%
2012 2.16B −340M −13.62%
2011 2.5B −322M −11.44%
2010 2.82B +2.69B +2,081.15%
2009 129M −2.27B −94.62%
2008 2.4B +1.47B +156.83%
2007 935M
2005 680M
2002 -200M
1999 -232M +96.6M +29.41%
1998 -328M −511M −280.16%
1997 182M −34.28M −15.83%
1996 217M +66.58M +44.38%
1995 150M +125M +505.56%
1994 24.78M −20.06M −44.75%
1993 44.84M −34.93M −43.79%
1992 79.77M
1990 52.43M +2.39M +4.78%
1989 50.04M −7.04M −12.34%
1988 57.09M +27.21M +91.06%
1987 29.88M +5.96M +24.93%
1986 23.92M +6.94M +40.85%
1985 16.98M −503,557 −2.88%
1984 17.48M +2.57M +17.2%
1983 14.92M +2.36M +18.76%
1982 12.56M +3.3M +35.67%
1981 9.26M +9.07M +4,790.59%
1980 189,323 −5.99M −96.94%
1979 6.18M +692,641 +12.62%
1978 5.49M

About the indicator

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.

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