Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Western Africa

Foreign direct investment outflows in Western Africa in 2024 — 931,262,615 US$. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 12,122.5%.

2024 931M US$ −0.24% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3.54B US$2012
Period minimum -588M US$1998

Trend over time

1977–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Western Africa, 1977–2024-2B02B4B19771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 7,619,277 US$1978: 3,362,443 US$1979: 17,633,990 US$1980: 238,035,818 US$1981: 64,365,481 US$1982: 156,207,693 US$1983: 62,570,163 US$1984: 63,566,646 US$1985: 261,951,239 US$1986: -256,445,764 US$1987: 53,449,497 US$1988: 202,697,104 US$1989: 813,402,336 US$1990: 331,093,289 US$1992: 315,154,477 US$1993: 438,528,730 US$1994: 188,289,790 US$1995: 129,294,870 US$1996: 533,876,388 US$1997: 652,915,189 US$1998: -587,661,905 US$1999: 654,848,083 US$2001: -104,723,058 US$2002: 303,618,144 US$2003: 329,756,829 US$2004: -23,096,131 US$2005: 509,271,570 US$2006: 825,966,102 US$2007: 1,016,285,603 US$2008: 1,078,194,671 US$2009: 1,192,270,841 US$2010: 2,100,477,375 US$2011: 2,070,880,871 US$2012: 3,541,862,322 US$2013: 1,827,672,047 US$2014: 2,197,933,494 US$2015: 2,233,949,223 US$2016: 1,260,434,517 US$2017: 1,201,226,177 US$2018: 347,219,553 US$2019: 1,290,588,960 US$2020: 2,057,030,307 US$2021: 2,364,316,709 US$2022: 321,134,512 US$2023: 933,484,996 US$2024: 931,262,615 US$
Change over the period: +924M (+12,122.45%) Average annual rate: 10.77 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 931M US$
World 1.72T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
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

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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