Foreign direct investment outflows in Western Africa in 2024 — 931,262,615 US$. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 12,122.5%.
1977–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 931M | −2.22M | −0.24% |
| 2023 | 933M | +612M | +190.68% |
| 2022 | 321M | −2.04B | −86.42% |
| 2021 | 2.36B | +307M | +14.94% |
| 2020 | 2.06B | +766M | +59.39% |
| 2019 | 1.29B | +943M | +271.69% |
| 2018 | 347M | −854M | −71.09% |
| 2017 | 1.2B | −59.21M | −4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.26B | −974M | −43.58% |
| 2015 | 2.23B | +36.02M | +1.64% |
| 2014 | 2.2B | +370M | +20.26% |
| 2013 | 1.83B | −1.71B | −48.4% |
| 2012 | 3.54B | +1.47B | +71.03% |
| 2011 | 2.07B | −29.6M | −1.41% |
| 2010 | 2.1B | +908M | +76.17% |
| 2009 | 1.19B | +114M | +10.58% |
| 2008 | 1.08B | +61.91M | +6.09% |
| 2007 | 1.02B | +190M | +23.04% |
| 2006 | 826M | +317M | +62.19% |
| 2005 | 509M | +532M | +2,305.01% |
| 2004 | -23.1M | −353M | −107% |
| 2003 | 330M | +26.14M | +8.61% |
| 2002 | 304M | +408M | +389.92% |
| 2001 | -105M | — | — |
| 1999 | 655M | +1.24B | +211.43% |
| 1998 | -588M | −1.24B | −190.01% |
| 1997 | 653M | +119M | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 534M | +405M | +312.91% |
| 1995 | 129M | −58.99M | −31.33% |
| 1994 | 188M | −250M | −57.06% |
| 1993 | 439M | +123M | +39.15% |
| 1992 | 315M | — | — |
| 1990 | 331M | −482M | −59.3% |
| 1989 | 813M | +611M | +301.29% |
| 1988 | 203M | +149M | +279.23% |
| 1987 | 53.45M | +310M | +120.84% |
| 1986 | -256M | −518M | −197.9% |
| 1985 | 262M | +198M | +312.09% |
| 1984 | 63.57M | +996,483 | +1.59% |
| 1983 | 62.57M | −93.64M | −59.94% |
| 1982 | 156M | +91.84M | +142.69% |
| 1981 | 64.37M | −174M | −72.96% |
| 1980 | 238M | +220M | +1,249.87% |
| 1979 | 17.63M | +14.27M | +424.44% |
| 1978 | 3.36M | −4.26M | −55.87% |
| 1977 | 7.62M | — | — |
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.