Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Zambia

Foreign direct investment outflows in Zambia in 2024 — 310,544,340 US$. Ranked 67 in the world out of 171.

2024 311M US$ +102.69% vs 2023
World rank 67of 171
Period maximum 1.1B US$2010
Period minimum -976M US$2014

Trend over time

1978–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Zambia, 1978–2024-1B01B2B19781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: 0 US$1989: 0 US$2004: -25,000,000 US$2009: 269,558,000 US$2010: 1,095,400,000 US$2011: -1,400,000 US$2012: -701,897,000 US$2013: 409,468,000 US$2014: -976,000,000 US$2015: -141,579,351 US$2016: 176,719,768 US$2017: -72,047,870 US$2018: 45,322,767 US$2019: 696,213,536 US$2020: 64,038,642 US$2021: -280,081,940 US$2022: -252,762,204 US$2023: 153,215,006 US$2024: 310,544,340 US$
Change over the period: +311M

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 311M US$
World 1.72T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.28B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 33.35B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 311M +157M +102.69%
2023 153M +406M +160.62%
2022 -253M +27.32M +9.75%
2021 -280M −344M −537.36%
2020 64.04M −632M −90.8%
2019 696M +651M +1,436.12%
2018 45.32M +117M +162.91%
2017 -72.05M −249M −140.77%
2016 177M +318M +224.82%
2015 -142M +834M +85.49%
2014 -976M −1.39B −338.36%
2013 409M +1.11B +158.34%
2012 -702M −700M −50,035.5%
2011 -1.4M −1.1B −100.13%
2010 1.1B +826M +306.37%
2009 270M
2004 -25M
1989 0 +0
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0

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.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.