Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Southern Africa

Foreign direct investment outflows in Southern Africa in 2024 — -1,152,696,611 US$. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 1,016.6%.

2024 -1.15B US$ +63.12% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 7.83B US$2014
Period minimum -3.16B US$2001

Trend over time

1975–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Southern Africa, 1975–2024-5B05B10B197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 125,759,289 US$1976: 32,315,008 US$1977: 68,087,558 US$1978: 238,050,060 US$1979: 10,688,544 US$1980: 766,303,729 US$1981: 643,210,739 US$1982: -5,776,290 US$1983: 155,013,464 US$1984: 196,122,567 US$1985: 50,533,525 US$1986: 73,256,016 US$1987: 123,178,788 US$1988: 79,125,084 US$1989: 178,332,434 US$1990: 44,304,773 US$1991: 246,344,176 US$1992: 1,980,478,302 US$1993: 337,847,696 US$1994: 1,328,548,104 US$1995: 2,551,885,272 US$1996: 1,018,796,800 US$1997: 2,316,371,035 US$1998: 1,659,251,075 US$1999: 1,629,760,449 US$2000: 308,574,257 US$2001: -3,155,097,138 US$2002: -390,960,275 US$2003: 683,195,197 US$2004: 1,242,684,104 US$2005: 934,242,277 US$2006: 6,184,402,508 US$2007: 2,988,274,548 US$2008: -2,211,764,301 US$2009: 1,390,087,976 US$2010: -151,585,071 US$2011: -149,229,515 US$2012: 2,909,714,406 US$2013: 6,604,876,861 US$2014: 7,826,200,511 US$2015: 5,801,272,473 US$2016: 4,645,040,299 US$2017: 7,445,715,186 US$2018: 4,197,804,356 US$2019: 3,151,038,251 US$2020: -1,965,002,627 US$2021: 145,047,951 US$2022: 2,373,930,518 US$2023: -3,125,748,404 US$2024: -1,152,696,611 US$
Change over the period: −1.28B (−1,016.59%)

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Africa -1.15B US$
World 1.72T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 -1.15B +1.97B +63.12%
2023 -3.13B −5.5B −231.67%
2022 2.37B +2.23B +1,536.65%
2021 145M +2.11B +107.38%
2020 -1.97B −5.12B −162.36%
2019 3.15B −1.05B −24.94%
2018 4.2B −3.25B −43.62%
2017 7.45B +2.8B +60.29%
2016 4.65B −1.16B −19.93%
2015 5.8B −2.02B −25.87%
2014 7.83B +1.22B +18.49%
2013 6.6B +3.7B +126.99%
2012 2.91B +3.06B +2,049.83%
2011 -149M +2.36M +1.55%
2010 -152M −1.54B −110.9%
2009 1.39B +3.6B +162.85%
2008 -2.21B −5.2B −174.01%
2007 2.99B −3.2B −51.68%
2006 6.18B +5.25B +561.97%
2005 934M −308M −24.82%
2004 1.24B +559M +81.89%
2003 683M +1.07B +274.75%
2002 -391M +2.76B +87.61%
2001 -3.16B −3.46B −1,122.48%
2000 309M −1.32B −81.07%
1999 1.63B −29.49M −1.78%
1998 1.66B −657M −28.37%
1997 2.32B +1.3B +127.36%
1996 1.02B −1.53B −60.08%
1995 2.55B +1.22B +92.08%
1994 1.33B +991M +293.24%
1993 338M −1.64B −82.94%
1992 1.98B +1.73B +703.95%
1991 246M +202M +456.02%
1990 44.3M −134M −75.16%
1989 178M +99.21M +125.38%
1988 79.13M −44.05M −35.76%
1987 123M +49.92M +68.15%
1986 73.26M +22.72M +44.97%
1985 50.53M −146M −74.23%
1984 196M +41.11M +26.52%
1983 155M +161M +2,783.62%
1982 -5.78M −649M −100.9%
1981 643M −123M −16.06%
1980 766M +756M +7,069.39%
1979 10.69M −227M −95.51%
1978 238M +170M +249.62%
1977 68.09M +35.77M +110.7%
1976 32.32M −93.44M −74.3%
1975 126M

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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